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New York Schools Reported More Than 32,000 Violent and Disruptive Incidents in the 2017-18 School Year

… offenses. Incident rates climb with grade level: middle or junior high schools had 13.6 incidents per 1,000 students and … 40 percent of all, or 1,034 schools) compared to middle or junior high schools (11.4 percent) and senior high schools …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/new-york-schools-reported-more-32000-violent-and-disruptive-incidents-2017-18-school-year

DiNapoli Finds Schools Falling Short on Emergency Planning

… incidents. My auditors looked at a sample of big and small schools in urban, suburban and rural settings. We found … Department to re-engage the NYS Safe Schools Task Force to make sure our children and school personnel are safe. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/07/dinapoli-finds-schools-falling-short-emergency-planning

State Comptroller DiNapoli Report Details LIRR Delays in 2017

… Atlantic Avenue, the second-busiest western terminal in New York City. The on-time performance of trains using Penn … have said that operations are constrained by the limited platform space at Penn Station and by the East River tunnels …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-report-details-lirr-delays-2017

What is a Defined Benefit Plan?

… investment returns have covered 75 percent of the cost of pensions. With defined benefit plans, retirement assets are pooled, and … their individual account, so market downturns, especially near retirement, can affect the value of the benefit. During …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/members/defined-benefit-plan

DiNapoli: 23 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress

… Stress Monitoring System for the school year (SY) ending on June 30, 2021, down from 31 school districts in fiscal … School districts are given a fiscal stress score based on several factors: year-end fund balance, operating deficits and surpluses, cash position, and reliance on short-term debt for cash-flow. The monitoring system, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-23-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stress

DiNapoli: Taxpayers Moving Out of State Spiked in 2020, Led by Those Leaving NYC

… A report released today found more than one of every 100 resident personal income tax (PIT) filers left New York … the decline in 2021 was concentrated at incomes less than $100,000, partially offset by an increase in the number of … to the pandemic. In 2021, an equivalent of one in every 100 married resident filers left New York. Married filers …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-taxpayers-moving-out-state-spiked-2020-led-those-leaving-nyc

Opinion 2001-7

… of capital improvements to the water or sewer system ( Video Aid v Town of Wallkill , 203 AD2d 554, 610 NYS2d 610 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-7

IV.4.F Capital Projects – IV. Accounting Codes - Uses and Descriptions

… 60720 Books/Media Acquisition of books, photos, film, video, CD’s, etc. held as individual use or in a collection. …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-iv/iv4f-capital-projects

DiNapoli: Mobile Sports Betting Adds to State Revenue, But Calls to Problem Gambling Hotline Rise as Gaming Expansion Continues

… the most forms of gaming nationwide. State revenues from video lottery terminal (VLT) facilities, casinos, and …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mobile-sports-betting-adds-state-revenue-calls-problem-gambling-hotline-rise-gaming

State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits

… health (TMH) uses two-way, real-time interactive audio and video equipment to provide and support mental health services …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits

State Contract and Payment Actions in November

… Commission $223.3 million with Everi Games Inc. for a new video lottery system. Office of General Services $5.1 million …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/state-contract-and-payment-actions-november

DiNapoli: Buffalo's Financial Condition Improves

… The city of Buffalo’s finances have stabilized in recent years because of careful budget … The report is part of a series of fiscal profiles on municipalities across the state. “Buffalo’s finances are … in the past decade, and aggressive debt refinancing have led to savings of more than $66 million in interest …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-buffalos-financial-condition-improves

State Contract and Payment Actions in April

… $32.6 million to Fuller Road Management Corporation for design, construction, and facility improvements to SUNY … in Buffalo. $3 million to the city of Auburn for facility design, renovation and construction, and the purchase of … $3.1 million to Tappan Zee Constructors LLC for the New NY Bridge project. $1.1 million to HNTB New York Engineering …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-april

DiNapoli: NYC's Shelter Repair Process Needs Its Own Fix

… bathrooms at the 172-unit Auburn Family Residence (Brooklyn) were supposed to finish in Dec. 2018, but that was … replacement project at the Park Slope Women’s Shelter (Brooklyn) was put on DHS’ capital plan in March 2015 but work … to the stairway, heating system, and roof at the Willow Ave. Men’s Shelter (Bronx) was added to the capital plan in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/08/dinapoli-nycs-shelter-repair-process-needs-its-own-fix

DiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to SNAP Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food

… to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s largest program helping households obtain … 2021 and 2023. Almost 3 million New Yorkers relied on SNAP as of March 2025. “The state has made meaningful efforts … $1.4 and 2.2 billion in new annual costs within the financial plan period. Eligibility would be limited in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-proposed-congressional-cuts-snap-program-mean-more-new-yorkers-without-enough-food

State Contract and Payment Actions in June

… LLC for SUNY-wide library databases serials and streaming video platforms. $1.5 million with Elmer W Davis Inc. for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/state-contract-and-payment-actions-june

State Contract and Payment Actions in March

… County. $12.4 million with Transcore LP for E-Z Pass NY transponder distribution services. Department of … and access improvements on the Van Wyck Expressway in Queens County. $19.8 million with Suit-Kote Corp. for milling … $4.3 million to NextCorps Inc. for the Luminate NY program to attract and grow optics, photonics and imaging …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/state-contract-and-payment-actions-march

State Contract and Payment Actions in December

… Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,484 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.6 billion and approved … Education Department $1.1 billion in general aid to 518 school districts. $934.7 million in excess cost aid for …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/state-contract-and-payment-actions-december