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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 widespread failures identified in a March … The state Department of Health DOH has made limited progress in addressing the …
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
… accessible. The audit found the intercom system was not in operation system-wide and that the SIR could not document … financial data and information on 130,000 state contracts, visit Open Book New York . The easy-to-use website was …
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
… granting $1 million worth of inappropriate gifts and commercial loans, according to an audit released today by … of a project. FIDA granted two additional unauthorized commercial loans of approximately $187,000. Questionable … expenses and not those of other entities; Cease making commercial loans directly or through the FLDC using FIDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-fairport-audits-reveal-unauthorized-practices-economic-development-agenciesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the … increased the amount owed by a district, annually to the state, for its share of the cost of future employee … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli today announced 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
… Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021, according to a report released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. For every dollar New … was primarily due to increased federal spending in the state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Compared to FFY … the Paycheck Protection Program; $998 per capita through State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds; $393 per capita in …
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
… 392.54 days worked to the New York State and Local Retirement System. The release of this report was held due to … of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) – Capital Planning BOCES officials did not properly plan or budget for … $3.4 million for the same period. Without adequate capital planning, BOCES officials are limited in their ability to set …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-audits-1DiNapoli: NYC Retail Sector Battered by Pandemic
… pandemic, with “non-essential” retailers struggling but online sellers booming, according to a report released … COVID19 pandemic with nonessential retailers struggling but online sellers booming according to a report released …
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
… or questionable payments and made several recommendations for improving the program. “The state is facing budget gaps … disadvantaged or have special health care needs. For the State Fiscal Year ended March 31, 2019, New York’s … Care DOH uses two methods to pay health care providers for Medicaid pharmacy services: fee-for-service (FFS), where …
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
… systems in New York state were not reporting overflow events or registered with the electronic notification system (NY-Alert) that tracks those events, potentially putting the public at risk, according to … are complying with state law on reporting when overflow events occur and to make sure problems are addressed.” Two …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-public-must-be-alerted-sewer-overflow-problemsDiNapoli: NYC Immigrant Workforce Below 2015 Peak
… to the U.S. looking for work and a better life. Federal immigration policy must be reformed to ensure that the … care and social assistance and accommodation and food services. Still, foreign-born workers contributed nearly $383 … and fewer jobs. DiNapoli’s report notes federal immigration policies and the COVID-19 pandemic likely …
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
… avoid spending choices that increase budgetary gaps.” The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provided $350 billion … As noted in the Biden Administration’s May 2022 American Rescue Plan Equity Report, the prior COVID-19 relief …
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
… New York state is failing to promote and increase use of a … to assist people with disabilities find employment services, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit … New York state is failing to promote and increase use of a …
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
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne … A. Harris today announced the approval of Spring Bank’s Red Hook Branch as a Banking Development District (BDD) and deposited $10 million in public funds to the bank. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-and-department-financial-services-superintendent-harris-designate-newChild Care Stabilization Grants
… Objective To determine whether the Office of Children and Family … has established and maintained adequate internal controls to enable it to oversee and monitor child care stabilization … To determine whether the Office of Children and Family … has established and maintained adequate internal controls to enable it to oversee and monitor child care stabilization …
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
… Mortgage Agency (SONYMA) has boosted lending and programs for minority households and economically disadvantaged … homeownership in New York. In 2023, the most recent year for which data are available, White homeownership rates were … Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Homeownership can be a powerful tool for building generational wealth, but many New Yorkers face …
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
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced … greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and helping safeguard the New York Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) long-term … About the New York State Common Retirement Fund The New York State Common Retirement Fund is the third largest …
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
… and their situations can be temporary or hidden. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) uses a … 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-yorkState Agencies Bulletin No. 2379
… for processing taxable Educational Assistance Benefits for 2025. Affected Employees: Employees who receive Employer paid … that exceed the $5,250 exclusion limit for calendar year 2025 are affected. Per IRS Publication 15-B, Employer’s Tax … 15-B for further information. Note: As of July 2025, two new earnings codes have been created to allow the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/2379-educational-assistance-benefits-2025Great Neck Park District – Capital Assets (2025M-27)
… [read complete report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Great Neck Park District (District) officials properly record and … 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024 Understanding the Audit Area A park district’s (district’s) capital assets represent a … distribute the procedures to the Board, Superintendent or park supervisors. As a result, the park supervisors tracked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/district/2025/12/12/great-neck-park-district-capital-assets-2025m-27Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… certain types of discretionary expenses were proper, what would be considered reasonable amounts for such expenditures, and what documentation would be required to demonstrate that … and subscriptions. New York City Department of Education (DoE): Management of General School Funds (2013-F-32) …
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