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DiNapoli Report Identifies Trends in Causes of Subway Delays

Subway on-time performance (OTP) last year and in the first half of 2025 remained better than in 2019, but the causes of delays have changed as riders have returned. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has an opportunity to further improve performance and reduce troubling delays by targeting the main issues slowing down trains, including planned maintenance work, police and medical issues on trains and platforms, and signal and subway equipment problems according to a new report released by State Comptroller Thomas P.

DiNapoli: Amid Federal Funding Uncertainty, State Must Focus on Programs To Aid Seniors

With federal funding less predictable and New York’s senior population growing, the state must ensure its own investments are reaching older adults who need help. A new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli finds that even as state funding for senior services has increased, thousands remain on waitlists for in-home care, meals and other essential support, and data reporting by the New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) makes it difficult to know who is being left behind or where.

New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Receives Prestigious Award From National Italian American Organization

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli was selected for the Guglielmo Marconi Award, the highest award given by the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. Prior recipients of this award include a U.S. President, ambassadors, congress members, astronauts, actors and playwrights. He was presented this award at the organization’s 59th national convention on Saturday.

NYSLRS Announces Employer Contribution Rates for SFY 2026-27

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2026-27. Employers’ average contribution rates will increase from 16.5% to 17.6% of payroll for the Employees’ Retirement System (ERS) and from 33.7% to 36.5% of payroll for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS).

DiNapoli: Former Marbletown Fire Chief Sentenced for $101K Theft From the Department

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Wayne County District Attorney Christine Callanan and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that William Storrs, the former chief and treasurer of the Marbletown Volunteer Fire Department, was sentenced to four months of weekends in the Wayne County Jail and five years of probation for stealing more than $101,000 from the department. He was also ordered to pay a total of $101,394.50 in restitution.

DiNapoli: Syracuse Man Sentenced for Stealing Nearly $22,000 in Pension Checks

A Syracuse man who stole nearly $22,000 in pension payments sent to his deceased mother was sentenced today to serve five years’ probation and ordered to pay full restitution, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Onondaga County District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced. The defendant, Michael Glinski, 45, was arrested in January 2025 following an investigation by DiNapoli’s office.