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DiNapoli: NYC’s Solid Housing Growth at Risk As Permits Fall
… the “City of Yes” initiative and the creation of the 485-x affordable housing program. “New York City has added housing … of housing being created and where zoning initiatives and affordable housing incentives have succeeded, so that … just above Brooklyn’s 34%. The Bronx’s share of the city’s affordable housing also grew from an annual average of 33% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-nycs-solid-housing-growth-risk-permits-fallOpinion 89-11
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … association has been created by special act of the State Legislature and is authorized to receive direct payment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-11Opinion 97-7
… into the court and trust fund and that some of these funds are held beyond the five year dormancy period set forth in … the State the owner of such funds but rather the funds are placed in the custody of the State for the benefit of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Opinion 93-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … -- Powers and Duties (designating holidays for closing of county offices) LOCAL LAWS -- Public Holidays (determining … Whether the offices of a noncharter county are required to be kept open for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-10DiNapoli: Independent Review Finds State Pension Fund Operates at Highest Ethical and Professional Standards
… provide the public with a clear, independent assessment of how the Fund is being managed and where improvements could be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-independent-review-finds-state-pension-fund-operates-highest-ethical-and-professionalDiNapoli: New York State is Home to 4.4 Million Immigrants, Second Only to California
… Immigrants in New York state comprise 22 percent, or 4.4 million, of the … well above the national average of 13 percent, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Immigrants have helped stabilize populations in some upstate cities and driven growth in other areas such …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-new-york-state-home-44-million-immigrants-second-only-californiaSUNY Bulletin No. SU-318
… Purpose The purpose of this bulletin is to inform campuses of OSC’s automatic processing of the December 2021 minimum … the 2016/17 enacted State budget. In addition , eligible full or part time annual employees should receive at least …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-university-new-york/su-318-december-2021-increase-minimum-wage-employees-stateRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… with disabilities, has been sentenced to up to three years in prison for stealing $5 million in City and State funding between 2005 and 2012 – money that … that is now defunct, was located at 1854 Cornaga Avenue in Far Rockaway, Queens, and primarily provided services to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeDiNapoli: Thruway Authority Needs Plan to Meet Future Costs
… to make ends meet for the long term and clearly lay out how it will affect New York drivers and taxpayers.” The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-thruway-authority-needs-plan-meet-future-costsDiNapoli: Federal Actions Threaten New York's Farms and Food Production
… employed through the seasonal H2A federal guest worker visa program, but New York’s Agriculture Commissioner …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-federal-actions-threaten-new-yorks-farms-and-food-productionOversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services
… (DHS) has adequate controls over the contracted homeless shelter contract procurement and rate-setting processes, and whether current contracted shelter rates are reasonable. Our audit covered the period … through May 30, 2017. Background Governed by a “right to shelter” mandate, New York City (City) provides temporary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/10/10/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-servicesMonitoring of Select Programs
… of 59 Area Agencies on Aging (AAAs). NYSOFA directs AAA operations in part through program instructions and … Community Services for the Elderly Program (CSE). If an AAA is unable to fulfill a client’s request for EISEP or CSE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/21/monitoring-select-programsControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Objectives To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance’s controls over the … met and whether providers deliver the services as required in their contracts with OTDA. The audit covered the period … To determine whether the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistances controls …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeOpinion 2000-10
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Mandatory Reserve Fund (need to establish when property sold was funded in part with Urban Development Corporation loan) REAL … into a repayment agreement with the UDC providing that, in the event of the sale of the civic center, the unpaid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-10State Agencies Bulletin No. 1529
… the EmplName, and the type of request (e.g., Reissued Forms W-2, W-2c/Corrected W-2, SS/Med Refund Request Year, … mid-December to mid-February due to year end processing of Forms W-2s, 1099-MISC, Credit Letters, and 1042-S. After the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1529-general-tax-tipsPresident of Gingerbread Learning Center and Wife Sentenced for Stealing Approximately $771,000 from Special Needs Pre-School
… Thomas P. DiNapoli and Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon today announced that Dennis Mosesman, 71, … “Thanks to my staff in partnership with District Attorney Michael E. McMahon and the New York City Police Department, … back the funds they stole. We will continue to work with law enforcement across New York to protect taxpayers’ money …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/president-gingerbread-learning-center-and-wife-sentenced-stealing-approximately-771000-special-needsDiNapoli Op-Ed in City & State: NY ABLE Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary
… before age 46 qualify for the ABLE program, up from 26 years of age. This law is set to take effect in 2026 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-op-ed-city-state-ny-able-celebrates-seven-year-anniversaryOpinion 94-18
… CONSTITUTIONAL LAW -- Gifts and Loans (transfer of village real property for nominal consideration to … of fire department) NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW, §1402; VILLAGE LAW, §10-1008: By operation of law, the mere existence of fire companies in the village results in a corporation known as the village fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-18Opinion 2002-8
… if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … district, the district may be dissolved, subject to public hearing requirements, if the town board determines it to be … interest, the town board, on its own motion after public hearing, may dissolve and discontinue certain districts, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-8Opinion 93-20
… by another town officer. Such a local law would be subject to mandatory referendum in the case of an elective receiver. … transferring moneys from the receiver of taxes' account to another account. Pursuant to Town Law, §37(1), a town receiver of taxes, within 24 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-20