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COVID-19 Causes Big Financial Hit to NYC Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Industry
… highest average salary among the boroughs at $81,920. The Chelsea/Clinton/Midtown Manhattan Business District … both the Theater District and the recreation complex Chelsea Piers, had the largest concentration of jobs and … 3,800 130 33,540 4% Staten Island 1,500 140 29,590 2% NYC $93,500 $6,250 $79,290 100% Note: Columns may not add to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/covid-19-causes-big-financial-hit-nyc-arts-entertainment-and-recreation-industryService Credit for Tiers 2 through 6
… credit. As a NYSLRS member, you earn service credit for your paid public employment with a participating … You may also be able to receive additional service credit for public employment before you became a NYSLRS member or for military service. This booklet describes the types of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/service-credit-tiers-2-through-6DiNapoli: Improved Guidance Needed for State Agencies Using AI To Avoid Risks
… that the technology could be used irresponsibly, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … AI Governance. “New York state agencies are using AI to monitor prisoners’ phone calls, catch fraudulent driver’s … audit found insufficient central guidance and oversight to check that these systems are reliable and accurate, and no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-improved-guidance-needed-state-agencies-using-ai-avoid-risksDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Action for March 2017
… in Oneida and Montgomery Counties. $5.3 million for a solar highway initiative, including $3.2 million for 2 … Niagara Viaduct and Louisiana St. Bridge over I-90, Erie County. $1.8 million with Applications Software Technology … and over Hunterfield Creek, town of Prattsville, Greene County. $11.4 million with Defoe Corporation for restoration …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-action-march-2017Eco 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.pdfState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits and Examinations
… are still needed. State Education Department (SED): Spotted Zebra Learning Center, Inc., Compliance with the … Cost Manual (2016-S-81) During the 2013-14 school year, Spotted Zebra provided three SED-funded, rate-based preschool … counties. For the three years ended June 30, 2014, Spotted Zebra reported over $2.5 million in reimbursable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-and-examinationsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for June 2014
… budget. $9.4 million contract with Yankee Trails Inc. for shuttle bus services for state employees in Albany. Thruway Authority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-june-2014DiNapoli: Many SUNY Campus Foundations Operating Without Contracts or Proper Oversight
… A third of the 30 State University of New York (SUNY) campus foundations were operating without the contracts they are required to have with their campuses … by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. More than half of the foundations have not been audited by SUNY in at least 10 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/dinapoli-many-suny-campus-foundations-operating-without-contracts-or-proper-oversightDiNapoli: Audit Shows Health Department Overpaid Certain Medicaid Managed Care Premiums
… The state Department of Health (DOH) overpaid managed care organizations nearly $19 million for the state fiscal … in actuarial costs, incurred since 2009, from managed care organizations (MCOs). “With most of the state’s Medicaid recipients moving to managed care in recent years, it is of the utmost importance that DOH …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/10/dinapoli-audit-shows-health-department-overpaid-certain-medicaid-managed-care-premiumsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for December
… valued at $9.8 billion and approved more than 2.3 million payments worth $11 billion in December 2013. His office … 205 contract transactions valued at $358 million and 1,390 payments valued at $1.9 million due to fraud, waste and other … public authorities, and, in addition, audits all state payments. This independent review ensures that costs are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-decemberDiNapoli Finds Slow Property Tax Growth for Local Governments
… more with less.” Local government revenues increased by 1.9 and 1.4 percent in FYE 2012 and 2013, respectively, just … DiNapoli’s report notes that many local governments have cut programs and staff, diminished rainy day funds, deferred … problems before they become unmanageable. As of Sept. 30, 137 local governments and school districts were found to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-finds-slow-property-tax-growth-local-governmentsAdministration of the Contract With the Center for Urban Community Services
… opposed to the costs CUCS actually incurred. Other Related Audits/Reports of Interest New York City Administration for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/02/16/administration-contract-center-urban-community-servicesDiNapoli Audit: ESD Needs To Increase Transparency of Its Real Estate Holdings and Sales of Properties Below Fair Market Value
… the economic benefits of the transfer compared to the fair market value of the property, a new audit from State … to promote economic development, business investment and job creation in New York. The Public Authorities Law (PAL) … example, the expected benefits of the projects included job creation, but failed to provide any specific information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-audit-esd-needs-increase-transparency-its-real-estate-holdings-and-sales-properties-belowDiNapoli: Audit Finds up to $12.1 Million in Inappropriate Medicaid Payments
… inappropriate payments during 2015, including $2.3 million for dead patients and millions more for recipients who had been dropped from long term care … inappropriate payments during 2015 including $23 million for dead patients and millions more for recipients who had …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-audit-finds-121-million-inappropriate-medicaid-paymentsHomeless Services Housing Needs Assessment (Follow-Up)
… to health care (including physical and mental health), treatment for substance abuse, childcare services, and assistance with finding permanent housing. Local departments of social … aggregate data that would allow it to identify primary causes for clients not achieving permanent housing and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/14/homeless-services-housing-needs-assessment-followDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… value of nearly $136 billion in fiscal year end (FYE) 2023, an increase of 3.1% or over $4 billion, from the prior year, according to an annual report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … to rising IDA project values, which reached new highs in 2023 despite a modest decrease in the number of active …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportDiNapoli Calls For Stepped Up Enforcement of State's Bottle Bill
… The state Department of Taxation and Finance should increase monitoring and compliance with New York's returnable container deposit … all the funds the state is entitled to from bottlers and beverage distributors, according to an audit released … The state Department of Taxation and Finance should increase monitoring and compliance with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-calls-stepped-enforcement-states-bottle-billDiNapoli: Audit Highlights Opportunities for Improvement of Apprenticeship Programs to Enhance Value and Reach
… New York state’s over 900 registered apprenticeship programs … provide thousands of people with paid, hands-on training in skilled, in-demand trades, ranging from information technology to health care. A new audit released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-highlights-opportunities-for-improvement-of-apprenticeship-programs-to-enhance-value-and-reachDiNapoli: Audit Finds $6.8 Million in Medicaid Overpayments
… $3,521,562 in overpayments for 14,983 fee-for-service clinic claims that were inappropriate. The claims were … not have been paid. A data entry error in eMedNY allowed clinic services for enrollees of this plan to be processed as … weights; $389,813 in improper payments for inpatient, clinic, durable medical equipment, transportation, and eye …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-finds-68-million-medicaid-overpaymentsDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… mental health professional staff at all; 653 (95%) did not meet the recommended ratio of one school social worker for every 250 students; 450 districts (66%) did not meet the recommended ratio of one school counselor for every 250 students; and 344 (50%) did not meet the recommended ratio of one school psychologist for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schools