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DiNapoli: More State Involvement Needed to Address Local Emergency Medical Services Challenges
… Increasingly, counties across New York state are providing emergency medical services (EMS), amid a drop … but more state action is needed to ensure localities are able to provide dependable emergency services around the … DiNapoli said. “Local governments across the state are facing staff shortages and funding issues in their effort …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-more-state-involvement-needed-address-local-emergency-medical-services-challengesDiNapoli Releases Report on Casinos' Impact on Upstate Local Tax Revenues
… potential host communities avoid the pitfalls that arise with misguided expectations about the public benefits of casinos. They are not a sure bet.” DiNapoli’s 2020 report on gaming revenues showed that all four current casinos — del Lago Resort and Casino, Rivers Casino and Resort, Resorts World Catskills, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-releases-report-casinos-impact-upstate-local-tax-revenuesCity of Mount Vernon – Audit Follow-Up (2020M-96-F)
… report – pdf] [read complete 2020 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the City of Mount Vernon’s (City) progress, as of July/August 2025, in … The purpose of our review was to assess the City of Mount Vernons City progress as of JulyAugust 2025 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2025/12/24/city-mount-vernon-audit-follow-2020m-96-fDiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… own a defined element of the company they work for. It does not necessarily mean that employees exercise control over the company’s … communities; and Develop ways to educate the public on what EO is and which companies around the state and in their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative
… Develop and issue policies and procedures to field offices related to monitoring and reviewing work plans to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/21/controls-over-empire-state-supportive-housing-initiativeStreet Construction-Related Permits
… must perform repairs within 30 days of receiving a CAR. Corrective action is required within 3 hours of the … HIQA inspectors to return to reinspect after issuance of a CAR/NICA, and as a result, DOT has no assurance the … Seventy-three of 75 reinspections following issuance of a CAR were passed by a HIQA inspector and approved by a HIQA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/06/13/street-construction-related-permitsControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (2022-S-22)
To determine whether controls over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) are sufficient to ensure the needs of high-risk target populations are being met, and whether providers deliver the services that are required in their contracts with State agencies.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s22.pdfStep Up Therapy Services, PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-31)
To determine whether the costs reported by Step Up Therapy Services, PLLC (Step Up) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s31.pdfUCP of Niagara County dba Empower – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2023-S-3) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by United Cerebral Palsy Association of Niagara County dba Empower on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department's ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23s3-response.pdfStep Up Therapy Services, PLLC – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-31) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by Step Up Therapy Services, PLLC (Step Up) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports (CFRs) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented pursuant to the State Education Department’s (SED) Reimbursable ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-21s31-response.PDFThe Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State
New York State has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years with 1,089 reported instances in 2023, marking the highest number since data collection and annual reporting were mandated by New York’s Hates Crimes Act of 2000.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/concerning-growth-of-hate-crimes-nys.pdfControls Over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (2022-S-22) 180-Day Response
To determine whether controls over the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI) are sufficient to ensure the needs of high-risk target populations are being met, and whether providers deliver the services that are required in their contracts with State agencies.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-22s22-response.pdfFranziska Racker Centers, Inc. dba Racker: Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-5) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by Franziska Racker Centers, Inc. dba Racker (Racker) on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s5-response.pdfStreet Construction-Related Permits (2020-N-6)
To determine whether the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) ensures that all street construction permittees have complied with the application requirements and permit conditions, including completing the project by the scheduled permit expiration date. We also determined whether DOT...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-20n6.pdfKids in Action of Long Island, Inc. - Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual (2021-S-13) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the costs reported by Kids in Action of Long Island, Inc. on its Consolidated Fiscal Report (CFR) were properly calculated, adequately documented, and allowable under the State Education Department’s (SED) guidelines, including the Reimbursable Cost Manual (RCM).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-21s13-response.pdfCoalition of 41 Investors Call on U.S. Companies to Oppose President Trump's Actions on Immigration
… a coalition of 41 investors today urged U.S. companies to oppose President Trump's repeated actions on immigration, which risk negative repercussions to our nation’s economy. "We're calling on American companies to embrace inclusive immigration policies and stand against …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/02/coalition-41-investors-call-us-companies-oppose-president-trumps-actions-immigrationDiNapoli: State's Fiscal Outlook Declines
… Just a year after the Division of the Budget forecast fiscal stability and no projected budget … shows looming gaps cumulatively totaling $36.4 billion through SFY 2026-27. Reasons for the deteriorating fiscal … Just a year after the Division of the Budget forecast fiscal stability and no …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/07/dinapoli-states-fiscal-outlook-declinesDiNapoli: Report Warns of Growing State Debt
… New York's state-funded debt is projected to reach $63.7 … to $71.8 billion, according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … New Yorks statefunded debt is projected to reach $637 billion … to $718 billion according to a report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/dinapoli-report-warns-growing-state-debtRochester Attorney Admits to Unlawfully Receiving Retirement Benefits
… and was prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael Barnett and Cyrus P.W. Rieck. Since taking office in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/rochester-attorney-admits-unlawfully-receiving-retirement-benefitsDiNapoli: Rechargeable Battery Use Rising Dramatically, But State Not Enforcing Recycling Law Requirements
… If they’re just put in the garbage and enter the waste stream, they can end up in landfills and their chemicals can … in the waste stream and were the cause of a six-alarm fire on a trash barge in December 2021. DEC is responsible for … are being recycled in New York as the law requires or how much is being recycled. The agency also does little with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-rechargeable-battery-use-rising-dramatically-state-not-enforcing-recycling-law-requirements