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DiNapoli Finds State Needs to Do More to Address Nursing Home Pandemic Issues
… The state Department of Health (DOH) has made limited progress in addressing the … Also, the state’s persistent underinvestment in public health over the past decade may have limited DOH’s ability to … (NORA) and maintain support for data submitted on Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS) surveys to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-finds-state-needs-do-more-address-nursing-home-pandemic-issuesDiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… New York City Transit is taking too long to correct safety-related defects in subway stations, according to an … 30 days. DiNapoli's auditors found 21 priority "A" defects at 12 stations that had been inspected by station … "help points" and customer assistance intercoms are working properly and accessible. The Division requires …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsDiNapoli: Fairport Audits Reveal Unauthorized Practices for Economic Development Agencies
… $1 million worth of inappropriate gifts and commercial loans, according to an audit released today by State … Industrial Development Agency Audit found: I nappropriate Loans and Gifts The FLDC was established to take over the … 2013, the FIDA transferred the value of seven outstanding loans totaling $505,669 to the FLDC. Officials then …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-fairport-audits-reveal-unauthorized-practices-economic-development-agenciesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… enforce the provisions of the town’s procurement policy, and as a result, town officials did not seek competition when procuring goods and services totaling $561,829, or 48%, of the purchases … found $286 was remitted for the 10-hour Italiafest and wine tasting with no record of how many people attended the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic significantly improved New York’s per … The surge in federal spending in response to the COVID19 pandemic significantly improved New Yorks per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… local government and school audits were issued. Village of Odessa – Clerk-Treasurer’s Records and Reports (Schuyler … an unauthorized payment for unused leave totaling $13,293 when she left employment. The former clerk-treasurer also … 392.54 days worked to the New York State and Local Retirement System. The release of this report was held due to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… a year earlier. As the city reopened and progressed from Phase 1 at the beginning of June to Phase 4 at the end of July, employment grew, reaching nearly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-nyc-retail-sector-battered-pandemicDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find More Than $700 Million in Unnecessary Costs and Overpayments
… funded program that provides a wide range of health care services to individuals who are economically disadvantaged or have special health care needs. For the State Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2019, … Medicaid Program: Cost of Pharmacy Services Under Managed Care DOH uses two methods to pay health care providers for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-more-700-million-unnecessary-costs-and-overpaymentsDiNapoli: Public Must Be Alerted to Sewer Overflow Problems
… “Untreated or undertreated sewage that is discharged into ground and surface waters poses serious health risks,” … systems were complying with the reporting requirements. For the period from April 2017 to February 2020, auditors … 83 (22 percent) of the 371 systems were not registered for the NY-Alert notification system and were not reporting …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsDiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak
… The size of New York City’s immigrant workforce was flat over nearly a decade, according to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Through 2023, … The size of New York Citys immigrant workforce was flat over nearly a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-nyc-immigrant-workforce-below-2015-peakDiNapoli: 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 … Some of those investments have already begun and there is still time for recipients who have not already spent all … New York City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryDiNapoli: Employment Services System for New Yorkers with Disabilities Is Underutilized
… adults with disabilities are more likely to be living in poverty (28%) compared to working-age adults (12%). … than 1% while the number of individuals with a disability living in poverty decreased by 3%. Despite the promise of … Security Income and Social Security Disability Insurance reach their employment goals and reduce their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-employment-services-system-new-yorkers-disabilities-underutilizedState Comptroller DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Harris Designate New Banking Development District Branch To Support Community Banking in Red Hook
… District (BDD) and deposited $10 million in public funds to the bank. The BDD program, administered by the Department … branch within the previously designated Red Hook BDD. To encourage participation in the BDD program, the State Comptroller’s office makes public deposits available to banks and credit unions to open or maintain a bank branch. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-newChild Care Stabilization Grants
… The COVID-19 public health emergency put a spotlight on the critical role child care plays in supporting children, … our communities to thrive but, according to the New York State Child Care Availability Task Force, the system’s … obtaining additional information (from providers or other State entities) that better represents providers’ operating …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsAs 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 … points higher than Latino rates, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Homeownership can be a … 15.3%, while the other regions all received less than 10% on average. The Mohawk Valley region, which comprises 12 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/racial-homeownership-disparities-persist-states-mortgage-agency-increases-lending-minority-and-lowDiNapoli: New York State Pension Fund Helping Build a Lower Carbon Future
… greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and helping safeguard the New York Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) long-term investments. The agreements are part of DiNapoli’s broader strategy to protect and grow the Fund’s long-term value through sustainable investments … greenhouse gas GHG emissions and helping safeguard the New York Common Retirement Funds Fund longterm investments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-new-york-state-pension-fund-helping-build-lower-carbon-futureDiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… more than doubling between January 2022 and January 2024, according to a report released today by New York State … Homelessness grew by 53.1% from January 2023 to January 2024, more than four times the rest of the nation. The large … children increased from 20,299 in 2022 to 50,773 in 2024. Almost one in three of New York’s homeless are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 2379
… Purpose: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with instructions for processing … paid qualified Educational Assistance benefits that exceed the $5,250 exclusion limit for calendar year 2025 are … The purpose of this bulletin is to provide agencies with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2379-educational-assistance-benefits-2025DiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Summer Jobs and After School Programs Provider Led to Contract Violations
… on a budget of $124.9 million. The jobs are awarded by lottery and providers, such as Ridgewood, get up to $325 for … he was informed by Ridgewood that his child had “won the lottery” and the 2018 fee of $500 was being refunded. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/dinapoli-lax-oversight-summer-jobs-and-after-school-programs-provider-led-contract-violationsDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Better Protections for Child Performers
… is falling short in enforcing New York’s laws to protect child performers, according to an audit released today by New … earnings in a trust. "New York needs to do more to protect child actors, dancers, musicians and models," DiNapoli said. … to protect the safety, health and financial rights of child performers. The state Department of Labor should hold …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-audit-recommends-better-protections-child-performers