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Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
… when your public and private interests conflict. The full text of Sections 800-809 of the General Municipal Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/conflicts-interest-municipal-officers-and-employeesNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
In the second quarter of 2020 total wages paid in New York State declined by $125 billion or 74 percent in comparison to the second quarter of 2019 according to new data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-december-16-2020DiNapoli Seeks Stronger Federal Safety Measures for Oil Trains to Protect New Yorkers
… the catastrophic train disaster in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, where cleanup costs and damages are estimated to exceed $2 … only Buffalo is designated as a “High Threat Urban Area” where federal regulation requires trains to lower their … this threat.” DiNapoli’s letter to the US DOT and FRA is here: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-seeks-stronger-federal-safety-measures-oil-trains-protect-new-yorkersDiNapoli: NYS Office for the Aging Falling Short Funding Program for Seniors
… The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) failed to spend millions of dollars on … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “There are older New Yorkers waiting for services to help them remain independent and out of nursing homes, but the Office for the Aging isn’t doing enough to make sure the funding for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-nys-office-aging-falling-short-funding-program-seniorsDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Driven By Fare Revenue Drop
… and tunnel expenses. DiNapoli urged the MTA to continue to search for operating efficiencies and identify and expand … . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-driven-fare-revenue-dropDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for May 2014
… $222.5 million, 20-year lease renewal for CUNY at 230 West 41st St., Manhattan, with 230 West 41st Street LLC, wholly owned by the Research Foundation of CUNY. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/06/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-may-2014DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2014
… sale of 470 East 161st St., Bronx, to Bluestone Partners LLC. Approved a $900,000 contract for the sale of Harriet Tubman Residential Center in Cayuga County to CNY Realty Development Co. LLC. Approved a $140,000 contract for the sale of Lyon …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2014Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 170,000 … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/06/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Announces Fiscal Stress Scores
… minimizing cuts to their own workforce. Rebounding monthly sales tax collections in much of the state supported local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-announces-fiscal-stress-scoresDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2017
… the broker/dealer operations of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) member firms. There are now about 120 firms, down from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2017Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities Lacking Access to Advocates
… vital services.” "Resolving complaints and assuring the rights of long term care patients in New York State is a … federal level make it far more difficult to protect the rights of long term care patients. Strengthening and … of ombudsmen dedicated to helping them to assert their rights is disconcerting. We look forward to working with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/residents-long-term-care-facilities-lacking-access-advocatesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… in the initial audit. Department of Transportation (DOT): Collection of Special Hauling and Divisible Load … controls over the special hauling permits issued by four DOT regional offices. This included poor accountability over … and regional levels. In a follow-up, auditors found that DOT has implemented the recommendations from the original …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: DEC Needs to Improve Efforts to Control Invasive Species
… control invasive species such as zebra mussels, hydrilla and giant hogweed that have established footholds across New York state and threaten native species, agriculture and tourism, according to an audit released today by State … to control invasive species such as zebra mussels hydrilla and giant hogweed that have established footholds across New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-dec-needs-improve-efforts-control-invasive-speciesHow to Obtain Your Personal Records Under the Personal Privacy Protection Law
… or other identifier such as an address). How to Make a Request Requests for access and corrections must be written. … Office of the State Comptroller 110 State Street Albany, NY 12236-0001 Email: PrivacyOfficer@osc.ny.gov Proof of Identity Proof of identity (e.g., notarized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/how-obtain-your-personal-records-under-personal-privacy-protection-lawDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew 12.7% to $22.1 Billion in 2022
… in New York state totaled $22.1 billion in calendar year 2022, up 12.7%, or $2.5 billion, from 2021 due to strong … in New York City, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The pandemic … sales were being fully taxed.” Local sales tax growth in 2022’s fourth quarter (October to December) increased by 8.8% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-127-221-billion-2022Health Department Needs to Step-Up Oversight of Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
… The state Department of Health (DOH) needs to improve its monitoring of New York’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program on the local level to ensure children with elevated blood lead levels are receiving required … The state Department of Health DOH needs to improve its monitoring of New Yorks Lead Poisoning …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/health-department-needs-step-oversight-lead-poisoning-prevention-programDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… inappropriate payments during 2015, including $2.3 million for dead patients and millions more for recipients who had been dropped from long term care coverage, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … inappropriate payments during 2015 including $23 million for dead patients and millions more for recipients who had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsAdministration and Monitoring of Financial Assistance to New York City Businesses
… and/or lease agreements. The audit covered the period from July 2013 through August 2021. About the Program NYCIDA … not be able to undertake the project. Businesses are also required to estimate the capital cost of the project, provide … either is not kept or is incomplete. Additionally, not all required application documentation was maintained. Obtain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/06/12/administration-and-monitoring-financial-assistance-new-york-city-businessesDiNapoli: DOH Needs to Step Up Enforcement of Patient Safety Violations
… The State Department of Health (DOH) has failed to hold accountable certain health care providers including … hospitals, nursing homes and individual nurses, for patient safety violations and use its power under the law to impose stronger fines. Additionally, DOH does not ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-doh-needs-step-enforcement-patient-safety-violationsCourt-Appointed Executor of Decedent’s Estate Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Embezzlement
… embezzled more than $1.4 million from the estate’s bank account. From June 2011 to June 2012, Bayard wrote … 14 checks totaling more than $435,000 from the estate’s account to himself. From December 2012 to May 2016, Bayard … of a total of more than $1 million from the estate’s account to his personal account. Bayard spent the money on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/court-appointed-executor-decedents-estate-sentenced-two-years-prison-embezzlement