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DiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges
… When the state Department of Transportation inspects a bridge, it assigns a rating or score – ranging from 0 (worst) to 9 (best) – to major bridge components based on their capacity to carry vehicular … If any major component receives a score of 4 or below, the bridge is rated “poor.” In New York, 9% of all bridges were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridgesDiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… requirements, and cases where patients refused transport. Local Costs Increasing The total number of local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… Technology (IT) Contingency Planning (Westchester County) District officials did not establish adequate … because the board consistently levied the majority of property taxes in the town-wide funds, where additional … a debt reserve. As a result, district officials maintained real property taxes at a level higher than necessary to fund …
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 … Department. When tested, the average wireless internet download speed was 232 Mbps, and the average ethernet cable internet download speed was 564 Mbps. Unadilla Valley Central School …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-audits-1DiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… but there are significant concerns over funding from Washington and slowing economic growth that could … “New York City’s finances in fiscal year 2025 benefited from better-than-projected revenues and savings from the lower cost of services for asylum seekers,” DiNapoli …
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)
… complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did the Board of Trustees (Board) of the Village of Fredonia (Village) routinely monitor financial operations … Did the Board of Trustees Board of the Village of Fredonia Village routinely monitor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2026/05/08/village-fredonia-financial-condition-2025m-149How to Make a Vendor Responsibility Determination
… contract to help guide you in determining what information is most relevant. However, your review must address the four … relating to these categories. Even if the vendor is not required to file a questionnaire, you may still … of vendors they’ve found to be non-responsible, but it is not exhaustive. To view the list as a quick reference, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-vendors/vendrep/how-make-vendor-responsibility-determinationDiNapoli: DOCCS Transitional Services Programs Need Improvement
… reported on the program’s outcomes since 2022, so there is little understanding of whether it is working outside of the separate parolee discharge reports. … not have a way to specifically identify whether someone is enrolled in the program, making it harder to track …
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
… on-time performance. Some delays were controllable (car equipment problems, track work), while others were not … if the MTA could show efforts to address these issues. Car Equipment: Three district managers said subway car equipment problems, which caused six percent of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackSelected 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, … vs. 46% for those with lower financial literacy. In 2021, New York State enacted legislation that essentially creates a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/23/selected-state-agencies-roles-financial-literacy-followFinancial Condition and Selected Expenses
… of Resorts’ Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenue is directed to NYRA for enhanced purses, operational support, … NYRA receive VLT funding until 2033 unless the franchise is terminated before that time. However, the FOB stressed the … of NYRA operations. Currently, the Reorganization Board is scheduled to expire in October 2016. Key Findings NYRA’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/10/financial-condition-and-selected-expensesOversight of Disability Services
… York has adequately provided access to campuses, programs, and services to students with disabilities. The audit covered the period from July 2018 through June 2021 and our observations of accessibility through October 2022. … 64 institutions (14 of which are University Centers and Doctoral Degree Granting Institutions), including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/09/oversight-disability-servicesDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… every dollar New York sent to the federal government in tax receipts, it received $1.51 back in federal spending, as … average of $1,559, ranking it third among the states. Tax Payments to Washington New York generated 7.7% of the $3.8 trillion in federal tax payments, more than the state’s 6% share of the nation’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… issued. Empire State Development – COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program (2023-S-10) Empire State … federal COVID-19 support. ESD awarded the entirety of the $760 million allocated for small businesses to 40,842 … (Preschool Special Education Audit Initiative) – Jackson Child Development Center, Inc.: Compliance With the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsMaternal Health (Follow-Up)
… were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 New York has made progress in comparison to other states: Once … ranked 46th among other U.S. states in 2010, it climbed to 17th with a maternal mortality rate of 22.4 deaths per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/04/16/maternal-health-followWall Street Bonuses Rose In 2012
… 12 percent to less than 7 percent. Personal income tax withholding collections from all taxpayers in New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/02/wall-street-bonuses-rose-2012New Windsor Couple Charged With Stealing Over $2 Million From New York By Submitting False Medicaid Provider Claims
… of the State Comptroller. As alleged, each defendant is the owner of record of a company which is authorized to act as a Medicaid transportation company. … transported multiple Medicaid recipients in one trip. It is alleged that the defendants fraudulently billed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/new-windsor-couple-charged-stealing-over-2-million-new-york-submitting-false-medicaid-provider-claimsOpinion 89-42
… term United States Treasury bills issued in book-entry form, which are registered in the name of the village, under … through, delivered to and held in the custody of a bank or trust company or, with respect to the city of New … has been recognized by at least one New York court (see Application of Scheiner , _____ Misc 2d _____, 535 NYS2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42Maternal Health
… Objectives To determine whether the Department of Health (DOH) has implemented recommendations with the goal of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in New York … monitoring related actions and outcomes to ensure rates of maternal mortality and morbidity are improving. The audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/30/maternal-healthDiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… the state budget provided dedicated sources of revenue to close projected budget gaps, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual … improved financial picture, the burden is now on the MTA to improve the region’s transit system and win riders back, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-back