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DiNapoli: As NYC Budget Stabilizes, New Risks Emerge
… surplus in fiscal year (FY) 2025 to $2.34 billion, largely as a result of stronger tax revenue projections and a … expenditures, or directly to New York City residents, such as Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits and … expansions, among others. DiNapoli’s report notes that as a share of spending, the $2 billion in City’s Rainy Day …
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
… state has made progress in making high-speed connections available to New Yorkers, ranking second in the U.S. in the percentage of the population with broadband available in their neighborhood, but more than one million, … “The state has taken significant steps to make broadband available to most New Yorkers, but there is still a digital …
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
… The expiration of one-time federal pandemic aid, combined with state aid that has not kept pace with inflation and slower growth … affected local budgets in recent years. “With pandemic aid coming to an end and uncertainty coming out of … The expiration of onetime federal pandemic aid combined with state aid that has not kept pace with …
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
… the recovery of more than 67,000 retail and restaurant jobs between the first and most recent year of operation, … for more than one year added retail and restaurant jobs between their first and most recent year of operation. These locations created over 67,200 jobs, with nearly 46% created in the 62 locations that were …
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
… at $211 million this year and increase to $652 million in 2028, according to a new report from State Comptroller … its expectations for farebox revenue. While paid ridership in June 2024 was at about 70% of pre-pandemic numbers, it failed to grow at the expected pace in July and August. MTA’s consultant, McKinsey, has predicted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-returnSubway Recovery Tracker
… had a profound and disparate impact on subway ridership in New York City. Initially, the emergence of the virus in March and April 2020 corresponded with a steep and uniform … The emergence of the virus in New York City in March and April 2020 corresponded with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/osdc/subway-recovery-trackerDiNapoli Report Highlights Local Government Reliance on Federal Aid
… Thomas P. DiNapoli issued a report today detailing the impact of federal aid on New York's municipalities and school … policy changes in Washington could have a considerable impact on local government operations. In today's political … utilities and sanitation. To read DiNapoli's report "The Impact of Federal Aid on New York's Local Governments," go …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-report-highlights-local-government-reliance-federal-aidOpinion 90-52
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … individually. As to the report of examination performed by this Office, we note that copies of that report must be filed … of a town" is a proper town charge. It is our opinion that this statutory authority is broad enough to permit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-52Opinion 2007-7
… average salary and total service credit. Therefore, the number of days worked by the member, their creditable … 315 directs an employer to report, on a monthly basis, the number of days worked by each member/employee based upon the … a constituent concern about official town business by telephone call at home or direct contact at the grocery store …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2007-7Opinion 2008-3
… Municipal Law § 6-g [4]). The proposition must contain an abstract of the resolution concisely stating the purposes and effect thereof ( id .). The abstract must be prepared by the fire district secretary on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2008-3Opinion 89-42
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … name of the village, under the "Treasury Direct" program. This is in reply to your letter concerning the investment of … bills under a system known as "Treasury Direct." Under this system, no physical security is issued, the security …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-42Opinion 89-33
… bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. CLAIMS -- Audit (necessity to pre-audit claims for compensation of village officers and employees) VILLAGE BOARD -- Powers and Duties (pre-audit of compensation paid to village officers and employees) … village officers and employees may be paid without prior audit by the board of trustees …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-33Opinion 92-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State … , 42 NY2d 92, 396 NYS2d 837). Since the representations in this instance would be performed pursuant to contracts … determine whether it contains any pertinent provisions. In this regard, we note that General Municipal Law, §806(1) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-22Opinion 92-20
… the town" (Town Law, §136[3]; see also Municipal Home Rule Law, §10[1][ii][a][12], relative to a local government's … without regard to ownership of the grounds. As a general rule, the heading of a statute or a subdivision thereof is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-20Opinion 91-6
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. PUBLIC CONTRACTS -- Contracts Requiring … bidding procedures) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §103: A local government may not, by local law, authorize the … within the county under County Law, §408-a(2). There is no analogous State statutory exception, however, for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-6Opinion 95-2
… §52. February 16, 1995 Andrew P. Zweben, Esq., Counsel Kingston Housing Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-2Opinion 2000-18
… Duties (establishment of service award program by joint fire district); (authority for service award program established by joint fire district to provide prior service credit for activities … transfer responsibility for service award program to joint fire district) VILLAGES -- Fire Department and Fire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-18Opinion 2002-12
… -- Streets and Highways (combining two village street departments) -- Water (combining two village water … Department (cooperation agreement to combine two village street departments) VILLAGES -- Powers and Duties (municipal … cooperation agreement to combine sewer, water and street departments of the two villages) WATER SUPPLY AND …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-12The Survivor’s Benefit Program for Retired NYS Employees
Information about The Survivors Benefit Program which provides minimum death benefit to the survivors of New York State retired employees
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/survivors-benefit-program-retired-nys-employeesOpinion 2001-15
… in order to treat this area in the same fashion as other main thoroughfares in the town currently are treated. Section … of section 202-c (compare L 1932 ch 622 and L 1935 ch 520), and it may be presumed that the State Legislature … . 146 AD2d 888, 890, 536 NYS2d 595, 596; see gen. McKinney's Statutes §222). Therefore, it is our opinion that a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-15