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Selected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… the Port of New York and New Jersey, the third-largest container port facility by volume in the United States. … and cargo. WTC – whose core functions encompass the design and construction of the various capital projects at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceDiNapoli: State Faces Potential Budget Gaps
New York state faces potential budget gaps in future years according to an analysis of the states Financial Plan released today by State Comptroller Thomas P
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-state-faces-potential-budget-gapsDiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… could result in a federal tax cut for these taxpayers, it remains unclear how this proposal would interact with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayersSignal Maintenance, Inspections, and Testing
… Purpose To determine if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s New York City … preventing subway delays. On much of the current system, if a signal malfunction occurs, a portion of the track must … To determine if the Metropolitan Transportation Authoritys New York City …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/10/17/signal-maintenance-inspections-and-testingCongregate Meal Services for the Elderly
… costs of over $15, with a high of $18.36 per meal. It is critical that DFTA assess equity in funding and analyze …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/01/11/congregate-meal-services-elderlyOpinion 88-10
… Shell Oil v Tax Commission , 91 AD2d 81, 458 NYS2d 938; Mobil Oil v Tully , 639 F2d 912, vacated on other grounds, … the contract and not by this Office. March 1, 1988 Charles E. Drake, Esq., County Attorney County of Hamilton …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-10DiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York
… has grown sharply, more than doubling between January 2022 and January 2024, according to a report released today … The number of homeless children increased from 20,299 in 2022 to 50,773 in 2024. Almost one in three of New York’s … in the state’s total homeless population. In January 2022, there were 45,343 people in New York City shelters run …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-yorkDiNapoli: More Older Adults Calling NYC Home Than Ever Before, Comptroller's Report Finds
… a million seniors in the last two decades, an increase of 53%, according to a new report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Much of the growth was led by Asian, Hispanic and Black seniors … on fixed incomes and no one wants to see them priced out of their homes because of a lack of supportive services,” …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-more-older-adults-calling-nyc-home-ever-comptrollers-report-findsChild Care Stabilization Grants
… internal controls to enable it to oversee and monitor child care stabilization grantees to ensure proper use of child care stabilization grant funds; and to determine … whether the grants met their intended purpose to stabilize child care operations to maintain care. The audit covered the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsDiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School
… grades, lower standardized test scores, and increased risk of dropout,” DiNapoli said. “Students who chronically … metric altogether in SY 2025-26 in favor of an attendance index rank metric. SED has also engaged as a partner with the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-schoolDiNapoli: NYC Finances Stabilizing With Drop in Costs for Asylum Seekers and Resilient Tax Revenue
… in FY 2025, and less than $100 million total during FY 2026 and 2027. The Savings Program reduced the city-funded … by $436 million in FY 2025 and by $59 million in FY 2026. However, based on recent trends, the city could save … $9.5 billion this year, is overwhelmingly for social, health and educational services, which could be impacted by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-nyc-finances-stabilizing-drop-costs-asylum-seekers-and-resilient-tax-revenueDiNapoli: NYC Transit Should Improve Response to Safety-Related Defects
… too long to correct safety-related defects in subway stations, according to an audit released today by New York … to July 5, 2016, identified 66 safety defects in 25 subway stations in Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. The … DiNapoli's auditors found 21 priority "A" defects at 12 stations that had been inspected by station supervisors. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-nyc-transit-should-improve-response-safety-related-defectsThe 80/20 Housing Program
… To determine whether housing developers participating in the Housing Finance Agency’s 80/20 Program complied with Program requirements regarding the number of designated affordable units and tenant eligibility; and to analyze the cost and resources used to achieve program results at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/05/31/8020-housing-programState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases School Audits
… of the Long Beach City School District , Lynbrook Union Free School District , North Collins Central School District … , North Salem Central School District , Southampton Union Free School District and the Valley Stream Thirteen Union Free School District . State Comptroller DiNapoli has made it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-school-audits-0Transforming Into Construction & Development
… audit covered the period from January 2017 to February 2024. About the Program The Metropolitan Transportation … however, not retained. While Development managed the MTA 2020–2024 Capital Program, it has not issued new or updated … construction for all MTA operating agencies. The MTA 2020–2024 Capital Program asserts that by combining …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/22/transforming-construction-developmentOpinion 90-55
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The … AND POLICE PROTECTION -- Disability Benefits (termination of police department) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-c; VILLAGE … still required to pay a police officer injured in the line of duty his or her full salary or wages pursuant to General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-55DiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) management of the program and found it must be … administration of the program from January 2019 to January 2025. Remediation Delays While many sites have been … running projects have been in the program between 17 and 20 years. Four were found to pose a ‘significant threat to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-programOpinion 90-34
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. FOREIGN FIRE INSURANCE TAXES -- Recipients (emergency rescue and … An emergency rescue and first aid squad within a village fire department is not entitled to receive foreign fire insurance tax moneys unless authorized by a special law. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-34State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… federal COVID-19 support. ESD awarded the entirety of the $760 million allocated for small businesses to 40,842 applicants, with an average grant amount of $18,608. Auditors found ESD awarded almost $4.1 million to … type, need, or factors established in the original goals of the Program when awarding grants, instead favoring a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsOpinion 88-57
… certain income criteria are charged at a reduced rate. You ask whether a town, on behalf of a water district, may … You ask whether a town on behalf of a water district may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-57