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Management of Unexpected Delays and Events During Winter 2017-18
… Purpose To determine if the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) has plans to address unexpected delays or events and … Authorities Law. One of six MTA constituent agencies, the LIRR is the largest commuter railroad in the country and the … Terminal, Brooklyn; and Hunterspoint Avenue, Queens. The LIRR operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. On an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/07/management-unexpected-delays-and-events-during-winter-2017-18Homeless Outreach Program at Penn Station, Grand Central, and Outlying Stations Within New York City
… its homeless outreach services contract at Pennsylvania Station (Penn Station), Grand Central Terminal (Grand … Railroad (Metro-North) stations within New York City and whether the MTA has met its goal in assisting … in the 5,000-square-mile area fanning out from New York City through Long Island, southeastern New York State, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/23/homeless-outreach-program-penn-station-grand-central-and-outlying-stations-within-new-yorkState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… firm. Oceanside Union Free School District – Monitoring Internet Use (Nassau County) District officials did not monitor employee compliance with the acceptable Internet use policy (AUP) on the district’s network. Six of … did not establish long-term capital and financial plans, which provide a framework to assess the town’s capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
… Department. When tested, the average wireless internet download speed was 142 Mbps. Greater Amsterdam School … timely manner. The treasurer reviewed credit card charges an average of 108 days after the credit card statement was … Department. When tested, the average wireless internet download speed was 232 Mbps, and the average ethernet cable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1Federal Relief Aid Temporarily Reverses Trend of NY Sending More to Washington Than It Gets Back
… 17th in federal spending among the states in FFY 2020 from 24th in 2019. The improvement was primarily due to increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/federal-relief-aid-temporarily-reverses-trend-ny-sending-more-washington-it-gets-backDiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… Increasingly, counties across New York state are providing emergency medical services (EMS), amid a drop in EMS workers … needed to ensure localities are able to provide dependable emergency services around the state, according to a report … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Reliable emergency medical services can be a matter of life or death, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesDiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges
… funding from the federal and state governments, there is a great deal more work that needs to be done in New York. Local … Mid-Hudson (13.9%) and Capital District (13.7%) regions. Long Island (3.2%) and New York City (7.1%) had the lowest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridgesDiNapoli: NYC Financial Plan Improved From June
… The city’s November Plan shows higher revenue of $2.5 billion since June due to unanticipated federal grant … recent influx of asylum seekers when there is a risk it may not receive the full amount. DiNapoli’s report notes the … savings of $1.1 billion by the end of the plan period (FY 2026), but this will not be enough to counter an increase in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nyc-financial-plan-improved-juneDiNapoli: Public Authority Debt Ballooned to $329 Billion
… debt outstanding totaling more than $329 billion in their most recently reported fiscal years, an increase of 23% … contracting practices and day-to-day operations. In their most recent filings, generally covering public authority … $68 billion (20.7%) was issued for state purposes. Most of this “backdoor borrowing” was completed through three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-public-authority-debt-ballooned-329-billionDiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s finances in fiscal year 2025 benefited from better-than-projected … a financial sector that has generated near-record profits in recent years. While this has enabled the city to fund … consequences, the city is vulnerable to reductions both in federal spending and perhaps from state responses to this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-growVillage of Fredonia – Financial Condition (2025M-149)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Board of Trustees (Board) of the Village of Fredonia (Village) routinely monitor financial … operations and take appropriate actions to maintain the Village’s fiscal stability? Audit Period June 1, 2019 – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/05/08/village-fredonia-financial-condition-2025m-149How to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… capacity and controls; appropriate legal authority to do business in New York; a satisfactory record of … contracts. You should consider any information that comes to your attention and work with the vendor to address any negative information. Things to keep in mind: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationDiNapoli: DOCCS Transitional Services Programs Need Improvement
… those who participate.” According to DOCCS, of the 9,883 men and women released from prison in 2024, 4,443 (45%) were undomiciled – lacking a fixed, … Transitional Housing pilot that has 76 beds for men and 32 for women to combat the prison-to-shelter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/06/dinapoli-doccs-transitional-services-programs-need-improvementDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… of which are controllable, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The … of which are controllable according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackComptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… to work with the Attorney General through our Joint Task Force to root out public corruption.” Met Council is a New … New York State Comptroller DiNapoli, as part of the Joint Task Force on Public Integrity. The joint investigation by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackSelected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy (Follow-Up)
… literacy reportedly not having 3 months of emergency funds vs. 58% for those with lower financial literacy. Similarly, … only the minimum balance within the previous 12 months, vs. 46% for those with lower financial literacy. In 2021, New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/23/selected-state-agencies-roles-financial-literacy-followFinancial Condition and Selected Expenses
… covers the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014. Background The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) … operating losses of $109.3 million from 2010 through 2014 (or an average annual loss of about $22 million). … officials, NYRA generated a surplus of $1.7 million in 2014, excluding the VLT subsidies. However, officials …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/10/financial-condition-and-selected-expensesOversight of Disability Services
… the 2020-21 academic year, 31,367 students self-reported a disability at the campuses. Title II of the Americans with … comply with the ADA Standards. Although the ADA Standards apply to new construction and alteration projects that began … barriers with regard to any aspect of college life (e.g., physical environment, housing, parking, communication, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/09/oversight-disability-servicesHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… Each client who receives temporary housing in a certified shelter must take part in a Needs Assessment (Assessment) and … – and outlining specific goals to help the client exit the shelter and return to self-sufficiency. The ILP includes … be completed within the first 10 days of admission to the shelter. The lack of an Assessment, or a late or incomplete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessmentState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… as required to the State Education Department (SED) for approval. As a result, officials created a risk that SED could reduce the district’s building aid reimbursement for all unapproved work. For the 151 change orders reviewed totaling about $3.8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0