The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) failed to adequately oversee the use of child care stabilization grant funds received during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. To help child care service providers stabilize their operations and retain their employees, in 2021 the American Rescue Plan Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act provided federal grants that OCFS administered locally.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school audits were issued.

Inadequate oversight of a New York City rental assistance program is leading to significant delays in finding permanent housing for homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) is not properly managing the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) program.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), has been appointed lead plaintiff in a securities fraud class action lawsuit filed against the global cybersecurity company Crowdstrike Holdings Inc.

Local government sales tax collections totaled $5.98 billion in the third calendar quarter (July-September) of 2024, an increase of 1.4%, or $82.7 million, compared to the same quarter last year, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Eight of the 10 regions in the state, including New York City, saw collections rise.

In September, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,661 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.9 billion and approved more than 2 million payments worth nearly $15.9 billion. The office rejected 210 contracts and related transactions valued at $298.1 million and nearly 3,200 payments valued at more than $6.4 million, primarily for mistakes, insufficient support for charges and improper payments. More information on these contracts and payments is available at Open Book New York.

After a brief period of financial stability secured by an infusion of state funds last year, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) now faces growing fiscal uncertainties and risks that create projected budget gaps that start at $211 million this year and increase to $652 million in 2028, according to a new report from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Those gaps could grow much wider if various budget risks that the MTA has identified come to pass.

A report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli shows the state’s employment picture has changed in significant ways since 2000 with the health care and social assistance industries increasing their share of total employment as manufacturing and financial activities shrank. Employment in health care and social assistance had the greatest increase in jobs since 2019, with the sector now comprising nearly one in five jobs statewide.

The New York State Division of Human Rights (DHR) failed to properly investigate dozens of housing discrimination cases, undermining its mission to eliminate injustices and promote equal opportunity, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

State tax receipts totaled $54.6 billion through the first six months of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25, $682.1 million higher than the state Division of the Budget (DOB) estimates in the First Quarterly Update to the SFY 2024-25 Enacted Budget Financial Plan. On a year-over-year basis, tax collections were $3.1 billion higher than those through September 2023, primarily driven by the Personal Income Tax (PIT) according to the monthly State Cash Report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.