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… where customers can connect with the Staten Island Ferry (Ferry) to Manhattan. SIR trains run 24 hours a day, seven … MTA website. The schedule is designed to accommodate the Ferry, which is operated by the NYC Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/09/15/time-performanceOpinion 96-18
… of express statutory authority ( McCabe v Voorhis , 243 NY 401; Mills v Sweeney , 219 NY 213; Kupferman v Katz , 19 AD2d 824, 243 NYS2d 773, affd …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-18DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $11.9 Billion in First Half of 2025, Up 3.7% Over Prior Year
Local government sales tax collections totaled $119 billion in the first half of 2025 an increase of 37 $423 million compared to the same period last year according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-11-point-9-billion-first-half-2025-3-point-7-percent-over-prior-yearPurchasing and Procurement Practices (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Purchasing and Procurement Practices (Report 2020-S-67 ). About the … thoroughbred racetracks: Aqueduct Racetrack, Belmont Park, and Saratoga Race Course. In September 2008, upon renewal of … settlement agreement conveying all rights, titles, and interests in its racetracks to the State. In return, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/01/18/purchasing-and-procurement-practices-followState Comptroller DiNapoli Statement on New York City Budget & Financial Plan
… the city budgeted for its largest ever drop in property tax collections, a remarkable turnaround in property values emerged. The tentative property tax rolls now exceed the record 2021 level, three years … revenue annually, given the state of the commercial real estate market and potential tax appeals. Wall Street profits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/state-comptroller-dinapoli-statement-new-york-city-budget-financial-planDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers to Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to spend the gift cards they received this holiday season in … If not, the money could eventually get turned over to the Office of Unclaimed Funds. In the last seven years, the amount returned to DiNapoli’s office in unused gift cards has risen sharply …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Over 12% in Second Quarter of 2022
… or nearly $604 million compared to the same quarter last year, according to a new report issued by State Comptroller … the first time since March 2021 that the overall monthly year-over-year growth dipped below double-digits. “Local sales tax … or nearly $604 million compared to the same quarter last year according to a new report …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-over-12-second-quarter-2022New NY Broadband Program
… funding, establishing grant disbursement agreements with Internet service providers (ISPs), verifying completed work, … as of November 2021. Currently, BPO states that broadband Internet is available to 98.95% of the State. Key Findings … it a less viable option to meet the needs of today’s Internet users. Over half of the 126 projects experienced …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/07/01/new-ny-broadband-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… 31, 2019 in the general and highway funds and water district were excessive, ranging from 89 percent to 536 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-audits-1Newburgh Fire Chief Charged in White Plains Federal Court with Fraudulently Obtaining Retirement Benefits
… in pension benefits by failing to report his return to work in the public sector to the New York State and Local … public corruption." Mr. Bharara praised the investigative work of the FBI, the Office of the New York State … in pension benefits by failing to report his return to work in the public sector to the New York State and Local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/newburgh-fire-chief-charged-white-plains-federal-court-fraudulently-obtaining-retirement-benefitsOpinion 2001-9
… contracts between the county and either a local chamber of commerce or an empire zone corporation, if he serves, in a … that both the empire zone corporation and the chamber of commerce are not-for-profit corporations. We are also … 802(1)(b) may also apply to a contract with the chamber of commerce. The exception in section 802(1)(b) applies to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-9Opinion 90-8
… affairs and government ( Fire Department of the City of Rochester v City of Rochester , 23 AD2d 183, 259 NYS2d 517, affd 16 NY2d 933, 264 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-8Opinion 91-26
… daughter of the president of the library board as a junior architect. You state that neither the board president nor his …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-26Opinion 92-3
… CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Engineering Services (consulting engineer as creditor of planning board chairman) -- Interest … in Contract (contracts of creditors) PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- Ethics (consulting engineer as creditor of planning board chairman) ZONING AND PLANNING -- Planning Boards (consulting engineer as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-3DiNapoli: One-in-Four Homeless Shelter Clients with Serious Mental Health Issues Were Not Placed in a Mental Health Shelter
… shelters. DHS officials attributed this, in part, to a small number of beds available in senior shelters. However, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-one-four-homeless-shelter-clients-serious-mental-health-issues-were-not-placed-mental-healthOpinion 91-25
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … a city (other than New York City), town, village or fire district to pay to a paid firefighter who is disabled as a … 207-a on municipalities and fire districts (see 1977 NYS Legislative Annual, p 336). The legislative history …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25Sagaponack Common School District - Fund Balance Management (2018M-53)
… of about $360,000 (25 percent) each fiscal year. Reserve funds are overfunded by at least $35,000 and the Board has … which each will be used. Key Recommendations Use surplus funds as a financing source for funding one-time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2018/07/13/sagaponack-common-school-district-fund-balance-management-2018m-53Connetquot Public Library – Cash Disbursements (2017M-125)
… Recommendations Ensure the Treasurer maintains custodial control over the Library’s bank accounts, and limit signatory rights on the bank accounts. Establish a … are prepared and approved in advance of any purchase and limit the use of confirming POs to emergency situations. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/library/2017/09/29/connetquot-public-library-cash-disbursements-2017m-125Ordinary Death Benefit – New Career Plan
… or Within 12 months of the last date you were receiving salary, on an authorized medical leave of absence, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1515/ordinary-death-benefitOrdinary Death Benefit – Police and Fire Plan
… or Within 12 months of the last date you were receiving salary, on an authorized medical leave of absence, or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1512/ordinary-death-benefit