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DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Projections for State Fiscal Year 2024-25
Tax collections for State Fiscal Year SFY 202425 totaled $1175 billion $21 billion higher than forecast by the Division of the Budget DOB in the SFY 202526 Executive Budget Financial Plan according to the March State Cash Report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-projections-state-fiscal-year-2024-25DiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored
… Having no heat or hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be … this fall and winter when they complain that they have no heat or hot water.” City code requires landlords to provide heat from Oct. 1 to May 31 – the “Heat Season” – and hot … Having no heat or hot water is a hazard that is supposed to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredOvertime at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2020
… The total cost of overtime in 2020 at state agencies reached an all-time high at more than $850 million, continuing an upward trend over … all others in overtime usage, overtime hours and earnings at Mental Health and OPWDD increased at a slower rate than … The total cost of overtime in 2020 at state agencies reached an alltime high at more than $850 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/overtime-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2020DiNapoli: NYC Sales Tax Collections Strong Due to Tourism and Commuter Return, Fueling Statewide Strength
… New York City’s taxable sales grew by 18.1% in the first three quarters of the latest sales tax year (STY, March 2022 to February 2023), with leisure and hospitality sales on track to exceed pre-pandemic levels, according to a … New York Citys taxable sales grew by 181 in the first three quarters of the latest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-nyc-sales-tax-collections-strong-due-tourism-and-commuter-return-fueling-statewide-strengthDiNapoli: Youth in NYC Face Double Digit Unemployment Rate
… Young workers in New York City between the ages of 16-24 continued to face a high 13.2% … P. DiNapoli. Despite significant improvement in 2023, the city’s youth unemployment rate was higher than the national … even more. These trends are very concerning, and the city needs to continue to prioritize helping young people …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-youth-nyc-face-double-digit-unemployment-rateDiNapoli Audit Finds Food Inspection Failures at NYC Homeless Shelters
… The state and city agencies in charge of overseeing food services at homeless shelters in New York City were lax in inspecting them and did not check if food service workers were tested for tuberculosis (TB), … it should not come with a health warning," DiNapoli said. "Food operations of many shelters have gone uninspected and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/10/dinapoli-audit-finds-food-inspection-failures-nyc-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: State's Cash Position is Strong
State tax collections through the first five months of the state fiscal year were $269 billion $1193 million higher than projected in the latest Financial Plan update but 13 percent less than the same period last year according to the August cash report released by State Comptroller DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-states-cash-position-strongDiNapoli: Silencing Excessive NYC Noise a Major Challenge
… Noise complaints to New York City's 311 system rose from approximately 200,000 to about 384,000 between 2010 and 2015, yet few complaints are ever found to be in violation of the city's Noise Code, according to a … Noise complaints to New York Citys 311 system rose from approximately 200000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/dinapoli-silencing-excessive-nyc-noise-major-challengeDiNapoli: The State May Have Your Money
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today urged New Yorkers to see if any of the $12.5 billion in … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today urged New Yorkers to see if any of the $125 billion in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-state-may-have-your-moneyDiNapoli: Local Governments Challenged by Slow Revenue Growth
… Many of New York’s local governments are coping with slow or … governments have been able to balance budgets, even while many have expressed concern that the quality of local … Many of New Yorks local governments are coping with slow or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-local-governments-challenged-slow-revenue-growthDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Jump 49.2 Percent in Second Quarter
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in New York state … according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli . Sales tax collections during this period grew by just over … of the state, much of which had begun to see increasing sales tax collections starting as soon as the third quarter …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-jump-49-point-2-percent-second-quarterDiNapoli Releases Industry Sector Dashboards to Track NYC Economic Recovery
… losses at major employers such as restaurants, hotels and retail stores. There is no doubt the recovery of New York … of the construction, office, securities, restaurant, retail, tourism, and the arts, entertainment and recreation … number of diners for the restaurant subsector, and vacancy rates for the office sector. Key information and trends …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-releases-industry-sector-dashboards-track-nyc-economic-recoveryState Agencies Bulletin No. 2239
… ID who have an Active Job status, and the Projected 366 Day Completion Date and/or the Projected 7 Year Completion … transactions must be captured. The number of calendar days the ORP/VDC member did not have an Active payroll status … Adjusted Hire Date: OSC has developed an ORP/VDC Breaks Calculator and comprehensive ORP/VDC Breaks in Service Job …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2239-calculating-projected-366-day-completion-date-andor-projected-7-yearDiNapoli: NYC's 2024 Budget Balanced, but Risks Loom
… pressures from this influx have grown beyond the city’s ability to manage without a comprehensive federal policy … budget shortfall in FY 2025 to reach $7.9 billion in FY 2027, with cumulative gaps for the three-year period adding … risks that could drive these gaps higher through FY 2027. Absent a recession, there is the potential for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-nycs-2024-budget-balanced-risks-loomOpinion 88-18
… The first payment is to be made on or before June 15th for the preceding period of October 1st through March … The second payment is to be made on or before December 15th for the preceding period of April 1st through September …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18Opinion 90-27
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FIRE COMMISSIONERS -- Appointment (in joint fire district) FIRE … district) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (appointment of commissioners of joint fire district); (establishment of … the town board and the village board shall hold a joint meeting for the purpose of jointly proposing the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-27II.4.A Minimum Financial Reporting Requirements – II. New York State Financial Accounting
… BUDGETARY (CASH) BASIS The minimum financial reporting requirements for monthly, quarterly, and annual financial … Basic Financial Statements The minimum financial reporting requirements for general purpose governments include … The minimum financial reporting requirements for general purpose governments include …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ii/ii4a-minimum-financial-reporting-requirementsOpinion 95-30
… specified in General Municipal Law, §11 or, in the case of a school district public library, Education Law, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-30Opinion 98-5
… 802, 803, 806: An elective county coroner, who is also a funeral director, generally, would not have a prohibited … You ask whether an elective county coroner, who is also a funeral director, would have a prohibited interest in a … payment is made to the coroner as a sole proprietor of a funeral business. A coroner also would be deemed to have an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-98-5Opinion 96-15
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. BUILDING INSPECTOR -- Expenses (judgment arising from his or her … to pay a judgment arising from the conduct of the building inspector or from the town's planning and zoning activities … judgment arises partially from the actions of the building inspector or from the town's planning and zoning activities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-15