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DiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in line with existing regulations, according … New York City Public Schools NYCPS needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in line with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23 billion … from 2022, largely influenced by growth in New York City sales taxes, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Growth in local sales tax collections statewide moderated in 2023, following …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… timelines to allow the state to better assess its progress in meeting its renewable energy goals.” ORES was created in 2020 to streamline and expedite the environmental review … areas of the process. A realistic accounting of the delays in the permitting process and the total time it takes will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October
… Local government sales tax revenue declined by 5.2 percent in October compared to the same month last year, according to … for counties and cities, or $74.4 million less than in October 2019. This drop was less severe than previous … since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the spring when collections fell by double-digits. Still, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-octoberDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… 2019. “In what has become a familiar and troubling story for the Empire State, New Yorkers send significantly more to … receive much-needed support from the federal government.” For every tax dollar paid to Washington, the state received … billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract FOIL requests, bid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… Local government sales tax collections declined by 7.1 percent in November … to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. November’s sales tax collections totaled $1.3 billion for local … (10.1 percent) compared to the same period in 2019. “Sales tax collections are a crucial revenue source for our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year ending on June 30, 2020. “This is a time of unprecedented … “weak cash position,” meaning there may not be enough cash on hand to cover operating costs. Almost half have a new or increased reliance on short-term cash flow debt, which can indicate structural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… Local government sales tax collections declined by 10 percent overall in 2020, … than the drop during the Great Recession, when local sales tax collections fell 6 percent statewide in 2009 compared to 2008. New York City’s sales tax collections were impacted more severely than those …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020Adult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… An interactive chart showing New York State cannabis dispensaries and revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-stateCost-Saving Ideas: A Guide to Justice Court Consolidation in Villages and Towns
… misdemeanor and traffic cases and are responsible for imposing and collecting a wide range of fines, surcharges … Association Phone: (800) 669-6247 Email: NYSMA1@gmail.com Web: https://www.nysma.net New York State Association of … on the functions of Town and Village Courts, please visit the New York State Unified Court System’s Town and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/cost-saving-ideas-guide-justice-court-consolidation-villages-and-townsLife Changes: Getting Your Affairs in Order and A Guide for Survivors
… names, blogs, social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube), shopping accounts and online storage for documents …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/getting-your-affairs-order-and-guide-survivorsDiNapoli: Women in New York Still Earn Far Less Than Men
… and paid leave can help narrow this gap, boost labor force participation, and improve the state’s economic … In 2024, 56% of New York women participated in the labor force compared to 66% of men, lower than the national … Challenges in the Child Care Sector New York’s Labor Force: Assessing 10-Year Trends and Pandemic Setbacks Despite …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-women-new-york-still-earn-far-less-menDiNapoli Report Examines Post-COVID Trends in New York's Aging Prison Population
… led to a demographic shift towards an older incarcerated population, and necessitates increased attention to policies and costs associated with this population, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas … examines post-COVID trends in the state’s aging prison population. “The share of older people in New York’s prisons …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-report-examines-post-covid-trends-new-yorks-aging-prison-populationDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Sentenced to Over a Year in Prison and Ordered to Pay $459K in Full Restitution for Stealing NYS Pension and Social Security Payments
… Administration,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to the work of my investigative team, U.S. Attorney Buchanan, and the Social … common crime that regrettably often follows the death of a family member,” Buchanan said. “This defendant stole nearly … in 2005. She subsequently moved to Georgia to be close to family but died on Sept. 14, 2006. Minnie Smith’s family did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-georgia-woman-sentenced-over-year-prison-and-ordered-pay-459k-full-restitution-stealing-nysUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-82
… Purpose To explain the change in payment procedures for Judges in order to pay their statutory salary in twenty-six (26) approximately equal payments beginning in calendar year … and the Office of the State Comptroller, a new method for paying Judges was implemented in 2004. Beginning calendar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-82-payment-procedures-judges-beginning-calendar-year-2005Boom or Bust? Federal Relief Aid and Local Government Finances in New York State
Boom or Bust? Federal Relief Aid and Local Government Finances in New York State
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/fiscal-cliffs.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 1.4 Percent in the Third Quarter of 2024
Marks the lowest quarterly year-over-year increase following the pandemic-induced declines.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2024-sales-tax-third-quarter.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Increase by 2.2 Percent in the Second Quarter of 2024
Marks the Second Straight Quarter of Modest Growth.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2024-sales-tax-second-quarter.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Increase by 1.6 Percent in the First Quarter of 2024
Marks the Lowest Rate of Quarterly Year-Over-Year Growth in Three Years.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2024-sales-tax-first-quarter.pdfLocal 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.pdf