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DiNapoli Releases Executive Budget Report
… In his annual report assessing the proposed Executive Budget, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli identifies risks … orders with implications for federal funding. As Congress works on the federal budget, there may be additional and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-releases-executive-budget-reportComptroller's Oversight of State Contracts
… By Contract Type Value of Contracts Reviewed by Calendar Year Contract Value Number of Contracts Less …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/contracts/oversightTemporary Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… In New York, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant provides … residence, household size and other factors, and include cash and a small amount of non-cash assistance. Cash … is limited to 60 months for any adult. In January 2025, 204,974 people received federally funded Temporary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/temporary-assistanceHenrietta FD – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-27-F)
… budgets indicating the District needed to both increase real property taxes and use appropriated fund balance to close projected budget gaps. As a result, more real property taxes were levied than needed. Additionally, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2025/04/04/henrietta-fd-audit-follow-2021m-27-fState Public Health Emergency Medical Stockpile
… Objective To determine what steps the Department of Health (DOH) and the Office of General Services (OGS) have taken during the procurement … scenarios to ensure stewardship over State assets that address concepts such as conducting transactions in an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/04/11/state-public-health-emergency-medical-stockpileDiNapoli: More New Yorkers Facing Food Insecurity, Tariffs and Federal Funding Cuts Could Worsen Problem
… City metropolitan area have risen 25.2% since 2019 and low-income households are paying substantially more toward food than before the pandemic, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsenLocal Sales Tax Collections Grew Over 12 Percent in the Second Quarter of 2022
Local government sales tax collections in New York State totaled over $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 12.2 percent, or nearly $604 million, compared to the same quarter last year. April and May collections grew by 15.7 percent and 16.7 percent, respectively, while June inc
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-grew-over-12-percent-in-second-quarter-of-2022.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System - School Districts: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Results
This snapshot highlights the FSMS results for school districts that reported for school fiscal year (SY) 2020-21, which ended on June 30, 2021. Fewer school districts were scored in fiscal stress in this year, but the COViD-19 pandemic and the local, State and federal responses to it had a negative
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fsms-school-districts-fiscal-year-2020-21-results.pdfDiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Budget Financial and Capital Plans
… cumulative gaps totaling $17.9 billion, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … General Fund balance in recent years, but continues to face real fiscal challenges," DiNapoli said. "New York's … funding cuts cloud the horizon. Yet, there are no plans to add to our reserves, leaving the state with little cushion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-budget-financial-and-capital-plansNYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Third Quarter Results
… in publicly traded domestic equities and 15.3 percent in international public equities. The remaining Fund assets by … (7.6 percent), real estate (6.3 percent), absolute return strategies (3.6 percent) and opportunistic alternatives and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-third-quarter-resultsComptroller DiNapoli and Westchester County District Attorney: Former Croton-On-Hudson Village Fire Department Treasurer Charged in Theft of Fire Department Funds
… is a crime that hurts all of us," Scarpino said. "We are proud of this collaboration between our Office, the … Integrity Bureau, is prosecuting the case. The charges are merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-westchester-county-district-attorney-former-croton-hudson-village-fireComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General James Announce Guilty Plea of Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas
… campaign funds and lying about those funds on a disclosure to the State Board of Elections. Thomas was sentenced to pay a $13,000 fine in addition to a one-year conditional discharge during which time Thomas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-james-announce-guilty-plea-mount-vernon-mayor-richardDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Problems with Volunteer Firefighters’ Benefit Program
… for Length of Service Awards Programs (LOSAP) and as a result local volunteers may be shortchanged on benefits, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. LOSAP … did not meet minimum standards as prescribed by law. As a result of the audit, DiNapoli recommended fire district and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-audit-reveals-problems-volunteer-firefighters-benefit-programDiNapoli and Schneiderman Announce Arrest in $87K Contractor Theft
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the arrest of Department of Health (DOH) … 2013. As a result of the criminal probe, DiNapoli’s office today rejected a $133,860 contract extension with AAP-II for … fraud hotline at 1-888-672-4555; filing a complaint online at [email protected] ; or mailing a complaint …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-and-schneiderman-announce-arrest-87k-contractor-theftNon-Revenue Service Vehicles and On-Rail Equipment
… The MTA is responsible for developing and implementing a unified mass transportation policy for New York City and … hub at Jamaica to the easternmost tip of Long Island. In support of LIRR’s mission, the Engineering Department … million as of March 15, 2022. LIRR committed $55 million in the 2020-24 Capital Program to construction equipment and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/05/03/non-revenue-service-vehicles-and-rail-equipmentDiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Behind on Utility Bills Soared During Pandemic
… caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant increase in the number of residential customers owing money … the first quarter of 2022, the number of customers behind on their bills fell by about 50,000 to 1.2 million while the total amount owed grew to $1.8 billion, an increase of close to $1 billion from March 2020. The average …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-behind-utility-bills-soared-during-pandemicDiNapoli: Fire Chief Charged In Alleged $2,700 Gasoline Theft
… that he gassed up at the VFA pump and used his chief’s truck for his personal business as a process server. He was … that Royal was suspended for a month after selling the VFA truck for $3,000 without informing his colleagues. The … Fraud Hotline at 1-888-672-4555, by filing a complaint online at [email protected] , or by mailing a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-fire-chief-charged-alleged-2700-gasoline-theftDiNapoli Releases July State Cash Report
… State income tax collections increased $88.2 million in July from a year earlier, helping lift the state’s total tax collections slightly above updated projections this month, according to the state cash report issued today … tax collections, down nearly $1.5 billion or 9.2 percent, for the year to date. Overall tax collections totaled $23.1 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-releases-july-state-cash-reportComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Florida Resident for Stealing Over $148k In NYS Pension Benefits
… Degree, a Class D felony, for stealing over $148,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Employees … 2010. “For years, Ms. Kanas spent thousands, living off a pension to which she was not entitled, even cruising the … protected, and those who steal from our state’s pension fund are brought to justice.” Having failed to notify the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-florida-resident-stealing-over-148k-nysDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Higher Than Updated Projections Through the First Half of the Year
… State tax receipts totaled $51.5 billion through the first six months of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24, $1.7 billion higher than estimates released in the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) July Update to the Enacted … job gains, wage growth, and easing inflation were all contributing factors to higher-than-expected tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-higher-updated-projections-through-first-half-year