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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits

… pursuant to a separation agreement with the town. While the separation agreement included $13,383 for earned … with the employees to confirm the checks were conducted. While the overtime costs for the audit period examined …

DiNapoli Bolsters State Pension Fund Support of LGBTQIA+ Equity & Inclusion at Portfolio Companies

… sexual orientation and gender identity data to guide talent development, increase productivity, and communicate to … in assessing whether the companies are bringing in new talent, whether these employees are retained, how effectively … from the widest pool of candidates and retaining talent are better positioned for long-term success. According …

Comptroller DiNapoli and Acting Nassau County DA Singas: Pension Scammer Sentenced

… used to pay down Hoffman’s debt. “Mr. Hoffman attempted to game the system and collect pension payments on top of a …

More State Investment and Policies Can Create New Opportunities in Hudson Valley Which Saw Unique Gains

… role farms play in New York cannot be overstated, both as an economic engine for their communities and an essential part of our food supply system. This is especially true in the … pandemic, and there are ongoing threats to this industry as outlined in a new report released today by New York State …

Finger Lakes Region Leads the Way Statewide in Agricultural Sales, Topping $2 Billion

… counties in this region also countered statewide trends, seeing growth in the number of acres farmed. Access to fresh, … 46% of the total land in the nine-county area. While this is a 5% loss from 2017, Yates, Wayne, Orleans, and … classified as solar electric generation facilities.  While agriculture faces challenges identified in the report, …

DiNapoli Releases East Harlem Economic Snapshot

… notable, community-based initiatives, like the East Harlem Talent Network, East Harlem Community Alliance and the East … in East Harlem. "Through efforts like the East Harlem Talent Network, local employers and community-based … to build new pipelines of opportunity that connect local talent with local jobs. These types of cross-sector …

DiNapoli: Financial Viability of OTBs in Jeopardy

… $800,000.  The research report released in conjunction with the audit noted the main reason for the decline in OTB … report highlighted that from 2009-2013 the total amount bet on horse racing nationwide fell 11.4 percent, from $12.3 … Corporations Nearing the Finish Line? ” visit:  http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/pubs/research/otb0915.pdf For …

DiNapoli: Wall Street Bonuses Rose Sharply in 2009

… bailed them out, and now they’re back making money while many New York families are still struggling to make …

New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era

… Disparities Emerge From the Census Data For example, while 10 percent of all U.S. adults live in households … Well over half of New York’s small businesses said they do not expect business to return to its normal level of … take more than six months 12% of New York small businesses do not expect a return to normal levels at all – a finding …

DiNapoli Releases Subway Ridership Dashboard

… said. “The straphangers putting money into the fare box right now are the ones who can least afford to lose service or pay … relied on the subway system to meet their work and family needs — both before the pandemic and now,” said Murad …

DiNapoli: NYC IDA Needs To Improve Its Administration of Business Tax Breaks and Monitoring of Job Creation

… DiNapoli said. “My audit found the agency needs to do a much better job in ensuring that applicants have been … audit, NYCIDA took issue with the findings, stating they do not reflect its current operating practices and …

DiNapoli Report Highlights Where New Yorkers Work

… and social assistance industries increasing their share of total employment as manufacturing and financial activities shrank. Employment … sector was also the top employer in 2023 in every region of New York except the Southern Tier, and had an average … and social assistance industries increasing their share of total employment as manufacturing and financial activities …

Existential Questions Facing National Public Transit Systems Create New Fiscal Pressures for MTA

… rose in 2021 as service was restored, and will continue to do so, even as ridership revenue remains well below 2019 … overtime as employee availability dropped. In addition, while New York City Transit operating costs for subways and … substantially more, indicating that reductions in service do not lead to proportional declines in costs due to the …

DiNapoli: Fiscal Stress May be Looming for Glens Falls

… due to burdensome debt costs, the subsidization of a downtown civic center and expenses that outpace revenues, … due to burdensome debt costs the subsidization of a downtown civic center and expenses that outpace revenues …

DiNapoli: New York State Gets 91 Cents for Every Dollar Sent to Washington

… for the federal government, which ranked third behind California and Texas. New York provided $19.9 billion more in …

Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Rural Rental Assistance Program

… within certain time frames and, if they fail to do so, a lease violation is issued. We found opportunities …

Long Island Experienced Gains in Farms and Farmland

… Almost 60% of Long Island farms are in the greenhouse, nursery and floriculture category (31.5%) and aquaculture … Donkeys $134,000 36 Poultry and Eggs $19,000 53 Suffolk Nursery, Greenhouse, Floriculture, Sod $239,845,000 1 Fruits, …

DiNapoli: New Yorkers Deserve a Transparent Hiring Process When Artificial Intelligence Is Used To Vet Their Job Applications

… City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection must do more to ensure that employers follow the law and gives … conducted initial stakeholder education, but it did not do any additional outreach or public education after May … only three calls (25%) were correctly transferred to DCWP, while eight calls (67%) were misdirected to the NYS …

State Comptroller DiNapoli's Annual Report on MTA Debt Highlights Progress on Capital Investments and Debt Management

DiNapoli: Former Assemblyman William Scarborough Sentenced On Fraud and Theft Convictions

… Former New York State Assemblyman William Scarborough, 69, of Queens, New York, was sentenced today to 13 months in prison and two … Attorney Richard S. Hartunian of the Northern District of New York, New York State Attorney General Eric T. … Former New York State Assemblyman William Scarborough 69 of Queens …