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Heat and Hot Water Complaints
… Objective To determine whether the New York City (NYC) Department of Housing Preservation … complaints timely, issues notices of violation, and seeks the imposition and collection of penalties as appropriate. … 2018 and 2019 (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019). About the Program Residential building owners must ensure that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/09/24/heat-and-hot-water-complaintsDiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
… past three years, Governor Cuomo and the Legislature have done much to put New York state on better fiscal footing, … the progress made. Still, there is much work to be done. The challenge for the state is to align spending with … past three years Governor Cuomo and the Legislature have done much to put New York state on better fiscal footing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalLanguage Access Services (2022-S-38)
To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles is adequately serving the needs of individuals with Limited English Proficiency, including complying with Executive Order 26.1 and New York State Executive Law Chapter 18, Article 10, Section 202-A.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s38.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York, August 2023
While May marked the end of the public health emergency in the United States, New York City continues to face the residual effects of the pandemic and the many unanticipated consequences on its finances, operations and economy.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-6-2024.pdfNew York State Business Owners - EPI
As a previous analysis from the Office of the State Comptroller demonstrated, even as many small businesses shuttered their doors or struggled through the pandemic period, entrepreneurs continued to identify and pursue new opportunities and create new businesses.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-york-state-business-owners.pdfNew York’s Stubbornly High Rates of Chronic Absenteeism
The classroom disruptions caused by the pandemic have had a lingering negative impact on New York’s students. As schools transitioned back to in-person instruction, chronic absenteeism rates increased sharply and have remained high, especially among vulnerable student populations.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/missing-school-ny-chronic-absenteeism.pdfCybersecurity Risk Management – Part 1
This webinar will walk through key aspects of the risk management process, including defining what cybersecurity risk is and discussing information security models and internal and security controls that can be implemented to help mitigate those risks.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/academy/pdf/cybersecurity-risk-management-100224.pdfCorporate Governance - 2024 Tesla Proposal
Shareholders request the Board of Directors oversee the preparation of an annual public report describing and quantifying the effectiveness and outcomes of Tesla, Inc. (Tesla) efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination against its protected classes of employees.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/common-retirement-fund/corporate-governance/pdf/new-york-common-tesla.pdfLanguage Access Services (2022-S-38) 180-Day Response
To determine if the Department of Motor Vehicles is adequately serving the needs of individuals with Limited English Proficiency, including complying with Executive Order 26.1 and New York State Executive Law Chapter 18, Article 10, Section 202-A.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s38-response.pdfSelected Aspects of the All-Agency Contractor Evaluation System at Long Island Rail Road, Metro-North Railroad, New York City Transit, and Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (2019-S-52)
To determine whether the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is monitoring and evaluating its contractors/consultants in compliance with its All-Agency Contractor Evaluation (ACE) system and taking appropriate action where performance ratings are less than satisfactory. We also determined...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-19s52.pdfEmpowering Minds Therapy Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-21)
To determine whether the costs reported by Empowering Minds Therapy Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s21.pdfBuffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2020-S-20) 30-Day Response
To determine whether the costs and revenues reported by Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Report were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manua
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s20-response.pdfKids in Action of Long Island, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-13)
To determine whether the costs reported by Kids in Action of Long Island, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Report were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s13.pdfBuffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Inc.: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2020-S-20)
To determine whether the costs and revenues reported by Buffalo Hearing & Speech Center, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Report were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-20s20.pdfTruxton Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-123-F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Truxton Fire District’s (District) progress, as of October 2025, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Truxton Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-123), released in November 2022.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/truxton-fire-district-2022-123-f.pdfPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account (Follow-Up) (2025-F-24)
To assess the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account (Report 2024-S-12).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2026-25f24.pdfOPWDD Procurement Card Transaction Examination
The objective of our examination was to determine if the PCard transactions within our scope period were appropriate and in compliance with the laws, rules, regulations, and guidelines governing the purchasing card program and State purchasing requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/opwdd-procurement-card-transactions-examination-final-report.pdfTioga Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2022M-170-F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Tioga Fire District’s (District) progress, as of January 2026, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Tioga Fire District – Board Oversight (2022M-170), released in January 2023.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/audits/2026/pdf/tioga-fire-district-2022-170-f.pdfDiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… New York lags behind downstate New York and the nation in job growth since the Great Recession, according to a … Thomas P. DiNapoli. Since June 2009, total employment in upstate New York rose by 0.3 percent compared to 2.2 percent in the downstate region and 1.9 percent nationwide during the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyOpinion 90-9
… does not apply where "the legislature expressly shall have prohibited the adoption of such a local law" ( id .). In this … or verified by oath of the claimant or his duly authorized agent." Prior to the enactment of chapter 9 of the Laws of … either be certified by the vendor or his duly authorized agent, or in lieu of certification, verified by oath of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-9