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Forensic Audit of Dual Employment Approvals and Conflicts
… Transportation Authority (MTA) employees who also worked for a New York State or City agency had approval to do so; … during the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 for payroll analysis purposes, and through December 31, 2011 for field observations. Background The MTA provides …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/12/19/forensic-audit-dual-employment-approvals-and-conflictsDiNapoli: MTA Budget Gaps Driven By Fare Revenue Drop
… alone without leading to a substantial reduction in services and hurting the regional economic recovery. The MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-mta-budget-gaps-driven-fare-revenue-dropBus Wait Assessment and Other Performance Indicators
… To determine whether Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (MTA) New York City Transit (Transit) and MTA Bus Company … report key performance statistics monthly to the MTA Board’s Transit and Bus Committee (Committee), and the public can access these statistics on the MTA’s website in the monthly Committee meeting books and on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/07/bus-wait-assessment-and-other-performance-indicatorsCapital One Bank Accounts
… Purpose To determine the purpose of 15 unauthorized bank accounts established by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) at Capital One Bank and to assess the appropriateness of financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/01/27/capital-one-bank-accountsPension Contribution Rates to Decrease for Fiscal Year 2015-16
… contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) will decline in Fiscal Year … today. The average contribution rate for the Employees Retirement System (ERS) will decrease by about nine percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/pension-contribution-rates-decrease-fiscal-year-2015-16Efforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up)
… public transit services. TBTA’s total operating revenue for 2020 was approximately $1.669 billion. According to New … and Tunnel Authority at the regularly established places for collection of such tolls.” Cashless tolling is used at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firms-followSelected Aspects of Travel Expenses
… Purpose To determine whether travel expenses incurred by the … Transportation Authority’s New York City Transit, MTA Bus Company, and MTA Bridges and Tunnels were necessary …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/18/selected-aspects-travel-expensesFare Evasion
… To determine whether New York City Transit (Transit) and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bus … New York City: Transit and MTA Bus. Transit is responsible for operating the subways and the majority of public bus … by State legislation in July 1985 to provide a forum for processing and adjudicating summonses for violations of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/04/15/fare-evasionDiNapoli: MTA Faces $9.8 Billion Capital Plan Shortfall
… half (52 percent) of total revenue by 2019. Debt service alone would consume 18 percent of total revenue beginning in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mta-faces-98-billion-capital-plan-shortfallTransforming the Procurement Function
… Function intended to implement a Category Management Strategy—the practice of buying common goods and services as … Management & Distribution units . While Rolling Stock Strategy and Supply Chain Strategy are new units, their practices are a mix of old and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/12/26/transforming-procurement-functionSelected Performance Measures (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Selected Performance Measures (Report 2018-S-18 ). About the Program The Metropolitan Transportation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/selected-performance-measures-followManagement of Cash and Investments
… capital needs. We identified $92.1 million maintained in funds and bank accounts that could have been factored into … guidelines. Key Recommendations Routinely monitor the funds, document required balances and ensure that excess …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/13/management-cash-and-investmentsDiNapoli Finds Subway Wait Times Got Worse from 2013 to 2014
… Straphangers are waiting longer for the next train to arrive than the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's … service and riders' experience," DiNapoli said. "It turns out the way Transit calculates this measurement obscures the … improvements needed to allow for CBTC and it is unclear how this impacts the current timeline. As a result, the MTA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/04/dinapoli-finds-subway-wait-times-got-worse-2013-2014MTA Headquarters and MTA Capital Construction – Travel and Entertainment Expenses
… February 2014. Background The MTA is a public benefit corporation providing transportation services in and around … Audit/Report of Interest Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation: Selected Aspects of Discretionary Spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/02/02/mta-headquarters-and-mta-capital-construction-travel-and-entertainment-expensesDiNapoli: $2.9 Billion Hole Threatens MTA’s Capital Program
… under the state’s debt-reform limit becomes strained. NYC only appropriated $200 million so far and faces its own …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-29-billion-hole-threatens-mtas-capital-programSelected Aspects of Bus Procurement
… reasonable determination. MTA officials could not justify buying 90 buses for each of five test fleets totaling about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/03/selected-aspects-bus-procurementDiNapoli: MTA Financial Outlook Improved
… or other unanticipated resources to increase reserves, pay down long-term liabilities, or moderate future fare and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-mta-financial-outlook-improvedHomeless Outreach Program at Penn Station, Grand Central, and Outlying Stations Within New York City
… and Metro-North Railroad (Metro-North) stations within New York City and whether the MTA has met its goal in … has contracted with Bowery Residents’ Committee (BRC), a non- profit provider of homeless housing and services, for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/07/23/homeless-outreach-program-penn-station-grand-central-and-outlying-stations-within-new-yorkDiNapoli: MTA Outlook Shows Growing Need for New Funding as Budget Gaps Widen
… plans to cover budget gaps that start at $2.5 billion in 2025 and grow in the outyears, according to a report on MTA’s … imbalance is clearer. Gaps are forecast at $2.5 billion in 2025 and 2026 as spending outpaces inflation projections, but … justify planned fare and toll increases of 4% in 2023 and 2025. Ridership The MTA’s July Plan anticipates subway …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-mta-outlook-shows-growing-need-new-funding-budget-gaps-widenManagement and Maintenance of Non-Revenue Service Vehicles
… Objectives To determine whether New York City Transit and the MTA Bus Company have and maintain … to various MTA user groups, such as Transit’s Signals, Elevator and Escalator, Track, and MTA Bus, to support …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/01/26/management-and-maintenance-non-revenue-service-vehicles