Asylum Seeker Spending Report
The Office of the State Comptroller has created this tool to document State and City emergency spending related to people seeking asylum. The data will be updated monthly and are available for download.
New York State
DiNapoli Tracks State and City Spending Related to Asylum Seekers
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today launched a new online tool to monitor emergency spending related to assistance for asylum seekers by New York state and New York City. State agencies have spent $316.2 million in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24 on resources for asylum seekers through Sept. 30. New York City’s estimated total spending from Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 and FY 2024 through Sept. 30 is $1.89 billion.
NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Announces New $50 Million Investment in Northern Ireland
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli was joined in Belfast by Joseph Kennedy III, U.S. Department of State Special Envoy for Northern Ireland Economic Affairs and Bernard McGuire, Managing Director of 57 Stars, an international private equity investor, to announce a new $50 million commitment to invest in Northern Ireland companies from the New York State Common Retirement Fund. The investment from the state pension fund’s private equity program will be managed by 57 Stars, a Washington D.C. based investment manager.
Domestic Violence: Recent Trends in New York
The number of domestic violence victims increased in 2022 by 8.5% in New York City and 8.7% in the rest of New York State when compared to 2019. With nearly 90,000 reported victims of domestic violence statewide in 2022, significant work remains to reduce the number of these destructive incidents and to ensure the availability of resources to assist victims.
DiNapoli: Number of Domestic Violence Victims Rises in 2022
The number of domestic violence victims increased in 2022 by 8.5% in New York City and 8.7% in the rest of New York state when compared to 2019, according to an analysis by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men have experienced sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their lifetime.
DiNapoli: Former Town of Marion Court Clerk Sentenced to Jail, Ordered to Pay Over $59,000 in Restitution
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Wayne County District Attorney Michael Calarco, and the New York State Police today announced that the former court clerk for the Town of Marion, Eileen Steurrys, was sentenced today to serve six months in jail and pay over $59,000 in restitution after her conviction for embezzling from the Court and altering records in an effort to hide her crimes.
DiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Higher Than Updated Projections Through the First Half of the Year
State tax receipts totaled $51.5 billion through the first six months of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2023-24, $1.7 billion higher than estimates released in the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) July Update to the Enacted Budget Financial Plan. However, tax receipts were $6.9 billion lower than the first half of SFY 2022-23, according to the monthly State Cash Report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
DiNapoli: NY State Pension Fund Purchases $20 Million in State of Israel Bonds
The New York State Common Retirement Fund has purchased an additional $20 million in Israel bonds offered by Development Corporation for Israel, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. The purchase brings the state pension fund’s holdings in Israel bonds to $267.8 million.
DiNapoli: Huntington Man Charged With Stealing Over $56,000 in State Pension Payments
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney today announced the arrest of former Town of Huntington employee Moses K. Johnson, 63, of Huntington, for allegedly stealing his mother’s public pension payments following her death in April of 2021.
DiNapoli: Mobile Sports Betting Adds to State Revenue, But Calls to Problem Gambling Hotline Rise as Gaming Expansion Continues
State collections from the taxes on mobile sports betting totaled $727.4 million in State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2022-2023 and have continued to grow in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. With the legalization of mobile sports betting, the New York State Gaming Commission noted a 26% increase in problem gambling-related calls to the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) from 2021 to 2022.