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DiNapoli: NYC Tourism Approaches Full Recovery, Still Top Major U.S. Tourist Destination
… New York’s tourism sector is approaching a complete recovery as visitor spending and related tax … private sector wages. DiNapoli’s report notes that major upcoming events, including the 2026 FIFA World Cup Final, New York … New Yorks tourism sector is approaching a complete recovery as visitor spending and related tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-tourism-approaches-full-recovery-still-top-major-us-tourist-destinationDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in First Quarter
… Local government sales tax collections totaled $5.6 billion in the first calendar quarter (January-March) of 2024, an increase … 1.6%, or $87.3 million, compared to the same quarter last year, the lowest rate of growth since the first quarter in … Local government sales tax collections totaled $56 billion in the first calendar quarter JanuaryMarch of 2024 an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-first-quarterOversight of Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Radioactive Materials Facilities and Radiation Equipment Facilities (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Oversight of Registration, Licensing, and Inspection of Radioactive Materials Facilities and Radiation Equipment Facilities (Report 2019-S-64 ). About … materials have many beneficial medical, industrial, and academic uses. Radioactive materials can be used safely …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/10/oversight-registration-licensing-and-inspection-radioactive-materials-facilities-andDiNapoli: Percentage of New Yorkers With Mental Illness Rose as Available Psychiatric Beds Declined
… The mental health needs of New Yorkers have greatly increased, with 21.1% of adults struggling with mental Illness and 5.1% with a severe mental illness in … in the number of individuals served by the state’s public mental health system, with nearly 900,000 residents utilizing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-percentage-new-yorkers-mental-illness-rose-available-psychiatric-beds-declinedOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation of Workforce Development Programs and Services (Follow-Up)
… workers. Under WIOA, all states must have a governance body and are required to align their WFD programs by … supportive service agencies. In New York, this governance body is the SWIB. Under WIOA, the State is required to submit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/04/11/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesVillage of Herkimer – Water and Sewer Financial Operations Audit Follow-Up (2019M-102-F)
… [read complete report – pdf] [read complete 2019 report – pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our … our recommendations in the audit report released in August 2019. Background The Village of Herkimer (Village) is … our recommendations in the audit report released in August 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2024/06/28/village-herkimer-water-and-sewer-financial-operations-audit-follow-2019m-102-fDiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023
… a calendar-based fiscal year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This figure … on a calendarbased fiscal year according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-set-2-percent-2023DiNapoli: New York City Workforce Down Over 19,000, Largest Decline Since Great Recession
Attrition outpaces hiring among New York Citys municipal workforce which could have an impact on critical city services and programs according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-new-york-city-workforce-down-over-19000-largest-decline-great-recessionNassau County – Consumer Protection: Accuracy of Weights and Measures (S9-24-9)
… testing of all weighing and measuring devices used to price goods and whether complete records were maintained. Key … Markets Law (AML).In addition, although the Division had a price accuracy testing policy, the Assistant Director did not conduct any price accuracy tests. As a result, consumers are at increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2024/09/03/nassau-county-consumer-protection-accuracy-weights-and-measures-s9-24-9DiNapoli: Neighborhood Banks Helping Stabilize, Revitalize City Communities
… Ridgewood Savings Bank, in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn and Spring Bank, in the South Bronx, to highlight the importance … for Community Development Financial Institutions like Spring Bank. Banking Development Districts help expand … on more expensive financial services. I want to thank Spring Banks and Ridgewood Savings Bank for their partnership …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-neighborhood-banks-helping-stabilize-revitalize-city-communitiesDiNapoli Analyzes Post-Pandemic Tourism Across NYS
… than 2020. This is DiNapoli’s third report on the tourism industry after the abrupt shutdown caused by the pandemic in … Total wages of $23.1 billion paid to those working in the industry were 6.9% higher in 2023 than in 2019, with an … NYC Tourism Reports Tracking the Return: The Tourism Industry in NYC (2024) The Tourism Industry in NYC: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-analyzes-post-pandemic-tourism-across-nysTown of Otselic – Records and Reports and Conflict of Interest Audit Follow-Up (2021M-36-F)
… [read complete report – pdf] [read complete 2021 report – pdf] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our review … our recommendations in the audit report released in July 2021. Background The Town, located in Chenango County, is … our recommendations in the audit report released in July 2021 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2024/08/16/town-otselic-records-and-reports-and-conflict-interest-audit-follow-2021m-36-fInvestigation of Housing Discrimination Complaints
… Objective To determine whether the Division of Human Rights reviewed … and addressed housing discrimination complaints timely and in accordance with its policies and procedures and the … (DHR) enforces the New York State Human Rights Law (Law) to help ensure that every individual has an equal opportunity …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/15/investigation-housing-discrimination-complaintsTown of Shelby – Supervisor’s Financial Responsibilities Audit Follow-Up (2021M-121-F)
… and four Board members. The Board is responsible for the general oversight of the operations and finances. … executive officer and chief financial officer responsible for the day-to-day financial operations. Results of Review …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/court-and-trust/2024/09/13/town-shelby-supervisors-financial-responsibilities-audit-follow-2021m-121Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims (Follow-Up)
… Program: Improper Medicaid Payments for Outpatient Services Billed as Inpatient Claims (Report 2022-S-16 ). … program reimburses hospitals for inpatient and outpatient services. A recipient’s status in a hospital—inpatient versus outpatient—affects Medicaid’s reimbursement for services provided. Inpatient care generally requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/12/improper-medicaid-payments-outpatient-services-billed-inpatient-claims-followTown of Pound Ridge – Procurement and Claims Auditing (2024M-150)
… totaling approximately $299,716 were not properly audited by the Board before payment, including 23 credit card claims …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2025/08/01/town-pound-ridge-procurement-and-claims-auditing-2024m-150Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the nine recommendations included in our initial audit report, Physical and Financial … Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City (Report 2022-S-9 ). About the Program The Mitchell-Lama Housing program (Program) was created in 1955 by the Limited Profit Housing Act to provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/06/09/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developments-new-york-city-followSelected Aspects of Toll Collections
… Objective To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority ensures that New York State Thruway users are accurately billed for the correct amounts and that customer billing issues are … To determine whether the New York State Thruway Authority ensures that New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/09/23/selected-aspects-toll-collectionsFederal Employees in New York State – Federal Funding and New York
… working in New York, and is likely to decrease in 2025 as a result of federal actions to downsize the federal … Administration and the Department of Defense. 1 On July 7, 2025, the President extended the hiring freeze of most federal civilian positions through October 15, 2025 that he initiated when he took office. 2 The Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/federal-employees-new-york-stateMedicaid – Federal Funding and New York
… state with a 90 percent FMAP for these individuals. In SFY 2025, federal Medicaid spending totaled $69.2 billion out of … in Medicaid is second only to California. In February 2025, enrollment in Medicaid totaled 6.9 million, and is … amounts are estimates; all other years are actual. Source: NYS Division of the Budget New York Medicaid Enrollment, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/medicaid