New York State

New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era (May 13, 2021)

This report details economic impact payments, also known as "stimulus checks," provided to New Yorkers under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the COVID-Related Tax Relief (CRTR) Act. The report also summarizes the Comptroller’s analysis of the Enacted Budget.

State Contracts by the Numbers, Calendar Year 2019

The Office of the State Comptroller received 21,282 contract transactions, including both new contracts and contract amendments, valued at $102.4 billion in the calendar year 2019. The average time from agency contract submission to final sign-off was 6.3 days.

State Contracts by the Numbers, Calendar Year 2018

The Office of the State Comptroller received 19,651 contract transactions, including both new contracts and contract amendments, valued at $70.87 billion in the 2018 calendar year. The average time from agency contract submission to final sign-off was 6.3 days.

State Contracts by the Numbers, Calendar Year 2017

The Office of the State Comptroller received 20,867 contract transactions, including both new contracts and contract amendments, valued at $88.37 billion in the 2017 calendar year. The average time from submission to final sign-off was 7.5 days.

State Contracts by the Numbers, Calendar Year 2015

The Office of the State Comptroller received 21,381 contract transactions, including both new contracts and contract amendments, valued at $169.2 billion in the 2015 calendar year. The average time from submission to final sign-off was 9.1 days. Approximately 86 percent of these transactions, representing almost 25 percent of the aggregate contract dollar value, were reviewed by OSC in 15 days or less. An additional 9.8 percent, representing an additional 70 percent of the total value of contracts, were processed in 16 to 30 days.

State Contracts by the Numbers, Calendar Year 2014

The Office of the State Comptroller received 23,591 contract transactions valued at $44.4 billion, both new contracts and contract amendments, in the 2014 calendar year. The average time from submission to final sign-off was 11.6 days. Over three-quarters of these transactions (78.5 percent), representing over 75 percent of the aggregate contract dollar value, were reviewed by OSC in 15 days or less. An additional 15.6 percent were processed in 16 to 30 days.

State Contracts by the Numbers, Calendar Year 2013

The Office of the State Comptroller received and acted on 22,794 contract transactions in the 2013 calendar year. The average time from submission to final sign-off was 11.2 days. Over three-quarters of these transactions (79 percent) representing over 80 percent of the total contract dollar values were reviewed by OSC in 15 days or less, and an additional 15.8 percent were processed in 16-30 days.

2020 Corporate Governance Stewardship Report

The Corporate Governance Program supports and facilitates the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in the Common Retirement Fund’s due diligence process, investment decisions, and performance monitoring program, and provides active stewardship of the Fund’s public equity holdings.

Overtime at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2020

The total cost of overtime in 2020 at state agencies reached an all-time high at more than $850 million, continuing an upward trend over the last decade and spurred on by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Total overtime hours of 19 million increased 3.9 percent and total overtime earnings increased 5.5 percent from 2019.