Projects supported by New York’s Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) produced nearly 36,000 additional jobs in 2014, an increase of 18 percent from the prior year, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This is DiNapoli's ninth annual report examining the performance of the state's IDAs and how these entities work to attract, retain and expand businesses within their communities.
Overdose deaths related to heroin and prescription opioid abuse reached record highs in New York state in 2014, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The overdose death rates in New York increased faster over the preceding decade than in nearly every other state for which data are available.
State agencies were late 61 percent of the time in approving contracts with not-for-profit providers (NFPs) last year, with half of all agencies reporting contracts as late as 90 to 100 percent of the time, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. In 2015, the state paid $129,824 in interest payments for late contracts.
The New York Racing Association’s (NYRA) traditional racing operations have generated deficits totaling $109 million over five years and management has yet to develop a formal plan to make these operations profitable, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Auditors also noted questionable expenses, which contributed to NYRA’s racing-related deficits.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued:
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) earned a 0.19 percent return on investments in the state fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2016. The Fund’s performance mirrored results in the broader markets during a volatile year. The Fund has an estimated value of $178.1 billion.
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, Shantelle P.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P.
The number of hotel rooms in New York City increased by 48 percent between 2006 and 2015, and the number of industry jobs increased by 29 percent, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today the unsealing of an indictment charging Renee Kanas, 63, a resident of Tamarac, Florida, with Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a Class C felony. Kanas is charged in Albany County Court with stealing over $148,000 in pension payments from the New York State and Local Employees Retirement System paid to her father, Jacob Yudenfreund, a New York State pensioner who died in March 2010.
