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State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… assessed surcharges at Mitchell-Lama housing developments, but there were significant deficiencies in the processes … for preventive maintenance for intercoms passengers can use to obtain emergency assistance. Additionally, repairs … and credits processed by the department from Jan. 1, 2018 through Dec. 31, 2018. Auditors returned 12,783 questionable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for August 2016
… Observatory Network (REON) data center in Potsdam, NY. State University Construction Fund $7.9 million to LP … to The Pike Co. for design and build services at the Rochester Amtrak train station. $648,000 to Parsons … the bridge over Brown’s Raceway and the Genesee River in t Rochester. $211,000 to CHA Consulting Inc. for consulting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-august-2016Medicaid – Federal Funding and New York
… eligibility requirements. Pregnant women are eligible for full Medicaid benefits regardless of immigration status. In … temporary immigrant New Yorkers that are not eligible for full Medicaid benefits. Medicaid is a direct benefit to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/medicaid-nycDiNapoli: NYC Vehicle Fleet Meeting Goals on Fuel Efficiency but Aging Emergency and Sanitation Trucks Often Sidelined for Repairs
… New York City has cut fuel use and emissions across its municipal vehicle fleet, but the average vehicle age is now the highest since 2012, and … New York City has cut fuel use and emissions across its municipal vehicle fleet but the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/11/dinapoli-nyc-vehicle-fleet-meeting-goals-fuel-efficiency-aging-emergency-and-sanitation-trucks-oftenDiNapoli: More Older Adults Calling NYC Home Than Ever Before, Comptroller's Report Finds
… and older population grew by nearly half a million seniors in the last two decades, an increase of 53%, according to a … with demand to support critical services for older adults in the future. “Many older adults are living on fixed incomes … now, which means a special focus on reaching seniors in multiple communities and languages is needed.” In 2023, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-more-older-adults-calling-nyc-home-ever-comptrollers-report-findsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Construction Group, which provides State agency clients a full range of architectural, engineering, contracting, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… (Follow-Up) (2017-F-13) An initial audit report issued in August 2015 determined that there were weaknesses in DEC's … Medicaid Claims Processing Activity October 1, 2016 Through March 31, 2017 (2016-S-66) Auditors identified … toward disaster recovery planning; however, there is not a complete, functional, and tested disaster recovery plan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0DiNapoli: Weak Oversight Leads to Tax Breaks for Ineligible Properties
… programs receiving property tax exemptions of up to 80% for which they may be ineligible, according to an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-weak-oversight-leads-tax-breaks-ineligible-propertiesOpinion 2004-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Whether the village may establish a reserve fund to accumulate monies for the noninsured expenses …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8Westchester Attorney Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud for Attempting to Embezzle From a Decedent's Estate for Which He Was Court-Appointed Administrator
… appointed to safeguard. Instead, due to the diligence of my staff and our partnership with U.S. Attorney Berman and … for a fee for estate administrators like Parisi based on a percentage of the value of the estate’s assets. A … New York State Comptroller. In or about June 2017, Parisi, on behalf of the estate, retained Stokes Asset Recovery …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/westchester-attorney-pleads-guilty-mail-fraud-attempting-embezzle-decedents-estate-which-he-was-courtDiNapoli Releases 2024 Fiscal Stress Scores for Villages and Some Cities
… 17 cities with non-calendar fiscal years, including the “Big 4” cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Yonkers, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-releases-2024-fiscal-stress-scores-villages-and-some-citiesDiNapoli: Service-Providing Industry Sectors Dominate State's 21st Century Economy
… have increased their share of total employment in New York state (including New York City), while the number of jobs in … long-term decline, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Service-providing … industry sectors have powered job growth across New York state and have helped shape the 21 st century economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/dinapoli-service-providing-industry-sectors-dominate-states-21st-century-economySpecial Disability Benefits – Special 20- and 25-Year Plans
… disability retirement benefit if you are permanently disabled because you contracted HIV (where there may have … members of the public. Firefighters who are permanently disabled by heart disease or lung disease, but who passed a … retirement benefit. Firefighters who are permanently disabled by certain types of cancer that include melanoma or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1517/special-disability-benefitsLocust Valley Water District – Budgeting (2013M-179)
… The Locust Valley Water District is located in the Town of Oyster Bay, in Nassau County. The District is governed by an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2013/09/06/locust-valley-water-district-budgeting-2013m-179Elba Central School District – Financial Condition (2013M-240)
… Review reserves and determine if the amounts reserved are necessary, reasonable, and in compliance with statutory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/10/25/elba-central-school-district-financial-condition-2013m-240Chateaugay Central School District – Leave Accruals (2016M-149)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the accuracy of employees’ leave accrual records … periodic reviews of employee leave accrual balances to ensure their accuracy. Key Recommendations Ensure that … leave is both earned and carried over from one fiscal year to the next. Designate an individual who is independent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/07/15/chateaugay-central-school-district-leave-accruals-2016m-149Rochester Land Bank Corporation – Monitoring Subcontractor Performance (2016M-373)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review the Land Bank’s monitoring of the … do not adequately monitor aspects of performance such as the selection of construction managers, awarding of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/public-authority/2017/04/07/rochester-land-bank-corporation-monitoring-subcontractor-performanceOpinion 89-10
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … which the term has not commenced, to attend a conference as defined in section 77-b(1)(c). The authorization must be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-10Community Development Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grants. Funds to New York City The City’s FY 2026 preliminary budget includes CDBG … projects and a portion of the City’s subsidy to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Almost all of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/community-development-block-grantNew York Continues to Send More Federal Tax Dollars to Washington Than It Gets in Return
… New York paid $26.6 billion more in taxes to the federal government in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2018 than … it got back in federal spending, ranking it last among the states, according to a report released today by State … it receives 90 cents back in federal spending, compared to the national average of $1.21,” DiNapoli said. “We’re already …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/new-york-continues-send-more-federal-tax-dollars-washington-it-gets-return