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DiNapoli: Pandemic Necessity and Opportunity Fuel Business Growth in New York City
… in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … New Yorkers fueled small business growth. Changes to how people work and how businesses operate, along with federal aid, allowed people to either start a business or expand by providing services …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-pandemic-necessity-and-opportunity-fuel-business-growth-new-york-cityDiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… cracks; and an oil leak on the station platform. Several of the defects involved water conditions (water leaks and … defect. The MTA's New York City Transit, Division of Station Environment and Operations is charged with taking … to inspect subway stations every 72 hours. However, 20 of the 21 priority "A" defects found by DiNapoli's auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsOpinion 88-45
… credit", it has also advised the county that the program is permissible because it complies with those provisions of … You ask whether, in our opinion, the proposed program is legal. The Local Finance Law is the exclusive law governing the manner in which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-45Opinion 93-30
Whether the cost incurred by a village in transporting an individual from a village justice court to a county jail after the individual has been arraigned in village justice court and committed by the village justice to the custody of the county sheriff is a charge of the village or the county
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-93-30DiNapoli: New York's Public and Private Colleges and Universities Face Significant Challenges in Years Ahead
… diverse, and nurture a spirit of innovation and community in their students.” Falling Enrollment and Looming Enrollment Cliff In large part due to demographic changes, attracting … and New York’s share of enrollment has decreased. In Fall 1970, New York’s higher education institutions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-new-yorks-public-and-private-colleges-and-universities-face-significant-challenges-yearsIX.7.E Disaster Assistance – IX. Federal Grants
… a disaster event. This process requires the participation of staff in the Division of Budget (DOB), Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix7e-disaster-assistanceDiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… the number of permanent supportive housing units (52,462 vs. 78,758) and permanent housing beds (21,672 vs. 26,059), but lags other large states in the number of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkControls Over Unclaimed Bottle Deposits
… Purpose The objectives of our performance audit were to determine whether the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) is enforcing … initiator to collect a 5 cent deposit on containers of less than one gallon of many beverages sold in the State, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/12/19/controls-over-unclaimed-bottle-depositsUnified Court System Bulletin No. UCS-180
… and non-salary benefits for Judges and Justices of the state paid courts of the Unified Court System. The Commission … in Bargaining Unit 86 whose Pay Basis Code is LEG with an Employee Status of Active (A) or Leave with Pay (P) on or … who received the salary increase and identifies the salaries that were automatically increased. Other fields on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/unified-court-system/ucs-180-april-2012-salary-increase-judges-and-justices-unified-courtDiNapoli: State Pension Fund Value $206.9 Billion
… 11.35 percent return on investments in the state fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2018. The Fund ended the year … Domestic Equities 13.94% 36.6% Core Fixed Income 2.05% 16.8% Non-US Equities 17.02% 15.2% Private Equity 18.70% 8.3% Real Estate 9.01% 6.7% Global Equities 17.49% 5.3% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-value-2069-billionDiNapoli: Georgia Woman Pleads Guilty to Stealing Her Deceased Father's NY State Pension Checks
… District Attorney David Soares and the New York State Police today announced that Alayne Bertolino pleaded guilty … father, Joseph Bertolino, was a detective with the Nassau County Police Department who retired in 1991. His pension checks were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-georgia-woman-pleads-guilty-stealing-her-deceased-fathers-ny-state-pension-checksAssertive Community Treatment Program
… are licensed by the Office and operate throughout the State to provide services for up to 5,000 recipients. ACT … every six months, develop treatment plans based on assessment outcomes, and track progress. The Office uses … with the remainder being funded directly by the State. Key Findings The Office is not effectively overseeing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/06/assertive-community-treatment-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… P. DiNapoli today announced his office completed audits of Village of Endicott , Village of Hempstead , Town of Hoosick , Town of Lake Pleasant , Town …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Collection of Petroleum Business Tax and Motor Fuel Excise Tax (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Collection of Petroleum Business … of fuel at a cents-per-gallon rate at different points in the distribution chain, depending on the product involved. … the PBT rate is 17.3 cents per gallon, up from 16.6 cents in 2021. Transactions exempt from PBT include sales to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/08/collection-petroleum-business-tax-and-motor-fuel-excise-tax-followMaintenance and Inspection of Event Recorder Units (Follow-Up)
… and one of the largest in the world. As of August 25, 2021, Transit has 6,455 subway cars that travel over 665 … Train (NTT) cars (R142, R142A, R143, R160, and R188). In June 2020, the R179 train cars were deployed into revenue … The objective of our initial audit, issued on July 18, 2019, was to determine whether Transit complied with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/21/maintenance-and-inspection-event-recorder-units-follow2021 Fall Conference - Bureau of State Payroll Services
2021 Fall Conference Payroll Presentations and Information
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/2021-fall-conference-bureau-state-payroll-servicesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter
… Local sales tax collections totaled $5.2 billion in the third quarter (July-September of 2021), up $861 … impact growth.” Statewide, every region saw solid growth in sales tax collections during the third quarter compared to … City, the July-September period marked the fifth quarter in a row that county and city sales tax receipts met or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-20-third-quarterOversight of Drug Disposal
… practice alternative, and further reinforced this policy in its updated 2017 Guidance for Proper Pharmaceutical … The disposal of unused and unwanted controlled substances in New York State is regulated at the federal level primarily … drugs. However, there are improvement opportunities in some of their pharmaceutical management practices. While …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/15/oversight-drug-disposalNew Customer-Focused Subway Metrics
… Objective To determine whether New York City Transit’s (Transit) new metrics provide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/17/new-customer-focused-subway-metricsCompliance With Executive Order 88 – Energy Efficiency of State Buildings (Follow-Up)
… Objective To assess the extent of implementation of the three … and energy security in the State. EO 88 is intended to accomplish broader State policy goals, such as reducing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/10/15/compliance-executive-order-88-energy-efficiency-state-buildings-follow