New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli hosted a reception in honor of Italian Heritage Month on Oct. 23 in Tuckahoe, N.Y.
DiNapoli honored five Italian-Americans for their contributions to New York:
Former Town of Perry Ambulance Service Business Manager Darcy J. Conaway was charged this week with grand larceny in the third degree for allegedly syphoning more than $3,000 of ambulance service funds, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the sale of $914.3 million State of New York General Obligation Series 2019B Refunding Bonds.
This General Obligation bond issue was sold to refinance certain outstanding bonds generating $112.4 million in debt service savings to the state on a net present value basis. The newly issued bonds refinance outstanding General Obligation debt issued for transportation, environmental and other purposes.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued.
Officials did not regularly review network user accounts and disable those that were unnecessary. In addition, the board did not have an adequate contract and separate service level agreement for information technology.
In September, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,703 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2 billion and approved nearly 3 million payments worth more than $12.9 billion. The office rejected 143 contracts and related transactions valued at $340 million and more than 2,000 payments valued at more than $6 million. More information on these contracts and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com
Newsday published an op-ed from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on fusion voting and adopting public financing by 2022. The full op-ed is below:
It takes big money to run for political office in New York, especially for statewide office. The current campaign financing system erects too many barriers that intimidate and discourage qualified people from seeking public office. Let’s tear down those obstacles and open the path.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli hosted a reception in Hempstead, N.Y. in honor of Hispanic Heritage month on Oct. 19.
DiNapoli honored five Hispanic leaders for their contributions and leadership, including:
Pretax profits in the securities industry reached $15.1 billion in the first six months of 2019, an 11 percent increase over the same period last year, and the best start in a decade, but a slowdown in the global economy and other factors pose threats to second half profits, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report on Wall St.’s performance.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school district audits have been issued.
The board did not approve the disposal of assets with a book value of $4,483. Auditors found that district officials did not maintain up-to-date disposal records and 10 of 25 assets (40 percent) totaling $43,330 were not traced to locations.
The Jackson Heights area is one of New York City’s most diverse communities with one of the highest concentrations of immigrants, many running their own businesses and making major contributions to the booming local economy, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
