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DiNapoli: Potential Changes in Federal Policies Pose Risks for New York City's Budget
… FY 2021. The gaps are relatively small as a share of city fund revenues (averaging 4.3 percent), and are manageable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-potential-changes-federal-policies-pose-risks-new-york-citys-budgetOpinion 88-28
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28New Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… If new funding sources for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) are not … sharply in recent years, according to an analysis of the MTA’s financial plan released today by State … 1 by the end of 2018. The MTA still has not explained how the cost of increased subway maintenance will be funded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesNew York's 529 College Savings Program Delivers $287 Million to College Students Since January
… New York’s 529 College Saving Program has helped New York students and … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said today in recognition of 529 College Savings Day to be celebrated on Sunday, May …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-delivers-287-million-college-students-januaryDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Budget Division Projections for 2023-24
… higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the most recent financial plan, according to the March … P. DiNapoli. Tax receipts also exceeded the projection in the Consensus Economic and Revenue Forecast Report, which estimated $1.35 billion in additional receipts above DOB estimates through the end of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-budget-division-projections-2023-24IX.10.C Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Agency Responsibilities – IX. Federal Grants
… agency believes the debt collection notice was issued in error or is erroneous, the state agency should immediately … every effort to make payment to the federal government in a timely manner or contest the billing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix10c-federal-treasury-offset-program-top-agency-responsibilitiesOpen Educational Resources
… reduce textbook costs. CUNY’s Office of Library Services (OLS) is tasked with providing the oversight and … or unaware of how to participate in the OER program. While OLS performs outreach to encourage OER adoption across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/27/open-educational-resourcesDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Projections for State Fiscal Year 2024-25
… billion, $2.1 billion higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the SFY 2025-26 Executive Budget … 2024 which propelled bonuses paid in the final quarter of the fiscal year. “With the steady pace of economic growth and strong financial markets in 2024, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-projections-state-fiscal-year-2024-25DiNapoli: Youth in NYC Face Double Digit Unemployment Rate
… City between the ages of 16-24 continued to face a high 13.2% unemployment rate in 2024, which was 3.6 points higher … rate for young Hispanic workers ticked up to 17.2% from 2023 to 2024, the only racial and ethnic group with a … youth employment is needed. Gathering and comparing data on outcomes among workforce development programs may also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-youth-nyc-face-double-digit-unemployment-rateCommack Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-9)
… pandemic). Cycle Three: January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025. 2 Audit Summary District officials did not properly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/commack-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-9DiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… While we don’t yet know how the gap will be closed, we do know that the public mass transportation system is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… and city agencies in charge of overseeing food services at homeless shelters in New York City were lax in inspecting them and did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: State's Cash Position is Strong
… than the same period last year, according to the August cash report released today by New York State Comptroller … state fiscal year is nearly half over, and the state’s cash position is strong,” DiNapoli said. “Settlements have … than a year earlier. DiNapoli's office issues a state cash report every month identifying actual state revenues …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-states-cash-position-strongDiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed for Youth Jobs Programs
… participating businesses hired only people who qualified for the program and that the tax credits they were given were … in 2011 to provide tax credits to eligible employers when they hire unemployed or disadvantaged youth aged 16-24 … January 2014 to July 2018, DiNapoli’s auditors identified a range of problems including employees older than the age …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-youth-jobs-programsDiNapoli: The State May Have Your Money
… P. DiNapoli today urged New Yorkers to see if any of the $12.5 billion in lost and forgotten money currently being … New Yorker should visit our website to see if my office is holding any money in their name. It’s likely that some of … minutes on our website is often all it takes to reclaim what is rightfully yours.” A large portion of unclaimed funds …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-may-have-your-moneyDiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… The city has a model noise code and should be commended for taking steps to better enforce local law, but there is … accountability and transparency and is intended to increase confidence that government responds to community … complaints . Based on the responses auditors received from NYC, improvements have been made in the enforcement of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeOpinion 92-17
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … between a county and cities within the county need not, as a matter of law, include a share of county sales tax revenues for towns. You ask whether a sales tax agreement entered into between a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-17DiNapoli: Economic and Tax Collection Growth Slowing in New York City
… growth and tax collections, according to a report on the city’s financial plan released today by State Comptroller … in recent years,”DiNapoli said. “While the city’s economy is doing well, there are reasons to be concerned about the … slowed to 3.6 percent in FY 2016 after growing at an average rate of 6.9 percent during the five prior fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-economic-and-tax-collection-growth-slowing-new-york-cityDiNapoli Releases Industry Sector Dashboards to Track NYC Economic Recovery
… fiscal aspects of the construction, office, securities, restaurant, retail, tourism, and the arts, entertainment and … occupancy for the tourism sector, number of diners for the restaurant subsector, and vacancy rates for the office … remains 35.2% lower than the fourth quarter of 2019. The NYC sector dashboards will be updated regularly. Employment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-releases-industry-sector-dashboards-track-nyc-economic-recoveryDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Jump 49.2 Percent in Second Quarter
… established the economic nexus policy, expanding the group of vendors required to collect sales tax. The second …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-jump-49-point-2-percent-second-quarter