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DiNapoli: New York City's Budget Outlook Improves
… in FY 2024 and grew to $2.2 billion by FY 2027, despite a decrease of about $500 million annually in real estate … and inclusion of proposed state asylum seeker funding, when combined with additional as-yet unbudgeted reductions in … will rise to nearly $1.9 billion by FY 2028. The city does not address how it will support $92 million in funding …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-outlook-improvesDiNapoli Analysis Finds Sharp Decline in Homeless Veterans in New York
… New York state made substantial progress in reducing … and support,” DiNapoli said. “With federal support, New York is leading the way in reducing homelessness for our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-analysis-finds-sharp-decline-homeless-veterans-new-yorkDiNapoli Urges Companies to Join Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism
… at the Stand With Israel event at the Hampton Synagogue in Westhampton Beach. The event featured a keynote address by … in the United States and the rest of the world is a cause for alarm,” DiNapoli said. “Companies need to take steps to … provide religious accommodations for employees, and speak out against antisemitism. According to the Pew Research …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-urges-companies-join-workplace-pledge-fight-antisemitismDiNapoli Releases October State Cash Report
… fiscal year.” Since the start of the fiscal year in April, All Funds receipts reached $85.1 billion, an increase of … $267.8 million and Mid-Year projections by $246.8 million. All Funds spending reached $83.6 billion through the first … The cash report focuses primarily on the General Fund and All Governmental Funds. The General Fund is the major …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-releases-october-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: 14 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… school districts statewide were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … fiscal stress the prior year. This is the lowest incidence of fiscal stress recorded for schools since the system’s inception (2012-13 school year). “The number of districts designated in a fiscal stress category has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-14-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Daughter Allegedly Stole Over $240K in Deceased Father's NYS Pension Payments
… more than $240,000 in New York state pension payments made to her deceased father over a 4 ½-year period. “The defendant took advantage of her father’s death to profit handsomely at the expense of New York’s retirement … Police for partnering with my Division of Investigations to bring her to justice. We will seek full restitution and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-daughter-allegedly-stole-over-240k-deceased-fathers-nys-pension-paymentsDiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services
… services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote learning during the pandemic that likely … this year’s school reopening plans should be determining how to compensate for the learning losses students suffered … support the State Education Department’s efforts to better understand the pandemic’s impact on students with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-servicesDiNapoli Calls for NYC to Bolster Reserves as Economy Rebounds Amid Rising Spending
… extraordinary one-time federal relief, will mostly be used to fund new spending, with a smaller portion set aside to … Review of the Financial Plan of the City of New York Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-calls-nyc-bolster-reserves-economy-rebounds-amid-rising-spendingLinkNYC Program Revenues and Monitoring
… structures, otherwise known as Links, that offer free, high-speed Internet access as well as free phone service; a touchscreen tablet interface to access City services, including 911 emergency and NYC311; free cell phone charging; and digital advertising and public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/30/linknyc-program-revenues-and-monitoringDiNapoli: Fewer Counties Exceeding Tax Cap
… The number of counties overriding New York’s property tax cap has declined by more than half over the past … to only six in 2015, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The report also noted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-fewer-counties-exceeding-tax-capDiNapoli Releases State Cash Report
… Funds includes General, Special Revenue, Debt Service and Capital Projects funds, as well as funds from the federal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/06/dinapoli-releases-state-cash-reportNewburgh Fire Chief Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant … in May 2000. Following his retirement, VATTER attended law school and practiced law. In November 2009, the Indictment … of the New York State Comptroller, the Orange County District Attorney's Office, and the Orange County Sheriff's …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/newburgh-fire-chief-charged-white-plains-federal-court-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsOrdinary Death Benefit
… Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) is in service to the full retirement age. Memo Bill Text Status … Increases the … State Teachers Retirement System TRS is in service to the full retirement age …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legislation/ordinary-death-benefitDiNapoli Moves State Pension Fund Toward Net Zero Target, Restricts Investments in Oil Sands Companies
The New York State Common Retirement Fund Fund will restrict investments in oil sands companies that have not demonstrated that they are prepared for the transition to a lowcarbon economy State Comptroller DiNapoli trustee of the third largest public pension plan in the country
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-moves-state-pension-fund-toward-net-zero-target-restricts-investments-oil-sands-companiesDiNapoli: Eight Villages, Three Cities Designated in Fiscal Stress
… and three cities in New York that were in some level of fiscal stress in 2020, based on scores that largely … stress before the pandemic hit,” DiNapoli said. “Some of that pressure could be alleviated with federal stimulus funds and the restoration of state aid, but the full extent of the pandemic’s impact on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-eight-villages-three-cities-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Receiving Deceased Mother's New York State and Local Retirement System Benefits
… and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS). This case was the result of a joint investigation with the Social Security … the EDTN and the Comptroller’s Office. In February of 2021, SSAIG contacted NYSLRS and informed them that a pension … one count of wire fraud (18 USC. § 1343) in the EDTN on January 27, 2022. She has agreed to pay $56,352 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-receiving-deceased-mothers-new-york-state-and-localDiNapoli: New Law Will Help Local Governments Weather Coronavirus Pandemic
… Fred Thiele, provides financial and budgetary flexibility to local governments and school districts by: extending the … years 2015 through 2021; providing additional options to spend or temporarily transfer moneys in reserve funds for … assistance and information needed at this time. Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-new-law-will-help-local-governments-weather-coronavirus-pandemicDiNapoli: Former Town Clerk Sentenced for $35,000 Embezzlement
… dog license fees deposited with the town over four years, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli said. "This should serve … gain,” DiNapoli said. “Thanks to my office’s work with the New York State Police and Fulton County District Attorney Chad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-former-town-clerk-sentenced-35000-embezzlementOpinion 91-58
… conduct an advisory referendum on the question whether to grant site plan approval and whether a proposed facility is consistent with the local waterfront revitalization program. You ask whether a city may conduct an advisory referendum on the question of whether to grant site plan approval and a favorable determination as to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58Opinion 95-8
… actions. Specifically, you ask whether moneys realized through forfeiture and paid pursuant to sections 1349(2)(e) … officers are "claiming agents" (CPLR, §1310[11], [12]; see also Criminal Procedure Law, §1.20[34][c]). As a rule, … unit within the county (County Law, §351[1]; see also Kelly v McGee , 57 NY2d 522, 457 NYS2d 434) and is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-8