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Selected Safety and Security Equipment at Train Stations
… such as cameras and "Customer Assistance Intercoms," are working, tested, maintained, and monitored. The audit … such as CCTV cameras, CAIs, monitors, and digital video recorders (DVRs). The CCTV system is not publicly … in each portico, or about six to eight per location. CCTV video from these cameras is recorded on a local DVR and not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/04/12/selected-safety-and-security-equipment-train-stationsDiNapoli: OCFS Should Improve Foster Care Placement Oversight
… (OCFS) could not show that caseworkers contacted children in foster care within the first 30 days of their placement … and lacked documentation proving children were placed in foster homes that met program certifications, according to … the foster care program, including placing children in foster care settings, certifying and approving certain …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-ocfs-should-improve-foster-care-placement-oversightDiNapoli Audit Finds Hazardous Conditions Persist in Mitchell-Lama Developments
… Homes and Community Renewal (HCR), is falling short in its oversight of several Mitchell-Lama developments, … conditions and records at four Mitchell-Lama developments in New York City – 753 Classon Ave. Housing Co. (Classon), located in Brooklyn, Cathedral Parkway Towers (Cathedral), located in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hazardous-conditions-persist-mitchell-lama-developmentsDivision of Housing and Community Renewal: Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments in New York City
… and supervision by DHCR. Developments are owned by private companies and can exit the Program under certain conditions. DHCR works with owners as they near the end of their 20 year affordability requirements to … with agents to manage the developments (managing agents). It is the responsibility of the owner to provide safe and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/06/15/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellDiNapoli: NYC Projects Budget Surplus For 2017, But Faces Risks With Federal Budget Cuts
… of the past three years. DiNapoli's report also notes that tax collections have weakened. Collections grew by 3.2 … the average gain during fiscal years 2011 through 2015. Tax collection growth is projected to slow to 2.3 percent in … in FY 2017, mostly from continued weakness in business tax collections. However, the April Plan includes a general …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-nyc-projects-budget-surplus-2017-faces-risks-federal-budget-cutsMitchell Lama Applicants Charged $200 for Virtually No Chance of Apartment in Their Lifetime
… long and turnover very slow, some developments continued to collect $200 fees from applicants who had virtually no … lotteries going back to 1997 are included. Some applicants have been waiting for more than 20 years with many having … to be returned. The audit found that management needed to do more to return fees to applicants or inform applicants …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/mitchell-lama-applicants-charged-200-virtually-no-chance-apartment-their-lifetimeCustodial Service Contract Procurement and Oversight
… City Department of Education (DOE), the nation’s largest school system, serves approximately 1 million students at its … (some buildings house multiple schools). DOE’s Division of School Facilities (DSF) is responsible for the maintenance, … corporation affiliated with DOE – New York City School Support Services (NYCSSS) – was created solely to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/08/custodial-service-contract-procurement-and-oversightDiNapoli Announces State Contract and Payment Actions for Feb. 2014
… Paid nearly $1.2 billion for 1.3 million personal income tax refunds and nearly $131 million for more than 17,000 corporate, sales tax and other refunds. Paid $68 million to United Healthcare … fraud, waste and other improprieties. This includes 1,784 tax refunds valued at nearly $2.8 million. Open Book New York …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-and-payment-actions-feb-2014Capital Asset Management
To determine whether the Office of General Services is adequately overseeing selected agencies and related entities to ensure that they have proper inventory controls in place to safeguard assets and that they are properly reporting capital assets
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/12/capital-asset-managementXII.8.G Payment Methods – XII. Expenditures
… ACH payments are electronic payments made from the State’s bank to the vendor’s bank within two business days after OSC … payment in accordance with the pay terms and Scheduled Due date or Net Due date on the voucher. Two-day ACH is the … the agency must upload a completed Wire Payment Request Form along with supporting documentation (e.g., invoice, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-xii/xii8g-payment-methodsNY ABLE Program Helps New Yorkers With Disabilities and Their Families Cover Costs
… called the New York Achieving a Better Life Experience ( NY ABLE ) program, designed to help individuals with … long-term care can put a financial strain on families. The NY ABLE program provides families and individuals with a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/ny-able-program-helps-new-yorkers-disabilities-and-their-families-cover-costsDiNapoli: Brooklyn Leads NYC’s Economic Recovery
… growth of 48% was far higher than in any other borough, or than the citywide growth of approximately 29%. Much of the … the numerous pandemic relief programs that were available or expanded, such as the federal Paycheck Protection Program … businesses in either low- and moderate-income (LMI) areas or historically underutilized business (HUB) zones were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/05/dinapoli-brooklyn-leads-nycs-economic-recoveryDiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… implications for New Yorkers, including the elimination of the more than $67 billion in state and local tax … taxpayers in New York could be lowered as a result of this change. The effect of other components of the … of taxpayers in the top bracket who could benefit from the change, accounting for almost 10 percent of the nationwide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayersChanges in Federal Policies Pose Significant Risks for New York City's Budget
… Projected budget gaps for New York City in the coming years appear manageable, but tax … city’s finances, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "Major shifts in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/12/changes-federal-policies-pose-significant-risks-new-york-citys-budgetNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Writes to President Biden in Support of His Planned Veto of Anti-ESG Resolution
… of Labor’s rule are trying to impose partisan politics on what should be dollars and cents, nonpolitical investment … management requires contending with real-world issues. What investors, including the Fund, increasingly recognize is … Far too many people are trying to impose their politics on what should be a dollars-and-cents, apolitical investment …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-writes-president-biden-support-his-planned-veto-anti-esg-resolutionDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions For March 2014
… than 2.7 million payments worth more than $18.9 billion in March 2014. His office also rejected 202 contracts and … and 5,036 payments valued at more than $7.9 million due to fraud, waste or improprieties. As the state’s chief … and improprieties. The Comptroller’s office averages 11 to 13 days for contract reviews and two days to audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-march-2014Division of Housing and Community Renewal – Physical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments Located Outside New York City
… are provided safe and clean living conditions, and whether funds are properly accounted for and used for intended … Management at all five sampled developments misspent funds, and management at two of the sampled developments … to the accounting for and proper use of the developments’ funds; Taking appropriate action, including recouping funds, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/12/08/division-housing-and-community-renewal-physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchellApproved State Contracts and Payments
… In November, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,566 contracts for state agencies … New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test Program. $980,000 to Hillside Work Scholarship … for legal services to indigent criminal defendants in NYC. $2.4 million to The Children's Law Center for the Law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/approved-state-contracts-and-paymentsDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for January 2015
… $17.6 million for 2 contracts with Cornell University to support the Hudson River Estuary Program. Office of General … Inc. and $208,000 to Yedei Chesed Inc. for family support services. Office of Temporary and Disability … signal improvements to the Hudson Line high speed rail. Payment Rejections and Other Cost Recoveries The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-january-2015DiNapoli: Proposed Budget Holds the Line on Spending, Gives Executive Wider Discretion
… of the Budget (DOB) projects spending from State Operating Funds in the next fiscal year to total just under $94 … actions needed to limit annual growth in State Operating Funds expenditures to 2 percent. Based on projections of … and excluding the unspecified savings in State Operating Funds spending, the Comptroller estimates annual out-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-proposed-budget-holds-line-spending-gives-executive-wider-discretion