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State Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District Branch To Support Community Banking in Red Hook
… today announced the approval of Spring Bank’s Red Hook Branch as a Banking Development District (BDD) and deposited … a demonstrated need for banking services. The Spring Bank Branch, located at 356 Van Brunt Street, Brooklyn, is now a designated branch within the previously designated Red Hook BDD. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-newDiNapoli Report Examines Post-COVID Trends in New York's Aging Prison Population
… The long-term decline in the number of individuals in state prisons has led to a … The longterm decline in the number …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-report-examines-post-covid-trends-new-yorks-aging-prison-populationSocial Media Use Policy
… dollars are spent. The opinions and beliefs expressed by users on our social media sites are those of the users and … on our social media sites may have been placed there by the social media provider and not OSC. Their placement … etc.) you share with or post to our sites may be used by the owners of the host site for their own purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/social-media-use-policyReal Property Portfolio
… fully and accurately accounted for and reported on its real property holdings and the need to either hold or dispose of properties, and if ESD disposed of real property in a manner beneficial to the State. The audit … through the efficient use of loans, grants, tax credits, real estate development, marketing, and other forms of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/21/real-property-portfolioProcurement and Contracting Practices (Follow-Up)
… Procurement and Contracting Practices (Report 2010-S-71). Background In our initial audit report, which was issued … Technology: Procurement and Contracting Practices (2010-S-71) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/16/procurement-and-contracting-practices-followDiNapoli: Gaming Commission Slow to Collect Casino Fees
… its monitoring of casinos, especially with its failure to collect millions in oversight fees from casinos, according to a follow-up report released today by State Comptroller … collect all oversight charges that casinos are supposed to cover,” DiNapoli said. “The commission has made some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-gaming-commission-slow-collect-casino-feesDiNapoli: Audit of NYC's CityFHEPS Program Reveals Weak Oversight and Rising Costs
… risk of homelessness avoid entering shelters and apply for rent subsidies, enabling them to remain in the community. … The audit also found landlords who continued to receive rent payments for uninhabitable apartments, increasing costs … Worst Landlord Watchlist who continued to receive rent payments through the program. Improper Payments: DSS …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-audit-nycs-cityfheps-program-reveals-weak-oversight-and-rising-costsDiNapoli: State’s Financial Plan Reflects a Bleak Economic Outlook
… economic projections of the state Division of the Budget (DOB) that underlie the Financial Plan are in keeping with … for major cuts in funding for essential services, DOB should make detailed data underlying its economic and … by reevaluating less essential spending where possible. DOB does not anticipate the use of deficit financing this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/05/dinapoli-states-financial-plan-reflects-bleak-economic-outlookDiNapoli: Paycheck Protection Program in NYC Stumbled, but Finding Footing
… have fewer than 10 employees. Prior to the pandemic, the JPMorgan Chase Institute found that businesses in communities of color …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-paycheck-protection-program-nyc-stumbled-finding-footingOpinion 94-4
… statement of the officer whose action gave rise or origin to a claim may be executed by a signature stamp affixed with the intent to execute the statement, unless the town board or town … that: The term signature includes any memorandum, mark or sign, written, printed, stamped, photographed, engraved or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-4Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction and Sentencing of Florida Man For Theft of Over $180,000 in NYS Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General … of Robert J. Schusteritsch, 71, a resident of the state of Florida, for the crimes of Grand Larceny in the … over $180,000 in pension benefits issued by the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System to his deceased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-and-sentencing-florida-man-theft-overState Agencies Bulletin No. 1372
… Employees represented by Council 82 in Bargaining Units 61 and 91 Effective Date(s) Paychecks dated January 14, 2015 … Bargaining Unit Full-time Employees Part-time Employees 61 $30.62 $16.83 91 $30.62 $16.83 Agency Actions Notify … Employees represented by Council 82 in Bargaining Units 61 and 91 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/1372-council-82-dues-and-agency-shop-fee-increaseDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… New York City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to replace revenue losses and mitigate negative economic … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “New York City acted quickly to use federal dollars to shore …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryComptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… , Essex Fire District #2 , Lockport Public Library , Port Washington Fire Department , Roosevelt Fire District , Town … signed the disbursement checks to pay the claims. Port Washington Fire Department – Budgeting (Nassau County) The … Essex Fire District 2 Lockport Public Library Port Washington Fire Dept Roosevelt Fire District Town of Sidney …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli Identifies Problems With Low-Cost Power Program
… power to companies, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors found NYPA … the number of jobs retained under the ReCharge NY program by nearly 30,000 in public reporting. Auditors were also … do more. NYPA should take the measured steps recommended by our auditors to improve operations.” Under state law, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-identifies-problems-low-cost-power-programArkport Joint Fire District – Treasurer’s Records and Reports (2025M-126)
… Did the Arkport Joint Fire District (District) Treasurer record and report receipts and disbursements accurately and … the Audit Area A fire district’s treasurer should record and report financial transactions in a timely and … Audit Summary The current and former Treasurers did not record and report District receipts and disbursements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/01/16/arkport-joint-fire-district-treasurers-records-and-reports-2025m-126Comptroller DiNapoli and A.G. Schneiderman Announce Conviction of Atlanta, Ga Resident in Pension Fraud Case
… today announced the conviction and sentence of Richard L. Cook, III, 58, a resident of Atlanta, GA, for the crime of … stealing over $204,000 in state pension benefits issued to his deceased mother. As part of his guilty plea in January 2016, Cook admitted to stealing $204,315.76 in pension benefits …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-conviction-atlanta-ga-resident-pension-fraud-casePublic Authority Debt Structure and New York's Future Generations, September 2010
New York State’s public authorities are permitted to structure bond issues with the payment of principal heavily weighted to the end of the repayment schedule.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/pa-debt-struct-092710.pdfOversight of Public Water Systems (Follow-Up) (2019-F-34) 30-Day Response
To determine whether the Department was providing effective oversight of the State’s PWSs to ensure water was suitable for people to drink.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2020-19f34-response.pdfResidents of Long-Term Care Facilities Lacking Access to Advocates
… Many residents of long-term care facilities in New York state lack regular access to ombudsman services due to a … an Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman. In New York, this office is within the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) and serves as an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/residents-long-term-care-facilities-lacking-access-advocates