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Local Sales Tax Collections Increased by 1.4 Percent in the Third Quarter of 2024

Marks the lowest quarterly year-over-year increase following the pandemic-induced declines. View Monthly and Quarterly Local Sales Tax Collections by Region.

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Fiscal Stress Monitoring System – Municipalities: Fiscal Year 2023 Results

This snapshot highlights the results for counties, cities, towns and villages that reported for local fiscal years ending (FYE) in 2023. Overall, the number of local governments designated in fiscal stress remained at historic lows in FYE 2023. Included in this report is an analysis of environmental stress indicators, including population decline and reliance on State and federal aid. | Fiscal Stress Monitoring System Statistics

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The Condition of Locally Owned Bridges in New York State

This report focuses on the condition of local bridges using data from the Federal Highway Administration’s National Bridge Inventory. New York has made progress in recent years. Since 2017, the share of local bridges in poor condition has fallen from 12.1 percent to 10.0 percent. The federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has directed federal funds to a variety of infrastructure projects, including bridge projects. The IIJA created the Bridge Formula Program, which provides $2.0 billion in federal funding for New York bridges from federal fiscal years 2022-2026. New York State’s Bridge NY program facilitates federally funded local bridge projects. Since 2016, Bridge NY has funded more than 800 projects with a total investment of nearly $1.7 billion. For county-level bridge data across the State, see our interactive map | download data [xlsx].

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Performance of Industrial Development Agencies in New York State - 2024 Annual Report

This report summarizes data for fiscal year 2022, the most recent data reported by IDAs through the Public Authorities Reporting Information System. The report also contains a brief discussion of local development corporations, a related type of local authority. For regional and IDA-level summary data, see our Interactive Map. For more detailed IDA and project-level data, see IDA 2022 | LDC 2022.

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New Official Quick Start Guide

The Comptroller's Division of Local Government and School Accountability provides essential support to these officials to keep operations and services running smoothly for New Yorkers. If you’re a new local government official, complete the five tasks in this guide to get started in your new role.

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