In a turnaround from the fiscal crisis it faced a year ago, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today stands on firmer financial ground, largely because the state budget provided dedicated sources of revenue to close projected budget gaps, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s annual report on the MTA’s fiscal outlook.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced a tentative schedule of planned bond sales for New York state, New York City and their major public authorities during the fourth quarter of 2023.
The planned sales of $9.11 billion include $6.43 billion of new money and $2.68 billion of refundings as follows:
Cyberattack complaints in New York state increased 53% between 2016 and 2022, jumping from 16,426 incidents in 2016 to 25,112 in 2022, according to the FBI. The number of attacks targeting critical infrastructure in New York state nearly doubled to 83 in the first half of 2023 compared to 48 during the entirety of last year, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued.
SHP training was provided to employees and elected officials. However, of the 150 total individuals auditors tested (125 selected employees and all 25 elected officials), 36 employees and 18 elected officials did not complete the annual training.
In August, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 2,185 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $2.8 billion and approved nearly 2 million payments worth more than $11.1 billion. The office rejected 231 contracts and related transactions valued at $391 million and nearly 1,800 payments valued at more than $12.8 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.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli yesterday awarded through negotiated sale $572,715,000 of New York State General Obligation (GO) Bonds. After a one-day retail and institutional order period, the State received total orders of over $1.6 billion or 2.8 times the amount of bonds offered, which allowed the State to reduce yields in many maturities. Ultimately, retail orders supported over 55 percent of the total bond sale, of which 85 percent was from New York retail buyers. The true interest cost of the GO Bonds was 3.99 percent.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following local government and school audits were issued.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, announced the arrest yesterday of Gina Bradshaw, an officer manager for numerous doctors’ offices in Manhattan, for her alleged role in a long-term scheme to defraud the New York State Insurance Plan (NYSHIP) out of over $12,000 by submitting fraudulent claims for reimbursement. The arrest was the result of a joint investigation between Comptroller DiNapoli, Ulster County District Attorney Clegg, and the FBI Hudson Valley White Collar Crime Task Force.
New York City is planning significant steps to reduce city-funded spending by as much as 15% in response to substantial budget gaps fueled by escalating costs in the years ahead. However, the city’s ability to cut spending is limited to what it has discretion and control over, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
