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DiNapoli: State Tax Collections Lagging Last Year by $1.2 Billion
… tax collections totaled $18.6 billion in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, $1.2 billion less than the same … year and personal income tax collections are falling short of what was expected," DiNapoli said. "Taxpayer anticipation of federal tax changes has contributed to the decline. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-lagging-last-year-12-billionDiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC
… groups that provided new connections, especially in the South Bronx and Brooklyn during the height of the pandemic. … Brooklyn. Out of 18 neighborhoods (one-third of the total 55) with the highest shares of households with income below … Broadband Challenges in New York State Economic Snapshot: South Bronx …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nycOpinion 91-58
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time … issues discussed in the opinion. REFERENDUM -- Advisory (site plan approval) GENERAL CITY LAW, §30-a: In the absence … Whether a city may conduct an advisory referendum on the question of whether to grant site plan approval and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-58Opinion 95-8
… Distributions of forfeiture moneys under section 1349(2)(h)(i) and (ii) of the CPLR must be deposited, respectively, in a … offenses. Moneys distributed pursuant to section 1349(2)(h) may not be used for youth programs. You have requested our …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-95-8DiNapoli: DMV Must Do More to Crack Down on Unregistered Auto Repair Shops
… practices. But the audit revealed DMV has established little in the way of controls to restrict unregistered repair …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/08/dinapoli-dmv-must-do-more-crack-down-unregistered-auto-repair-shopsDiNapoli: New York May Be Paying Medicaid Premiums for People Living Out-of-State
… federal Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS), which matches enrollment data of public assistance … NYSOH started. DOH did not start reviews of the NYSOH PARIS match results until two years later, in October 2019. … outside of New York according to data sources other than PARIS, such as the U.S. Postal Service’s National Change of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-new-york-may-be-paying-medicaid-premiums-people-living-out-stateDiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… for the next fiscal year, helping the city balance its FY 2025 executive budget, according to a report released today … average of more than $200 million annually beginning in FY 2025. New York City has generated substantial savings from … net savings of $2.6 billion in FY 2024, $2.3 billion in FY 2025, and an average of nearly $2.2 billion in the out-years, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsDiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding New York State Health Insurance Plan
… She was arrested in September 2023 following a joint investigation by Comptroller DiNapoli, the Ulster County … of Investigations (FBI) – Hudson Valley White Collar Crime Task Force, and the New York State Police. “Ms. … agencies that are part of the Hudson Valley White Collar Crime Task Force, as well as between our Office and the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-pleads-guilty-defrauding-new-york-state-health-insurance-planDiNapoli: New York City's Budget Outlook Improves
… and planned cost savings benefited New York City’s budget outlook for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, but funding for education … Despite the short-term improvement to the city’s fiscal outlook and efforts to minimize service impact, the city … report projects overtime could total $2 billion. Outlook Ahead The city should continue to seek efficiencies …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-outlook-improvesDiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back
… in 2024 that could have ballooned to $1.6 billion in 2026. With new funds made available by the state and city, … budgets throughout its five-year financial plan through 2027. MTA projects its overall revenue will increase by 4.4% … downstate casinos to provide $500 million in each of 2026 and 2027. Any delay in the casinos’ approval could throw …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-backDiNapoli Analysis Finds Sharp Decline in Homeless Veterans in New York
… since then. By 2022, federal funding had increased 635% to $2.7 billion. New York City Leads the Way The … of a county’s population, the highest share is in Jefferson County, with 13%. Analysis Reductions in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-analysis-finds-sharp-decline-homeless-veterans-new-yorkAccessibility for People With Disabilities
… To determine whether the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has taken adequate steps to ensure State parks and historic sites are accessible and can accommodate persons … To determine whether the Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation has taken adequate steps to ensure …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/accessibility-people-disabilitiesDiNapoli: New State Funds Open Door for MTA to Ease Debt, Build Stronger Future Budgets
… to lag pre-pandemic levels, and with an ambitious 2020-2024 capital program still facing funding risks, the MTA will … lockbox debt service and excluding debt issued after the 2020-2024 capital program) is projected to reach nearly $5 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-new-state-funds-open-door-mta-ease-debt-build-stronger-future-budgetsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… A pattern of poor budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School … budget or hiring new employees, undermines the principles of transparency and accountability. Brentwood officials … For example, the board paid the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtDiNapoli: Young People in NYC Still Face Double-Digit Unemployment
… after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, young people in New York City continue to face double-digit unemployment, with young men experiencing the greatest challenges in finding work, according to a report released today by … after the height of the COVID19 pandemic young people in New York City continue to face doubledigit unemployment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-young-people-nyc-still-face-double-digit-unemploymentDiNapoli: Federal Aid, Increasing Tax Revenues and Savings Boost New York City's Surplus
… near future,” DiNapoli said. “The plan also addresses $1.2 billion in recurring risks my office previously raised. … than expected. Budget gaps during FY 2024 through FY 2026 will average about $2.7 billion, an amount that has proven manageable …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-federal-aid-increasing-tax-revenues-and-savings-boost-new-york-citys-surplusDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Thirty-one school districts were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State … year (SY) ending June 30, 2025, up from 22 districts in fiscal stress the prior year. “In recent years, pandemic-related federal funding as well as … Thirtyone school districts were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli Releases October State Cash Report
… Plan, issued by the state Division of the Budget (DOB) on Nov. 14. Collections for personal income tax (PIT) through …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-releases-october-state-cash-reportXVII.2 Overview – XVII. Lapsing Appropriations
… Stabilization Account appropriations lapse after close of business on June 30 or the first business day following if June 30 falls on a non-business day. Local Assistance, Community Projects, Capital … Stabilization Account appropriations lapse after close of business on June 30 or the first business day following if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xvii/xvii2-overviewState Fiscal Year 2022-23 Enacted Budget Analysis
… $220,472 5.3% $47,492 27.5% Note: SFY 2022-23 estimates are DOB projections included in the FY 2023 Executive Budget … the State’s statutory debt caps. Since the Debt Reform Act only counts “bonds or notes,” this utilizes a loophole to … State revenues. Policymakers should seek to utilize pay-as-you-go financing, rather than debt, to the greatest extent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/state-fiscal-year-2022-23-enacted-budget-analysis