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DiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments
… New York State’s affordable housing agency, Homes and … and records at four Mitchell-Lama developments in New York City – 753 Classon Ave. Housing Co. (Classon), … Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City … New York States affordable housing agency …
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.
… appropriate Program services to clients, though it does not always ensure that clients are in affordable …
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
… to the State Education Department's "Teachers Incentive Fund" grant program. DiNapoli's auditors reviewed 515 …
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
… active projects with an aggregate value of $126 billion in 2021, a 10.4%, or $11.9 billion, increase compared to … increased by 1.5%. “IDAs can play an important role in helping local economies and businesses expand. This report … the period increased 76% from $16.5 million per project in 2011 to $29.2 million in 2021. County IDAs were …
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
… emergency management coordination left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID-19 … from COVID-19, and more than 13,000 contracted the virus in its residential programs from March 2020 to April 2022. … and oversight put residents, families and staff in harm’s way. I urge OPWDD to implement our recommendations …
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
… discrimination on the basis of a disability, too many New York City Parks Department facilities have barriers to people … many don’t meet ADA standards, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Federal law demands …
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
… interpretation of certain provisions of the State Social Services Law, the Justice Center limited auditors' access to … Center faced the difficult task of sorting through a system troubled with delays, questionable follow up and other … This isn't about finger-pointing if some of the old system's problems still exist. It is about keeping New York's …
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
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today released an audit that found the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services … federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act underscores how critical strengthening cybersecurity is across New York. … and Schuyler; cities including New York, Buffalo, Yonkers, Long Beach and Olean; towns including Brookhaven, Ulster, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-new-york-needs-improve-cybersecurity-support-local-governments-and-public-authoritiesRabbi Who Pleaded Guilty to Stealing $5 Million of Funds Intended for Special Needs Students Sentenced to Up to Three Years in Prison
… that Rabbi Samuel Hiller, the former assistant director of Island Child Development Center, once one of the City's … actions." Comptroller Thomas P. Dinapoli, said, "Pocketing millions of dollars in money intended to aid children with … 53, of Woodmere, and Daniel Laniado, 44, of Brooklyn - have pleaded guilty to various charges for their involvement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/rabbi-who-pleaded-guilty-stealing-5-million-funds-intended-special-needs-students-sentenced-threeDiNapoli Urges Changes to Protect Children Placed in Custody of Relatives or Guardians
… is not doing enough to ensure adequate protections are in place for children who are placed in the custody of relatives or another suitable person … oversight and uniform standards to ensure children in direct placement are not put into another bad situation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… who had virtually no chance of getting an apartment in their lifetime, an audit released today by New York State … The audit examined application fees at three developments in Manhattan: Trinity House, a rental development on the … apartments, there is potentially a significantly larger amount of fees being held by developments around the five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeDiNapoli: State Education Employment Program For New Yorkers With Disabilities Falling Short
… “People with disabilities often face great obstacles in finding and keeping the jobs they want, and the pandemic … failure to monitor progress and by significant delays in implementing the individual plans for achieving … a chief disability officer, and hope that this will result in much-needed improvements to the state’s services and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-state-education-employment-program-new-yorkers-disabilities-falling-shortReimbursement of Homeless Shelter Providers – Westhab Inc.’s Coachman Family Center
… Guidance), as well as the contract, which provide guidance on the eligibility of reimbursable costs, the documentation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/03/01/reimbursement-homeless-shelter-providers-westhab-incs-coachman-family-centerDiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… in New York have accumulated $267 billion in debt, the equivalent of $13,487 for every resident in the state, … debt reported by state and local authorities is now posted on DiNapoli’s transparency website, OpenBookNewYork.com . … on behalf of other entities. The report also detailed how the state relies on public authorities as a backdoor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityUniversity at Albany – Sabbatical and Other Paid Leave
… sabbatical. This employee received a total of $38,082 in salaries and stipends while on sabbatical. Also, this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/30/university-albany-sabbatical-and-other-paid-leaveDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… with enrollment requirements was over five years ago, yet our audit shows payments to providers that are still not … denied,” DiNapoli said. “Medicaid is vital to millions of New Yorkers in need of quality health care and the Department of Health must do a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programDiNapoli: Better DEC Oversight of Dams Recommended To Prevent Failures and Safeguard Communities
… maintain dams in a safe condition. Dam failures can occur for a host of reasons, including floods, construction … certain condition ratings require the dam owner to act. For example, a condition rating of unsafe requires immediate … drain the reservoir to reduce or eliminate the potential for a dam failure. DiNapoli’s audit also recommends DEC: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-better-dec-oversight-dams-recommended-prevent-failures-and-safeguard-communitiesVoluntary Compliance Program
… compliance provides an opportunity for eligible holders of unclaimed funds to voluntarily report past due items. The Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/unclaimed-funds/reporters/voluntary-compliance-programDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… of Health to develop and execute a strategic plan for the maintenance and use of these and future medical equipment purchases, so New York is well prepared for the next public health emergency.” To compete for the purchase of durable medical equipment (DME) at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringEco News - April 2024
Over the last year, my office has conducted audits of the State’s air quality monitoring, the MTA’s preparedness for extreme weather events, the security of our water supply and more.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/press/pdf/eco-newsletter-2024.pdf