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2024 Annual Financial Report of the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund
The report includes: a description of the costs and damages paid by and recovered for the Fund; the monies spent pursuant to Section 186 (including amounts spent for oil spill prevention, training activities and equipment purchased), and the economic and environmental impacts on the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/about/pdf/oil-spill-annual-report-2024.pdfLocal 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.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2024-sales-tax-third-quarter.pdfInternal Controls Over the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s Federally Funded Programs (2022-S-37)
To determine whether Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) established and maintained adequate internal controls to oversee and monitor the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s (GOSR) federally funded programs to ensure they meet grant requirements.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-22s37.pdfAudits of State Agencies and Public Authorities Five-Year Listing October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2023
This listing includes all final audit reports related to State agency and public authority operations issued during the five-year period from October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2023 and is a companion to the 2023 – 2024 Annual Report on Audits.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/2025/pdf/five-year-listing-2018-2023.pdfOversight of Juvenile Detention Facilities (Outside New York City) (2023-S-15) 180-Day Response
To determine whether the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) adequately oversees juvenile justice facilities for youth placed in local detention facilities to ensure they meet State regulations for the health and safety of juveniles and staff.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2025-23s15-response.pdfState Agencies Bulletin No. 763
… undeliverable, the agency should forward the check to the NYS Department of Tax and Finance, Division of Treasury, per …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/state-agencies/763-implementation-bonus-payment-and-other-increases-non-arbitrationImproper Managed Care Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Follow-Up) (2023-F-26) 30-Day Response
To assess the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Improper Managed Care Payments for Misclassified Patient Discharges (Report 2021-S-8).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f26-response.pdfMental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools (Follow-Up) (2023-F-34)
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Mental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools (Report 2020-N-7).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2024-23f34.pdfControls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up) (2022-F-28)
To determine the extent of implementation of the four recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Capital Improvements at City-Owned Homeless Shelters (Report 2018-N-3).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22f28.pdfFiscal Stress Monitoring System Results for Municipalities - Three Year Review
This report examines and summarizes notable trends in the fiscal scores of all New York counties, cities, towns and villages regardless of their fiscal year end
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/threeyearsfsms0916.pdfControls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation Related Expenses (Follow-Up) (2022-F-38)
To determine the extent of implementation of the five recommendations included in our initial audit report, Controls Over Vehicle Use and Transportation-Related Expenses (Report 2019-S-37).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22f38x.pdfImmigrants in the Labor Force - One Pager
In 2023, New York City’s 1.8M foreign-born workers aged 16+ made up 44.3% of the total labor force, 2X more than the national share of 18.6%.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/immigrants-labor-force-one-pager.pdfNew York State Health Insurance Program: Empire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage (Follow-Up) (2022-F-13)
To assess the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Empire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage (Report 2019-S-23).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-22f13.pdfCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up) (2022-F-20)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Report 2020-S-11).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-22f20.pdfEmpire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage (Follow-Up) (2022-F-13) 30-Day Response
To assess the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Empire Plan Members With Dual Family Coverage (Report 2019-S-23).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2022-22f13-response.pdfSecond Quarter Local Sales Tax Collections Down Significantly; June Collections Improve for Most Regions
Sales tax revenue for local governments in the second quarter of 2020 totaled $3.3 billion, a decline of $1.2 billion compared to the same period last year.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2020-local-sales-tax-collections-second-quarter.pdfThe Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund: Where Did the Money Go?, October 2009
New York State and its local governments are responsible for the care and maintenance of more than 113,000 miles of highways and more than 17,400 bridges.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/transportation-highway-fund-2009.pdfNoise in New York City Neighborhoods: Assessing Risk in Urban Noise Management, January 2018
Every day, New York City’s eight million residents face a mix of urban noise, which, at best, poses an annoyance and, at worst, impacts quality of life.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/health-noise-in-nyc-2018.pdfCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up) (2021-F-11)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Report 2019-S-16 ).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f11.pdfCompliance With Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Follow-Up) (2021-F-12)
To determine the extent of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report, Compliance with Executive Order 95 (Open Data) (Report 2019-S-39 ).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-21f12.pdf