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DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… $5.3 billion from the prior year, according to an annual report on IDAs released by State Comptroller Thomas P. … by 58, or 1.3%, since 2019. This continues a long-term trend, where project values have increased by 57% and the … number of projects has declined by 4% since 2010. “This report gives taxpayers a clear look at the financial and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… compared to the fair market value of the property, a new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found. … and better disclosure explaining the economic benefits to New York’s taxpayers for sales of properties below their fair … development, business investment and job creation in New York. The Public Authorities Law (PAL) requires it to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for November
… money. Independent audits also help ensure payments are free from fraud, waste and improprieties. The Comptroller’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-novemberAnnual Report on Audits of State Agencies and Public Authorities
As required by law this annual report summarizes the results of all the State agency and public authority audit reports issued by the Office of the State Comptroller from October 1 2023 through September 30 2024
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/annual-report-audits-state-agencies-and-public-authoritiesDiNapoli Recommends Ways For LIRR To Get Back On Track
… The Long Island Rail Road's (LIRR) limited plans for handling … LIRR Guideline does not discuss these type of events, or how to provide service when they occur. Of the remaining six … recommendations: Review recent incidents and ensure plans are developed to cover the major types of incidents that have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-recommends-ways-lirr-get-back-trackDiNapoli: MTA Needs to Improve Efforts to do Business with Minority- and Women-Owned Businesses
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) set annual goals for minority- and women-owned business … Auditors also found the authority’s annual goals at times failed to include information from all of its divisions. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-needs-improve-efforts-do-business-minority-and-women-owned-businessesDiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… audit. Read the report , or go to: http://osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093019/sga-2019-18s24.pdf Earlier audits by DiNapoli’s office found similar problems with duplicate payments. See: http://osc.state.ny.us/audits/allaudits/093016/14s4.pdf See: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsAuditors Find Safety Hazards at Pre-K Facilities in New York City
… Auditors observed 24 health and safety violations during site visits to 11 contracted center-based UPK providers. At … was accessible to the children in the laundry room. During site visits to the seven contracted school-based UPK …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/auditors-find-safety-hazards-pre-k-facilities-new-york-cityDiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed for Youth Jobs Programs
… P. DiNapoli today announced that an audit of the New York Youth Jobs Program found that the state agencies overseeing the program, including the Departments of Labor and Tax and Finance, did not ensure that participating businesses hired only people who qualified for the program and that the tax credits they were given were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-youth-jobs-programsDiNapoli: Capital Planning Problems Persist at NYRA
… projects and formally estimate project costs funded by Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) revenue, according to an audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-capital-planning-problems-persist-nyraDiNapoli: Health Departments Need to Clean Up Act on Food Safety
… found that food safety inspectors are identifying hundreds of establishments with serious violations, including food … them target their limited resources to areas of greatest need or at highest risk. DiNapoli’s auditors did find that … performance of designated health department functions that need improvements; identify patterns and/or areas of concern …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/04/dinapoli-health-departments-need-clean-act-food-safetyDiNapoli: Improvements at NYS Parks Needed to Remove Barriers for People With Disabilities
Parks across New York State were found to have inaccessible entrances and restrooms obstacles on access trails and paths and limited parking for people with disabilities according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-improvements-nys-parks-needed-remove-barriers-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments
… is included in the audit. This is the first in a series of audits on the physical and financial conditions at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hazardous-conditions-persist-mitchell-lama-developmentsOversight of the Supported Housing Program – Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc.
… to August 31, 2016. Background OMH provides services to New York State residents with mental illness both directly … Sky Light Center Inc. - Supported Housing Program (2012-S-37) Office of Mental Health: Assertive Community Treatment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/04/oversight-supported-housing-program-rehabilitation-support-services-incDiNapoli Finds Major Problems with Rochester School District Payments
… ," or go to: http://www.osc.state.ny.us/localgov/audits/schools/2017/rochester.htm For access to state and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/dinapoli-finds-major-problems-rochester-school-district-paymentsDiNapoli: Value of IDA Projects Grew 10% in 2021 to $126 Billion
… New York’s 107 local Industrial Development Authorities (IDAs) … compared to 2020, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The number of IDA projects increased by 1.5%. “IDAs can play an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-value-ida-projects-grew-10-percent-in-2021-to-126-billionDiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… the worst waves of COVID-19. The audit noted OPWDD’s stockpile of PPE was exhausted early in the pandemic, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicDiNapoli: NYC Parks Can Do More to Correct Barriers to People With Disabilities
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Federal law demands equal access to public spaces, but we found hundreds of barriers to … Most of the barriers were Readily Achievable. The survey was supposed to be the basis of an accessibility … with no grab bars. Accessibility information on Parks’ website was not always accurate and was contradicted by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-nyc-parks-can-do-more-correct-barriers-people-disabilitiesAudit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… serious acts of abuse or neglect against vulnerable New Yorkers off a registry, a list of individuals prohibited … direct care of patients, according to an audit released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors also … grant complete access to its records to Disability Rights New York (DRNY), the not-for-profit group designated by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli: New York Needs to Improve Cybersecurity Support to Local Governments and Public Authorities
… sessions on phishing emails between July 2020 and March 2021. Between August 2019 and December 2020, CIRT conducted …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authorities