Employment grew faster in Brooklyn since the end of the recession than in the rest of New York City, the state and the nation, and its unemployment rate has fallen to a record low, according to an economic report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

QUEENS – State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Attorney General Barbara Underwood announced today that Arkady Goldin, 40, of Brooklyn, and Value Pharmacy, Inc. ("Value") — a pharmacy formerly located in Corona, Queens before re-locating to its current location in Lynbrook, NY — entered felony guilty pleas in Supreme Court, Queens County admitting to defrauding the State’s Medicaid program out of $1.5 million. The case was investigated and prosecuted as part of the Attorney General and State Comptroller’s Joint Task Force on Public Integrity.

Private elevator inspectors in New York City are missing hazardous violations and allowing unsafe conditions to go unrepaired, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

New York City’s latest financial plan projects a surplus of nearly $3.7 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, resulting from reductions in unneeded reserves in the current year, higher than expected tax collections and benefits from the citywide savings program, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The surplus money will be used to balance the FY 2019 budget.

Queens has more residents than at any time in its history, a record number of jobs and businesses, and an all-time low unemployment rate, according to an economic report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

“The Queens economy is booming, setting employment records in each of the past six years,” DiNapoli said. “Immigrants, who make up nearly half of the population, are an important part of the borough’s success. Under the leadership of Borough President Melinda Katz, the future looks bright.”

Last year, billions of gallons of untreated sewage and stormwater impacted more than 200 waterways in New York due to antiquated and overwhelmed sewer systems, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown and New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the executive director of the Island Child Development Center, once one of the city's largest providers of special education services to preschoolers with disabilities, has been sentenced to six months in prison and probation after repaying $650,000 in restitution.

Securities industry profits rose dramatically in 2017 for the second consecutive year and the average bonus paid to industry employees in New York City jumped 17 percent to reach $184,220 according to an estimate released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

In 2017, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) had its worst on-time performance in 18 years, with an estimated 9.2 million riders inconvenienced by delays and cancellations, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. These delays and cancellations had an estimated cost of nearly $75 million in lost productivity.

Mayor de Blasio’s preliminary executive budget for fiscal year (FY) 2019 and its associated financial plan project a surplus of $2.6 billion in the current fiscal year, ending on June 30, which will be used to balance the 2019 budget, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.