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Inflation in the New York City Metropolitan Area
… April 21, 2022 PDF Version Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released new data … area. As consumer spending habits differ by geography, so does the basket of goods. For example, housing comprises the … Area Prices To Date Prior to the pandemic, annual growth rates in overall prices in the NYC metro area lagged behind …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/inflation-new-york-city-metropolitan-areaDiNapoli: NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for 2025-26
… contributions rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26. … (PFRS). NYSLRS is made up of these two systems, which pay service and disability retirement benefits to state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-nyslrs-announces-employer-contribution-rates-2025-26NY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities Cover Costs
… legislation was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo in December 2015. The bill authorized the Office of the State … program allows New Yorkers with disabilities to save money in their own names without risking their Supplemental … Life Experience Act of 2014. New York is one of 28 states in the country that offer this type of program. NY ABLE …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-cover-costsDiNapoli: Coney Island and Brighton Beach Jobs Doubled Over Last Decade
… business is booming Coney Island,” said NYC Councilmember Justin Brannan, CD-47 . “This is great news for our … business is booming Coney Island,” said NYC Councilmember Justin Brannan, CD-47 . “This is great news for our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-coney-island-and-brighton-beach-jobs-doubled-over-last-decadeDiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC
… 91.8% of households citywide had internet access that year, up from 82.5% in 2017. As of 2023, 74.9% of city … a significantly lower proportion than the 2019 share of 12.6%. The Bronx and Brooklyn had the highest shares of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nycDiNapoli: NYC Secure Juvenile Detention Centers Need To Improve Safety and Access to Services for Youth
… 62 of 6,916 incidents that occurred from October 2018 to April 2023 and found 15, or nearly one-in-four, were reported …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-nyc-secure-juvenile-detention-centers-need-improve-safety-and-access-services-youthDiNapoli: Albany Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing More Than $230,000 From Elderly State Pensioner
… said. “Thanks to my partnership with Rensselaer County DA Donnelly, State Police Superintendent James and the … the victim and the victim’s family. The Rensselaer County DA’s Office will continue to work with our partners in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-albany-man-pleads-guilty-stealing-more-230000-elderly-state-pensionerDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Investments Return 5.84% for State Fiscal Year 2024-25
… Retirement Fund’s (Fund) investment return was 5.84% for the state fiscal year that ended March 31, 2025. The Fund … other economic and geopolitical issues causing uncertainty for investors that is likely to continue in the short term,” … historic value and rate of return in prior years Return for Third Quarter Return for 2024 … New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-investments-return-584-state-fiscal-year-2024-25State Falls Short in Verifying if Companies Qualify for Tax Breaks Under Excelsior Program
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. DiNapoli’s auditors found a range of problems from lowering job creation goals after … needs to stop lowering the bar and giving companies a pass when they fall short of promises. ESD needs to ensure these … 25 sampled companies for participation in the program and does not follow its own protocol for scrutiny of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/state-falls-short-verifying-if-companies-qualify-tax-breaks-under-excelsior-programDiNapoli Says Wall Street May Still Have a Good Year Given Strong Start
… the report, click here: www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt5-2016.pdf A video on DiNapoli's 2015 Wall Street report is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/0215/10/dinapoli-says-wall-street-may-still-have-good-year-given-strong-startDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Down Slightly in Villages
… System has identified 18 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress. For 2015, three villages have been … of villages in fiscal stress has decreased and remains low across much of the state,” said DiNapoli. “Local … System has identified 18 villages in New York in some level of fiscal stress For 2015 three villages have been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-down-slightly-villagesDiNapoli: New York City's Financial Outlook Improving
… New York City’s revised four-year financial plan shows … service costs, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “There have … 2014 because of higher collective bargaining costs and new programmatic initiatives. Since then, the city has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-new-york-citys-financial-outlook-improvingDiNapoli: New York City's Budget Benefits From Strong Economic Growth
… according to an analysis released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli at the annual meeting of … small, ranging from 2.5 percent to 4.5 percent of city fund revenue. Moreover, the budgets for these years include a … of the City of New York , or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/rpt3-2016.pdf … New York Citys budget is balanced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-benefits-strong-economic-growthDiNapoli: Facilities Using Radioactive Materials or Radiation Equipment in New York City Were Not Always Properly Inspected or Licensed
… The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DoHMH) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-facilities-using-radioactive-materials-or-radiation-equipment-new-york-city-were-not-alwaysDiNapoli: Fewer School Districts Overriding Tax Cap
… The number of school districts overriding New York’s property tax cap … The report also found low- and average-need districts were twice as likely to override the tax cap compared to … levies increased each year at a rate slightly less than what was allowed by the tax cap. In 2012-13, school districts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-fewer-school-districts-overriding-tax-capOpinion 91-53
… officers) LOCAL LAWS -- Compensation (necessity for local law when paying additional compensation to town board members and highway superintendents) TOWN LAW, §§22-b, 27, 42, 202-a[7]: (1) If particular town board … the superintendent's salary and does not provide for the payment of an additional salary to the superintendent, above …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-53Opinion 95-17
… for towns to dissolve special districts and provide services previously provided by those districts as a town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-17Opinion 95-15
… discussed in the opinion. LIBRARIES -- Taxes (authority of school district to charge public library with proportionate … AND ASSESSMENTS -- Refunds and Chargebacks (authority of school district to charge public library with proportionate … (L 1990, ch 7). This legislation was enacted because "[o]ften, the amount of the school district tax is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-15Opinion 91-31
… is not legally obligated under Public Health Law, §2144 to reimburse a private hospital for expenses incurred in the … of rabies by the State Health Commissioner pursuant to Public Health Law, §2140 and authorization by the local health officer to incur such expenses. You ask whether a town is required by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-31DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Nearly 17% in May
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 16.7% in May compared to the same month in 2021, according to an analysis released today by State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-nearly-17-may