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DiNapoli: Priceline Commits to Improve Gender and Racial Diversity on its Board of Directors
… P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has withdrawn its shareholder proposal at The Priceline Group Inc. after the company agreed to formally include gender and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/dinapoli-priceline-commits-improve-gender-and-racial-diversity-its-board-directorsDiNapoli: SFY 2022-23 Tax Collections Outperform Projections; Fall Below Previous Year
… billion higher than the forecast released by the Division of the Budget (DOB) in the Amended Executive Budget financial plan at the beginning of March but $9.5 billion lower than the previous year, … Income Tax (PIT) receipts resulting from a variety of factors including: a decline in year-end bonuses in the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-sfy-2022-23-tax-collections-outperform-projections-fall-below-previous-yearState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases State Audits
… Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued: New York State Canal Corp.: Infrastructure Inspection and Maintenance (Follow-Up) (2016-F-20) An initial audit … that, while the Canal Corp. performs routine operational and reliability checks of the canal system’s critical …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-state-audits-0DiNapoli: Number of New Yorkers Going Hungry Increases Despite Improving Economy
… through 2022. “As the COVID pandemic ended, so did many of the enhanced federal benefits that helped struggling … DiNapoli said. “These benefits drove down the number of households facing food insecurity and food insufficiency. … Data collected by the U.S. Census Bureau since the start of the pandemic also show general increases in food …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-number-new-yorkers-going-hungry-increases-despite-improving-economyDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… it has scrapped its ill-advised plan to cover operating costs by borrowing,” DiNapoli said. “The MTA needs to come up … leaving them with some tough decisions. The authority must do its part to ensure any funds provided are maximized to … and overtime costs, higher than expected inflation and rising debt service, which may burden future commuters as the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenDiNapoli: State Must Improve Management of Medical Equipment Stockpile After Spending Millions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… of millions of dollars worth of medical equipment at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, including ventilators and … could not provide auditors with documentation supporting how the steering committee reached their decisions, leaving … That could affect product warrantees and risk additional costs to the state for repairs that could have been covered. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-must-improve-management-medical-equipment-stockpile-after-spending-millions-duringThe Retail Sector in New York City: Recent Trends and the Impact of COVID-19
… To encourage shopping during the holiday season, Mayor de Blasio recently announced the Open Storefronts program, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/osdc/retail-sector-new-york-city-recent-trends-and-impact-covid-19Division of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City – Sunnyside Manor: Unauthorized Bank Account (2024-S-12) 180-Day Response
To determine whether residents of Mitchell-Lama developments supervised by the Division of Housing and Community Renewal are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended purposes.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-24s12-response.pdfOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (2020-S-63)
To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are available at the school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s63.pdfCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight (2020-N-8)
To determine whether the selected New York City Department of Education contracting practice was effective in procuring the custodial service contracts it has in effect for the 2017–2020 and 2021–2028 fiscal years at the lowest available price, while maintaining the quality of service.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20n8.pdfCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight (2020-N-8) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the selected New York City Department of Education contracting practice was effective in procuring the custodial service contracts it has in effect for the 2017–2020 and 2021–2028 fiscal years at the lowest available price, while maintaining the quality of service.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20n8-response.pdfOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (2020-S-63) 180-Day Response
To determine what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary mental health education in place as required by law. We also sought to determine what mental health services are available at the school districts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20s63-response.pdfHousehold Debt in New York State
At the end of 2021, national household debt totaled $15.6 trillion, with New York households comprising $869.4 billion or 5.6 percent of the national total, ranking New York fourth in the nation (consistent with the State population rank) after California, Texas and Florida.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/household-debt-in-new-york-state.pdfNew Yorkers in Need Wrap-up (English)
The COVID-19 pandemic had devastating health, economic and social consequences. Yet for many, hardships existed long before that time; millions of New Yorkers face daily challenges to make ends meet as a result of living at or near the federal poverty level.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-wrapup-report.pdfDiNapoli: Tax Collector Sentenced for Dodging Her Own Tax Bills
… was sentenced to five years probation and paid a total of $4,303 in restitution for falsifying her own tax payments … Sheppard based on her August guilty plea to two counts of attempted tampering with public records, an E felony. As part of her plea agreement, Sheppard resigned her clerk’s job and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-tax-collector-sentenced-dodging-her-own-tax-billsDiNapoli Announces Oil Spill Fund Agreement with Dutchess County and the Town of Hyde Park
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced an agreement between the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation … this parcel to open space. This is a great example of how residents can benefit when governments work together – in … to seek reimbursement from spillers for oil spill cleanup costs. The fund was established in 1978. Learn about the Oil …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-announces-oil-spill-fund-agreement-dutchess-county-and-town-hyde-parkDiNapoli: Former Le Roy Fire Dept Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $46,000 Theft of Public Funds
… according to audits and an investigation by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Dennis Snow, 61, pleaded guilty in Genesee County Court to grand larceny in the fourth degree and forgery in … by filing a complaint online at investigations@osc.state.ny.us, or by mailing a complaint to: Office of the State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-former-le-roy-fire-dept-treasurer-pleads-guilty-46000-theft-public-fundsOpinion 89-8
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … Repair Reserve Fund (necessity for consent by the Office of the State Comptroller to establishment by school district …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-8eBay Publicly Commits to Gender and Racial Diversity in Search for Board Members
… a priority in constituting its board. Within months of receiving the proposal, eBay increased the number of women on its board and revised its Guidelines to state … Board nominees are chosen.” In its recent announcement of new board directors, eBay highlighted its expected split …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/ebay-publicly-commits-gender-and-racial-diversity-search-board-membersDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… City is using the federal funds it received in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic to replace revenue losses and … increase budgetary gaps.” The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) provided $350 billion in Coronavirus State and … other local governments across the country used the first of two partial payments of these funds, totaling nearly $224 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recovery