"Mayor de Blasio has managed the city’s finances responsibly and focused on the issues that matter most to New Yorkers. It is particularly heartening that the mayor is deeply committed to preserving the city’s available affordable housing and building new units, which is key to ensuring a viable and diverse economy. These are challenging times and New Yorkers need leaders like Mayor de Blasio."

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of New York City Council Member Ruben Wills for allegedly filing false documents with the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board. The case is the latest joint investigation under the Operation Integrity partnership of the Attorney General and Comptroller which has resulted in dozens of convictions and more than $6 million in restitution. 

"Our state is facing great opportunities and challenges in the year ahead, and New Yorkers need strong leaders. I served with Carl Heastie and know that he accepts his new role with humility and understands the need to get back to work. My office is prepared to help him through this transition and to make government more accountable and transparent."

The New York State Common Retirement Fund"™s (Fund) investment in Canandaigua-based ClearMomentum has generated a $450,000 investment gain, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. ClearMomentum is one of hundreds of companies across the state that the Fund invests in through its In-State Private Equity Investment Program. Since its inception, the program has returned nearly $300 million to the Fund.

Former Oakfield Fire Department treasurer Samantha Hilchey was ordered to pay $16,281 in restitution at her sentencing Monday in Oakfield Town Court. Hilchey created direct withdrawals from the department's account to pay her National Grid, Verizon Wireless and other personal bills before her thefts were revealed by an audit and investigation by the office of New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Local sales tax collections in 2014 suffered the slowest annual growth since the end of the 2008-09 recession, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections across the state grew by $439 million, or 3 percent, from 2013 to 2014. In 2013, the growth rate was 5.2 percent. New York’s 15-year annual average growth in sales taxes is 4.2 percent.

New York City public high school students are not getting the arts education required by state regulations, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today announced the arrest of Department of Health (DOH) contractor George Dunkel for stealing more than $87,000 by padding bills to pay for hotels, education credits and other expenses.

DiNapoli also announced he is rejecting a $133,860 extension of a related contract due to the criminal probe.

Local sales tax collections of $14.9 billion grew by $739 million in 2013, an increase of 5.2 percent from 2012, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The increase outpaced annual growth rates of 3.3 percent in 2012 and 5 percent in 2011, as well as the 15-year annual average growth of 4.5 percent.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office reviewed 2,126 contracts valued at $13.9 billion and approved more than 1.5 million payments worth more than $10 billion in January 2014. His office also rejected 191 contract transactions valued at $348.7 million and 1,735 payments valued at nearly $1.1 million due to fraud, was