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Navigating the Fiscal Crisis
Navigating the Fiscal Crisis Alliance for Innovation Coping with Fiscal Stress
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/pdf/navigatingfiscalstress.pdfThe Foreclosure Predicament Persists
The Foreclosure Predicament Persists
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/foreclosure0815.pdfUnderstanding the Budget Process
Local government management guide Understanding the Budget Process
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/understanding-the-budget-process.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York
New York City’s finances continue to benefit from better-than-projected revenues and savings generated through initiatives launched in response to its financial challenges. Budgetary flexibility, including reserves and contingencies, remains at near-record levels as a share of spending.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-19-2024.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York
While the FY 2024 budget remains balanced, the city-stated budget gap in FY 2025 is $7.1 billion, the highest level on record and the highest share of city-funded revenue since FY 2011, suggesting significant budgetary pressure to manage.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-16-2024.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York
New York City’s finances continue to benefit from better-than-projected revenues and savings generated through initiatives launched in response to its financial challenges.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-23-2025.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York
New York City’s finances continue to benefit from better-than-projected revenues and savings generated through initiatives launched in response to its financial challenges.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-21-2025.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York
New York City’s finances continue to benefit from better-than-projected revenues and savings generated through initiatives launched in response to its financial challenges.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-12-2025.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York
As shown in the Mayor’s Executive Budget for fiscal year 2025, New York City’s finances continue to benefit from better-than-projected revenues and savings generated through initiatives launched in response to its financial challenges.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-5-2025.pdfThe Child School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2012-S-67)
To determine whether the expenses reported on the Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) of The Child School (School) were calculated properly, documented adequately, and allowable pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable Cost Manual (Manual).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2012-12s67.pdfOrganizational Chart of the Office of the New York State Comptroller
Breaks down the major divisions and their Deputy Comptrollers within the Office of the New York State Comptroller as of September 2020.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/about/pdf/org-chart.pdfThe Alcott School - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2015-S-97)
To determine whether the costs reported by the Alcott School (Alcott) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, a
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15s97.pdfReview of the Financial Plan of the City of New York
The $124.7 billion fiscal year 2027 budget released in May (see Figure 1) continued the City’s recent efforts to lay bare the substantial spending challenges it faces while identifying some recurring solutions to managing these challenges.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-4-2027.pdfThe Arc Franklin-Hamilton d.b.a. The Adirondack Arc – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2024-S-32) (180-Day Response)
To determine whether the costs reported by The Arc Franklin-Hamilton d.b.a. The Adirondack Arc (Adirondack) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2026-24s32-responsesed.pdfOpinion 89-32
… treasurer as stockholder) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§800(2), (3)(d), 801: Although the issuance of checks may not literally … as the result of the contract (General Municipal Law, §800[3]), and is also deemed to have an interest in any contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-32Treasurer of Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department Charged With Embezzling More Than $5.7 Million and Failing To Report The Income To The IRS
… type of greed to overshadow the great service the men and women on this volunteer fire department do each and every day …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/06/treasurer-mahopac-volunteer-fire-department-charged-embezzling-more-57-million-and-failing-reportAllocation, Billing, and Collection of Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act (Follow-Up)
… whether the Department was appropriately allocating, billing, and collecting the expenses of administering the … in general, the Department was appropriately allocating, billing, and collecting nearly all expenses related to … it could better ensure the accuracy of its allocation and billing practices by analyzing reported premium data and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/05/27/allocation-billing-and-collection-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-securityState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued. Empire BlueCross – … for Physician-Administered Drugs (Follow-Up) (2024-F-34) The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) is administered by the Department of Civil Service (Civil Service). The Empire …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 96-22
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … projected increases in excess of five percent in the real property tax levy. A contingency and tax stabilization …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-96-22DiNapoli: Some Bright Spots for NYC Finances in FY21, but Long-Term Challenges Looming
… rates and a deferral of labor costs to FY 2022, but the city will have to overcome major fiscal challenges in the years ahead as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, … on high incomes, financial transactions, and high-end real estate. The impact of any proposed tax increases remains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-some-bright-spots-nyc-finances-fy21-long-term-challenges-looming