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Monitoring of Homeless Data
… largest population of people experiencing homelessness in the United States, with 103,200 homeless individuals. … Further, New York State had the largest absolute increase in homelessness between 2022 and 2023 (29,022 additional … administers an array of programs to address homelessness in the State, including homelessness prevention, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/20/monitoring-homeless-dataCOVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program
… signed the “New York State on PAUSE” executive order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The order included a … affected businesses of all sizes, most of the businesses in New York are small businesses employing fewer than 100 … Based on U.S. Census Bureau data, 77% of small businesses in the State reported a decrease in revenues and sales at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/05/07/covid-19-pandemic-small-business-recovery-grant-programOversight of Child Protective Services
… reporting of child abuse and maltreatment, provide for the swift and competent investigation of such reports, protect … York Social Services Law, is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, and received roughly 300,000 … concerns that do not contain those elements result in a non-report. In such instances, the caller must be provided …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/24/oversight-child-protective-servicesState Agencies Bulletin No. 2368.2
… State Comptroller is authorized to offset State payments in order to collect State debts, if due process is provided. … deduction will only be entered by OSC and will be applied in the paycheck in which the arbitration award or settlement agreement is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/23682-instructions-use-deduction-code-433-unemployment-insurance-owed-andDiNapoli Expands State Pension Fund's In-State Investment Program
… state pension fund, the third largest public pension fund in the country, is one of the first to offer credit financing through an in-state-focused fund. The new fund will be managed by Hamilton Lane. Additional investors in the SBIC fund are TD Bank, Bank of NY Mellon, HSBC Bank, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-expands-state-pension-funds-state-investment-programTown of Oxford – Financial Condition (2024M-135)
… $1.3 million. OSC previously released an audit of the Town in 2017 which identified budgets that relied on fund balance … $315,279 of nonexistent town-wide (TW) fund balance in the 2019 through 2023 fiscal years and used $350,000 in revenue anticipation notes (RANs) to address cash flow …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/07/25/town-oxford-financial-condition-2024m-135Newburgh Enlarged City School District – Financial Management (2025M-32)
… A key measure of a school district’s financial condition is its level of fund balance, which represents the difference …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/02/06/newburgh-enlarged-city-school-district-financial-management-2025m-32Preston Fire District – Board Oversight (2025M-87)
… ensuring that annual financial reports (AFRs) are filed in a timely manner. The District’s budgeted appropriations … period, the District maintained a capital reserve fund in a savings account that offered 0.02 percent interest, and … Treasurer’s (Treasurer) records Ensure the AFRs were filed in a timely manner Because the Board did not sufficiently …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/03/13/preston-fire-district-board-oversight-2025m-87State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School District Audits
New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-district-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… period were approximately $87 million. Of the $67 million in year-end transfers, $50.6 million went to the district’s … did not record and report all financial transactions in a timely and accurate manner, which increased the risk … financial records and reports for fiscal year 2024 in accordance with state law. In addition, the supervisor did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: NYC's Open Streets Program Supported Retail and Restaurant Job Recovery in Manhattan, Brooklyn
… 2021. Between 2020 and 2024, a total of 510 unique Open Street locations were in operation across the city, with 2021 … and Greenwich Village boasted the greatest number of Open Street locations citywide with 40, followed by 30 in … and Flatiron neighborhoods with 28. DOT places Open Street locations into three broad categories: full closure – …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-nycs-open-streets-program-supported-retail-and-restaurant-job-recovery-manhattan-brooklynFour Individuals Charged in Widespread Scheme to Defraud Medicare and Other Health Insurance Providers Through Fraudulent Medical Corporations and False Billing Resulting in Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses
… arrested today and presented in federal district court in White Plains. This case has been assigned to U.S. District Court … to the allegations in the indictment unsealed today in White Plains federal court: As the introductory phrase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/four-individuals-charged-widespread-scheme-defraud-medicare-and-other-health-insurance-providersOpinion 88-33
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. SEWER DISTRICTS -- Construction (of laterals … to §199 of the Town Law where the laterals were described in the original plans for the district or where the cost of … not be used to pay the cost of the improvements. This is in reply to your letter concerning the authority of a sewer …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-33Opinion 2000-16
… or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Exempt … group life insurance policy); (meaning of "family" as used in special acts); (use of tax moneys by to purchase group … level of financial and emotional commitment, the manner in which the parties conduct their everyday lives and hold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2000-16State Agencies Bulletin No. 2020
… Eligible (BU21) Salary Increase for Employees in the Security Services Unit (SSU) Represented by the NYS … Affected Employees: Arbitration eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 01 and Non-Arbitration eligible employees in Bargaining Unit 21 represented by NYSCOPBA are affected. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2020-april-2022-2-salary-increases-arbitration-eligible-bu01-and-nonTotal Spending – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… and funding source for the past five years. Growth in State Spending Has Exceeded the Rate of Inflation Over the … increased $11.1 billion (5.3 percent) to $220.5 billion in 2023. Since 2019, the growth in State spending (29 percent) has exceeded the rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/total-spendingTotal Receipts – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… Revenues are affected by economic changes and changes in federal and State policies. Tax base is a measure of the … 2023 receipts; and Have increased 21.3 percent since 2019. In 2023, personal income tax receipts—the State’s largest tax … Revenues are affected by economic changes and changes in federal and State policies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/total-receiptsTotal Spending – 2021 Financial Condition Report
… and funding source for the past five years. Growth in State Spending Has Exceeded the Rate of Inflation Over the … increased $13.6 billion (7.9 percent) to $187 billion in 2021. Since 2017, the growth in State spending (18.8 percent) has exceeded the rate of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2021-fcr/total-spendingTotal Spending – 2022 Financial Condition Report
Comparing spending to revenue provides an indication of the States ability to support continuing programs
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/total-spendingTotal Receipts – 2022 Financial Condition Report
Revenues are affected by economic changes and changes in federal and State policies
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2022-fcr/total-receipts