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DiNapoli: NYC Budget Is Balanced but Risks Loom As Fiscal and Economic Concerns Grow
… New York City’s adopted $119.7 billion fiscal year (FY) 2026 budget is currently balanced (including pre-payments) but there are … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s finances in fiscal year 2025 benefited from … New York Citys adopted $1197 billion fiscal year FY 2026 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-nyc-budget-balanced-risks-loom-fiscal-and-economic-concerns-growFinancial Condition and Selected Expenses
… totals about $2.3 billion. In November 2006, NYRA filed for bankruptcy due to its poor financial condition, including … annual loss of about $22 million). Moreover, NYRA has not developed a sufficient plan to make operations profitable … benefits, and depreciation) totaling $13.2 million from profit and loss calculations. Thus, NYRA actually lost $11.5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/10/financial-condition-and-selected-expensesDiNapoli: As Subway On-Time Performance Falls Behind, Better Plans Needed To Get Trains Back On Track
… Train delays have increased as the subway system’s on-time … 2014. The MTA’s Transit division considered a subway train on time if it reached the end of the line within five … examined what caused more than half of the almost 500,000 train delays from March 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/08/dinapoli-subway-time-performance-falls-behind-better-plans-needed-get-trains-back-trackHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment
… Each client who receives temporary housing in a certified shelter must take part in a Needs Assessment (Assessment) and … – and outlining specific goals to help the client exit the shelter and return to self-sufficiency. The ILP includes … be completed within the first 10 days of admission to the shelter. The lack of an Assessment, or a late or incomplete …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/15/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessmentDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… loan costs from payment waivers; and $256 per capita for Restaurant Revitalization and Shuttered Venues Operations. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsOversight of Disability Services
… Objective To determine whether the State University of New York has adequately provided access to campuses, … October 2022. About the Program The State University of New York (SUNY) is the largest comprehensive system of public … to and usable by individuals with disabilities. For any new construction or alteration that began on or after March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/09/oversight-disability-servicesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… they were reasonably funded. Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District – Capital Project Change Orders …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-0Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Guilty Plea by Former Met Council CFO in $9M Kickback Scheme
… guilty plea, Friedman will be sentenced to four months in jail and will pay $775,000 in restitution. If he fails to pay …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/05/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-guilty-plea-former-met-council-cfo-9m-kickbackSelected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Selected State Agencies’ Roles in Financial Literacy (Report 2020-S-53 … as a key education initiative at both the federal and state levels. As defined by the U.S. Department of the … for those with lower financial literacy. In 2021, New York State enacted legislation that essentially creates a single …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/10/23/selected-state-agencies-roles-financial-literacy-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Local Districts that submit this data. Auditors found OTDA does not have access to the client-level data collected in … toward achieving permanent housing, and better determine what programs are used or needed by the homeless population. … Development’s point-in-time count. New York State Health Insurance Program – UnitedHealthcare Insurance Company of New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsWall Street Bonuses Rose In 2012
… by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Wall Street is still in transition, but it is slowly adjusting to changes … DiNapoli said. "Profits and bonuses rebounded in 2012, but the industry is still restructuring. Despite its smaller … out. DiNapoli also reported that: The average cash bonus rose by an estimated 9 percent to almost $121,900 in 2012. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2013/02/wall-street-bonuses-rose-2012DiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… the state budget provided dedicated sources of revenue to close projected budget gaps, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual … improved financial picture, the burden is now on the MTA to improve the region’s transit system and win riders back, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backState Agencies Bulletin No. 1811
… The NYS item number is 99999 similar to other items that are appointment level changed such as trainees and … Additionally, OSC will provide agencies via email with a list of employees to review and process. Agency Actions – Pay … an eligible employee who was not included on the list provided by OSC, the agency must email the Payroll …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1811-new-procedure-maintaining-job-data-information-employees-reallocatedMaternal Health
… Objectives To determine whether the Department of Health (DOH) has implemented recommendations with the goal of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity in New York State; and whether DOH is effectively monitoring … to ensure rates of maternal mortality and morbidity are improving. The audit covered the period from January 2018 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/07/30/maternal-healthOpinion 95-23
… among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues discussed in … of documentation) TOWN LAW, §118(1): The town board, or the town comptroller if claims are audited by the town … the statement by the town officer whose action gave rise or origin to a claim to be based on that officer's review of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-23Opinion 2006-5
… in excess of the amounts so specified in the notice of hearing on the preliminary budget, except by local law … of highways must be specified in the notice of hearing on the town’s annual preliminary budget. 2 See also, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2006-5DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Toll Increases Should Be Last Option
… beginning in 2024 for the Governor Mario M. Cuomo (Cuomo) Bridge. It also expands the rate differential between New … in January 2021, when tolls were increased for the Cuomo Bridge, those paying through the mail and drivers from out-of-state, and again in January 2022 for the Cuomo Bridge. DiNapoli’s report found that the Thruway’s finances …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-thruway-authority-toll-increases-should-be-last-optionOpinion 90-15
… (establishment of position of deputy town police commissioner) TOWN BOARD -- Powers and Duties (establishment of position of deputy town police commissioner) LOCAL LAWS -- Abolition and Creation of … (establishment of position of deputy town police commissioner) -- Procedural Requirements (mandatory …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-15XII.10.C Verifying Vendor Licenses, Certifications, Registrations, Insurance, and Qualifications – XII. Expenditures
… payment when the vendor is: required to be licensed, certified or registered to practice their profession or … and practice of 48 professions, including Physicians, Certified Public Accountants, Architects, Registered Nurses … contracts with a vendor that is required to be licensed, certified, registered or insured to practice their profession …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii10c-verifying-vendor-licenses-certifications-registrations-insurance-and-qualificationsOpinion 2005-9
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … EDUCATION LAW §§1901, 1914, 2102-a: A board member of a central high school district who is also an elected … Whether a board member of a central high school district who is also an elected …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2005-9