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DiNapoli: NYC Forecasts $965 Million Surplus Fueled by Federal Aid
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The latest numbers are good news for the city, thanks to strong market returns and the … planned contributions. Outyear gaps, which averaged $4 billion annually from FY 2023 through FY 2025 in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-nyc-forecasts-965-million-surplus-fueled-federal-aidDiNapoli Analysis Finds Worrisome, Uneven Economic Recovery Among NYC's Labor Force
… New York City lags behind the rest of the state and nation in regaining the jobs lost from … the city recovered just under 71% of jobs lost, while the rest of New York state has regained 82% of jobs. By April … unemployment rate remains substantially higher than the rest of the state and nation and higher than its pre-pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-analysis-finds-worrisome-uneven-economic-recovery-among-nycs-labor-forceDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Increase by 3.6% in Third Quarter Over Last Year
… and Saratoga (12.1%) had the strongest growth, while Lewis County (-10.2%) experienced the steepest decline. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-increase-3-point-6-percent-third-quarter-over-last-yearDiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… The state Department of Health (DOH) has made limited progress in addressing the widespread failures identified in a March … The state Department of Health DOH has made limited progress in addressing the widespread …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesDiNapoli: As NYC Budget Stabilizes, New Risks Emerge
… seekers, which will help balance its $116.9 billion FY 2026 budget, according to a report released today by State … account for just 6.4% ($7.4 billion) of the city’s FY 2026 operating budget, significantly more federal funding … In addition to the $2.34 billion in prepayments for FY 2026, the city added $2 billion in revenue and reduced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-nyc-budget-stabilizes-new-risks-emergeDiNapoli: Over One Million New Yorker Households Are Not Connected to Broadband
… but more than one million, or 13.8%, of households do not have access or a subscription to home broadband … in their neighborhood but more than 138 of households do not have access or a subscription to home broadband …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-over-one-million-new-yorker-households-are-not-connected-broadbandDiNapoli Warns Changing Fiscal Landscape Could Increase Budget Challenges for Local Governments
… AIM program started. In addition, $50 million in Temporary Municipal Assistance allocated in the SFY 2024-25 Enacted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-warns-changing-fiscal-landscape-could-increase-budget-challenges-local-governmentsDiNapoli: NYC's Open Streets Program Supported Retail and Restaurant Job Recovery in Manhattan, Brooklyn
… New York City’s Open Streets program, initiated in 2020 to transform streets into public spaces, partly to support local businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, helped support … New York Citys Open Streets program initiated in 2020 to transform streets into …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-nycs-open-streets-program-supported-retail-and-restaurant-job-recovery-manhattan-brooklynDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Return
… numbers, it failed to grow at the expected pace in July and August. MTA’s consultant, McKinsey, has predicted subway ridership will reach 80% by the end of 2026, a much slower return than the consultant’s July 2021 … has authorized new hiring and projects overtime costs will drop. The MTA’s financial plan also does not yet factor in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnSubway Recovery Tracker
… March and April 2020 corresponded with a steep and uniform drop in subway usage across all five boroughs. Citywide, … City in March and April 2020 corresponded with a steep drop in subway usage Citywide April ridership was just 83 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/osdc/subway-recovery-trackerCapital Asset Management (2022-S-32)
To determine whether the Office of General Services is adequately overseeing selected agencies and related entities to ensure that they have proper inventory controls in place to safeguard assets and that they are properly reporting capital assets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/2022-S-32.pdfImproper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments (2020-S-66) 180-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of Health were accurately reflected in eMedNY when individuals transitioned between the Medicaid and Essential Plan programs and to identify overpayments resulting from inaccurate enrollments.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-20s66-response.pdfNew York State Business Owners - EPI
As a previous analysis from the Office of the State Comptroller demonstrated, even as many small businesses shuttered their doors or struggled through the pandemic period, entrepreneurs continued to identify and pursue new opportunities and create new businesses.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-york-state-business-owners.pdfCapital Asset Management (2022-S-32) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of General Services is adequately overseeing selected agencies and related entities to ensure that they have proper inventory controls in place to safeguard assets and that they are properly reporting capital assets.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s32-response.pdfImproper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments (Follow-Up) (2023-F-40) 30-Day Response
To determine whether Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of Health were accurately reflected in eMedNY when individuals transitioned between the Medicaid and Essential Plan programs and to identify overpayments resulting from inaccurate enrollments.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f40-response.pdfImproper Overlapping Medicaid and Essential Plan Enrollments (2020-S-66)
To determine whether Medicaid and Essential Plan enrollments determined by NY State of Health were accurately reflected in eMedNY when individuals transitioned between the Medicaid and Essential Plan programs and to identify overpayments resulting from inaccurate enrollments.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-20s66.pdfSales Tax Vendor Registration (2020-S-40)
To determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance has taken steps to ensure that persons who are required to register as sales tax vendors, including those with no physical presence in the State, have done so.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s40.pdfOPWDD Procurement Card Transaction Examination
The objective of our examination was to determine if the PCard transactions within our scope period were appropriate and in compliance with the laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines governing the purchasing card program and State purchasing requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/opwdd-procurement-card-transactions-examination-final-report.pdfDiNapoli Report Highlights Local Government Reliance on Federal Aid
State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli issued a report today detailing the impact of federal aid on New Yorks municipalities and school districts
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-report-highlights-local-government-reliance-federal-aidOpinion 90-52
… -- Powers and Duties (publication of minutes of town board meeting); (publication of State Comptroller's report of … clerk is required to record in the minutes of a town board meeting the name of each member of the board who is present, … duty to record the names of other persons attending the meeting. A decision to publish the minutes of a town board …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52