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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (March 18, 2021)
… many small businesses, the pandemic quickly resulted in revenue decline. According to the Census Bureau, 77 percent … York’s small businesses reported a decrease in revenues, sales or receipts, not including financial assistance or … agreed to recognize an additional $2.5 billion in tax resources in SFY 2020-21 and SFY 2021-22 as part of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/impact-covid-19-march-18-2021DiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… Costs for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) program to provide transportation services for people … with disabilities." The MTA’s New York City Transit (NYCT) unit provides paratransit services, known as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… our local communities is a top priority," said DiNapoli. "By auditing municipal finances and operations, my office … obtaining the required number of quotes as required by their purchasing policy. The board did not follow its … did not seek routine competition for services provided by an insurance agency that was paid $86,013 during the audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: NYC Finances Continue To Benefit From Better Than Projected Revenue but Spending Pressures Remain
… to a report on the city’s Financial Plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The city’s budget gaps … the city expected city-fund revenue to decline in FY 2024 by nearly 3%, but business and personal income tax came in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-nyc-finances-continue-benefit-better-projected-revenue-spending-pressures-remainAdministration of the CityFHEPS Program for Department of Homeless Services Shelter Residents
… help New Yorkers living in homeless shelters and those who are at risk of homelessness secure permanent housing. DSS, … HRA offers “Unit Hold” incentives, typically 1 month’s rent, to landlords who agree to hold an eligible unit while a … of Subchapter B contractors, who are paid to manage apartments for CityFHEPS tenants, to ensure that units are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/30/administration-cityfheps-program-department-homeless-services-shelter-residentsXIV.10.B Travel and Purchase Rewards Programs; Updated Information Regarding T-Cards, P-Cards, and NET-Cards – XIV. Special Procedures
… The purpose of this section is to emphasize awareness by State officers and employees of the requirements imposed …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xiv/xiv10b-travel-and-purchase-rewards-programs-updated-information-regarding-t-cards-p-cards-and-netAllocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (Follow-Up) (2021-F-3)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Allocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (2019-S-5).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f3.pdfMotor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts: Statement of Assessable Expenses for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2011 (2012-S-25)
To express an opinion on the fair presentation of the Report of Motor Vehicle Financial Security and Safety Responsibility Acts Statement
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2012-12s25.pdfOpinion 89-28
… may authorize the expenditure of available general town funds to pay for the advance planning of capital … the cost of the study can be paid out of general town funds. You also ask how the cost of the new storage tank may … this section authorizes the use of available general town funds to pay for the advance planning of capital improvements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-28DiNapoli: Nourish NY Needs Better Oversight to Connect More Food Banks and In-State Farms to Funding
… The Nourish New York program (Nourish NY) was created to help the 1-in-10 New Yorkers facing food … P. DiNapoli found the agencies jointly managing Nourish NY may have limited the program's ability to fund certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-nourish-ny-needs-better-oversight-connect-more-food-banks-and-state-farms-fundingXII.6.Q Paying and Reconciling State Credit Card Charges – XII. Expenditures
… field of the voucher, the agency must enter the full PCard billing account number followed by the two - digit billing month and the two - digit billing year . There should not be any letters, special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii6q-paying-and-reconciling-state-credit-card-chargesState Contract and Payment Actions in April
… Contracting Corporation for concrete pavement repairs on NY Rte.106 in the towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau … Development Corporation $8.3 million to the University of Rochester for the construction of the Goergen Institute … Emissions (REMADE) Institute in partnership with the Rochester Institute of Technology. Gaming Commission $8.9 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilComptroller DiNapoli and Attorney General Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Met Council Director
… conspiracy began in 1992, when Cohen devised a scheme with Joseph Ross of Century Coverage Corporation in which the … working with co-defendants David Cohen, Herb Friedman and Joseph Ross and with others, he stole from Met Council. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/comptroller-dinapoli-and-attorney-general-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-met-councilFar Rockaway Pre-School Provider "Investor" Pleads Guilty in Theft of Education Funds Intended for Special Needs Students
… and home renovations. Hiller had been ICDC’s former assistant director; Kurman had been ICDC’s Executive Director; and Hoffmann had been hired by ICDC to … Deputy Bureau Chiefs, and under the overall supervision of Executive Assistant District Attorney for Investigations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/far-rockaway-pre-school-provider-investor-pleads-guilty-theft-education-funds-intended-special-needsFormer Assistant Director of Queens Pre-School Provider Pleads Guilty to Stealing $5 Million Intended for Special Needs Students
… that Rabbi Samuel Hiller, the former assistant director of Island Child Development Center, once one of New York City's largest providers of special education services to … Ira Kurman, that it planned to conduct a routine audit of SEIT funds provided to ICDC. When auditors arrived …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/former-assistant-director-queens-pre-school-provider-pleads-guilty-stealing-5-million-intendedOpinion 93-13
… outside of the city. County Law, §650(1) states that "[t]he sheriff shall perform the duties prescribed by law as an … the court and conservator of the peace within the county. He shall perform such additional and related duties as may be … delegated to the municipal corporation by the Legislature (NY Const, art IX, §1; Sonmax v City of New York , 45 NY2d …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-13Opinion 92-32
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion … opportunity and flexibility for the ... towns ... of the State to manage the historic and cultural properties under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-32DiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… years in prison for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted nearly 50 victims—many of them seniors—between … their retirement savings and other finances, and using the money to fund business ventures and pay for his own personal … am grateful to my prosecutors for ensuring that Eckstein pays for his crimes with significant prison time, and to my …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeDiNapoli: Debt Adding to MTA's Financial Pressures With Riders and Fare Revenue Slow to Return
… into the future and could leave less money to pay for services, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas … federal aid to balance its budgets through 2025. By 2026, the MTA faces a budget gap of over $2 billion and … budget over time. By contrast, New York City imposes a threshold of 15% on its debt burden. Lockbox funds are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-debt-adding-mtas-financial-pressures-riders-and-fare-revenue-slow-returnDiNapoli Releases Analysis of 2022-23 Enacted State Budget
… for the Gateway Program from the state’s debt cap, on top of $19 billion in debt issuances that have been excluded …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-releases-analysis-2022-23-enacted-state-budget