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DiNapoli: LIRR Ridership Is Recovering but Service Improvement Must Remain a Priority
… The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is making a steady recovery from the pandemic with growing … from train problems, is troubling, however, because it comes at a time when LIRR needs good service to help convince riders to come back.” LIRR’s 65.2 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-lirr-ridership-recovering-service-improvement-must-remain-priority2020 Census: Municipal Population Shifts in New York State
This report highlights the results of the 2020 Census for local governments in New York State and accompanies a new online interactive map that provides census population statistics by age, race and ethnicity, along with housing trends, for each city, county, town and village statewide.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2020-census-municipal-population-shifts-in-new-york-state.pdfDiNapoli Releases Economic Report on Greater Flushing Area
… recovery, but key positive indicators such as job recovery are reasons for optimism, according to an economic analysis … pandemic took a heavy toll on greater Flushing, but jobs are coming back to the area faster than the rest of New York … the citywide rate. 35.9% of greater Flushing’s residents are age 55 or older, the fourth-highest share among NYC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-releases-economic-report-greater-flushing-areaState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… Medicaid payments, including $4.58 million in overpayments for long-stay inpatient claims that were billed at higher … care than what was allowed; $2.9 million in overpayments for Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program claims that … of permitted limits; and $1.4 million in overpayments for claims that were billed with incorrect information …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-audits-0Opinion 97-7
… longer represent those views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that … the moneys may be disbursed only upon further court order. You indicate that the county treasurer's office holds funds … from the county treasurer to the State Comptroller does not make the State the owner of such funds but rather the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-97-7Quality Services for the Autism Community – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Quality Services … Report (CFR) were reasonable, necessary, directly related to the special education program, and sufficiently documented …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/quality-services-autism-community-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… education services to children with disabilities up to age 5. For the 3 fiscal years ended June 30, 2020, Empower …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsDiNapoli: Medicaid Redesign Presents Opportunities and Risks
… over the next four years and improving the quality of care for Medicaid patients remains a challenge after more than two decades of reform, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … waiver amendment approved in April 2014 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provides incentives for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-medicaid-redesign-presents-opportunities-and-risksDiNapoli: New York State is Home to 4.4 Million Immigrants, Second Only to California
… percent, or 4.4 million, of the state’s population, which is well above the national average of 13 percent, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … highest concentration of immigrants within New York state is in New York City, at 37 percent. Among upstate cities, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-new-york-state-home-44-million-immigrants-second-only-californiaMonitoring of Select Programs
… Objective To determine if the New York State Office for the Aging’s policies and … possible through advocacy and the development and delivery of person-centered, consumer-oriented, cost-effective … in NYSOFA’s methodology for allocating Unmet Need funds to AAAs and its oversight of AAAs may undermine this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/21/monitoring-select-programsOpinion 91-25
… holiday pay); (employment restrictions) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §207-a(2), (6): A disabled retired firefighter receiving … as added by chapter 965 of the Laws of 1977, requires payment of the full amount of regular salary or wages to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-25DiNapoli Urges Focus on Addressing Rural Challenges
… well as challenges with housing availability and access to health care, food and broadband. The counties selected as … by the government than statewide (16%). In Hamilton County, 30% are employed by government – a higher percentage … infrastructure backbone that can address other challenges. At the state level, programs where funding is targeted to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-urges-focus-addressing-rural-challengesOversight of Undistributed Child Support Funds
… districts to effectively reduce undistributed child support balances and initiate the process that would allow … Social Security Act requires states to operate child support programs. Child support programs help enhance the … include monitoring the efforts of 58 local social services district offices (districts) located in New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/02/09/oversight-undistributed-child-support-fundsBorrowing Against Your Contributions – State Police Plan
… against your contributions: You must be in active service and have at least one year of member service credit. You must … causes your loans in total to exceed the federal limits for nontaxable loans. Exceeding these limits could result in significant tax consequences for you. You do not make the required payments on your loan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/1518/borrowing-against-your-contributions-0Oversight of the Early Intervention Program
… the least amount had a lower percentage of children in the population with an IFSP, whereas those that did considerably …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/02/28/oversight-early-intervention-programOversight of the Home Delivered Meals Program
… are public health crises that impact many seniors (adults age 60 and older) who live with limitations such as …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/01/20/oversight-home-delivered-meals-programDiNapoli: State Medicaid Needs to Stop Paying Bills That Federally Funded Plans Should Cover
… of Health (DOH) can save hundreds of millions of dollars in costs if it strengthens its oversight of enrollment in Medicaid and other public health plans, according to two … care. The audits found tens of thousands of instances in which state Medicaid paid costs that another, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/09/dinapoli-state-medicaid-needs-stop-paying-bills-federally-funded-plans-should-coverFinancial Empowerment Resources for New Yorkers
… and understanding.’’ – State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Financial literacy empowers New Yorkers with … literacy is more vital than ever. State Comptroller DiNapoli’s financial literacy initiative provides regular … or resources, or to learn more about State Comptroller DiNapoli’s financial literacy initiative, email …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/financial-literacyDiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Op-Ed: New York Mothers Should Not Be Dying in Childbirth in 2025
… op-ed on Sunday from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso about … an oped on Sunday from New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso-op-ed-new-york-mothers-should-not-be-dyingOpen Book New York
… Sales Tax Collections Monthly and Quarterly Breakdown by County and Region Adult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/open-book-new-york