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DiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… sellers booming, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “2020 was a bleak … of the city’s retail workforce (31 percent), followed by White (25 percent), Black and African American (22 percent) and Asian (19 percent). By March 22, when New York’s statewide stay-at-home order …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… had been under an Algorithm Management and Policy Officer (AMPO). When OTI replaced the AMPO, many of the previous administration’s goals for … the risk each poses. It also recommended a review of past AMPO policies to identify areas that need to be strengthened …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsArtificial Intelligence Governance
… Objective To assess New York City’s progress in establishing an appropriate … governance structure over the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and systems. The audit … have identified key risks and created processes to address those risks. Other agencies have not created any …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/16/artificial-intelligence-governanceOversight of the Early Intervention Program
… Objective To determine whether the New York State Department of Health (Department) is … the Department must develop a comprehensive Child Find system (Child Find) that ensures eligible children in the … across the State in the referral and inclusion of children into the Program as well as in the availability of providers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/28/oversight-early-intervention-programNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Writes to President Biden in Support of His Planned Veto of Anti-ESG Resolution
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today wrote to President Biden in support of his planned veto of a resolution that would … It’s prudent, common-sense investing,” DiNapoli said. “Companies that don’t safeguard employees’ health and safety, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-writes-president-biden-support-his-planned-veto-anti-esg-resolutionFormer Treasurer of Patterson Volunteer Fire Department Pleads Guilty To Fraud and Tax Charges Arising From His Embezzlement of More Than $1.1 Million
… by writing checks to the two businesses he owned, 211 Medical, P.C. (“211 Medical”) and N.A.S. Management Co., Inc. (“N.A.S.”). MELIN … then deposited the checks to bank accounts held by 211 Medical or N.A.S. MELIN also charged expenses of 211 Medical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/former-treasurer-patterson-volunteer-fire-department-pleads-guilty-fraud-and-tax-charges-arising-hisDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits on Pace to Beat 2016
… Securities industry profits totaled $12.3 billion in the first half of 2017, one-third higher than the $9.3 … of higher profits, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "After a very …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-pace-beat-2016DiNapoli: New York's Public and Private Colleges and Universities Face Significant Challenges in Years Ahead
… A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli highlights the challenges New York’s higher education sector is facing, including a looming …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-new-yorks-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities-face-significant-challenges-yearsDiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… absenteeism rates among New York public and charter school students increased sharply as schools transitioned … learning after the COVID-19 pandemic subsided and remained high with nearly one in three students chronically absent … the 2022-23 school year (SY). The rates were highest for high school students at 34.1%, 7.6 percentage points higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolAs Racial Homeownership Disparities Persist, State's Mortgage Agency Increases Lending to Minority and Low-Income Borrowers
… The State of New York Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) has boosted lending and … for Long Island, averaging 27.8%. The New York City, Buffalo, and Rochester regions ranged between 13.3 and 15.3%, … data could be released more frequently on the Open Data NY portal, and county or neighborhood level data would …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/racial-homeownership-disparities-persist-states-mortgage-agency-increases-lending-minority-and-lowIdentifying, Reporting, and Providing Services for Youth at Risk of Sexual Human Trafficking in New York City
… Objective To determine if the New York City Administration for Children’s Services and the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development identify, report on, and … exploitation annually in the United States. New York City (NYC) reported an average of just 2,249 such children each …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/06/identifying-reporting-and-providing-services-youth-risk-sexual-human-trafficking-new-yorkDiNapoli: Shift in MTA's Paratransit Program Generates Cost Savings
… services.” They are primary carrier, broker, voucher, street hails, and E-Hail. The MTA defines primary carriers as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-shift-mtas-paratransit-program-generates-cost-savingsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced his … employees' signatures or show actual hours worked. Payroll records for the Department of Public Works revealed five …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsOpinion 90-48
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … cognizable due process liberty interest and is entitled to notice of the reasons for the municipality's concern over his … a matter of due process, a bidder is generally entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard prior to a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-48State Contract and Payment Actions in April
… of Employee Relations $1.2 million with Edenred Benefits LLC for third party administration of the NYS-Ride program. … of Verona in Oneida County. $6.4 million with Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. for service and support of Siemens medical equipment at Upstate Medical University. $1.5 million with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/state-contract-and-payment-actions-aprilNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… The State Comptroller’s office is committed to keeping New Yorkers regularly updated on the state’s economy and … of Job Gains, State Takes Initial Steps Toward Recovery New York State’s total employment count hit an all-time high …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-19-2020DiNapoli: Former Mahopac VFD Treasurer Sentenced After $5.6 Million Embezzlement
… for each of those years. Following law enforcement’s discovery of KLEIN’s embezzlement in September 2015, KLEIN …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-former-mahopac-vfd-treasurer-sentenced-after-56-million-embezzlementState Contract and Payment Actions in July
… costs and development expenses for a 988-space parking garage in Rochester. $3.8 million to Excell …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/state-contract-and-payment-actions-julyDiNapoli: NYC’s Tech Boom Partially Offset City's Pandemic Job Losses
… New York City’s tech sector boom helped prop up the city and state’s economies during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said … pandemic’s impact on the overall economy, the sector grew, and the number of companies and jobs has soared. For the tech sector’s continued success, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nycs-tech-boom-partially-offset-citys-pandemic-job-lossesDiNapoli: Wall St. First Half Profits Jumped
… because what happens on Wall Street directly impacts the New York State and New York City economies.” Industry performance … a decline of 5.6 percent compared to 2017, but still five times more than the $79,800 average for the rest of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-wall-st-first-half-profits-jumped