This report is divided into two sections. The first section covers audits, special reports and analysis of City agencies and public authorities with identified fiscal outcomes. The second section covers audits and special reports that focused on operational impact.
The Comptroller’s Audit Bureau issued 56 audits, investigations and special reports in Fiscal Year 2021. Reviews of welfare-fund payments were also performed.
Using administrative data from New York City property tax filings, this report provides a comprehensive measure of the vacant retail square footage, and the retail vacancy rate, for every neighborhood in New York City from 2007 to 2017 as well as average retail rent per occupied retail square foot.
The ideal emergency procurement system exists alongside robust risk assessment and planning mechanisms, so that the City does not have to rely on emergency contracts if its needs can be met by other means.
New Yorkers rely on the City to act as quickly as possible to avoid or mitigate an unforeseen danger to life, safety, property, or a necessary service.
This report aims to analyze the length of time it took to register a City contract in Fiscal Year 2021 and 2020, with an emphasis on those contracts registered after the start date of the contract has passed.
The findings of the review into the performance of New York City Health +
Hospitals (H+H) to the COVID-19 pandemic conducted by the Office of the Comptroller.
The New York City Department of Education (DOE) provides early childcare and education services to children, from birth to five years old, who live within the City. These early childhood services may be provided by DOE or other alternatives, such as contracted Community Based Organizations (CBO).
My office has conducted a review of the New York City Department of Homeless Services (DHS) to identify and assess key aspects of its homeless programs and services, including the populations served, the programs’ intended outcomes, and the extent to which DHS is achieving those outcomes.
Examining recent trends in subway and bus ridership sheds light on the status of recovery and informs improvements needed to match shifting travel patterns.
Over the past decade, Citi Bike has become a vital part of New York City’s transportation landscape. As the nation’s largest bikeshare system, Citi Bike enables millions of trips each month and has a network of over 1,800 stations and 26,000 bikes
This report aims to analyze the length of time it took to register a City contract in Fiscal Year 2017, and in particular, to take a closer look at the prevalence of contracts being registered after the start date of the contract has passed.
A second follow-up report was held to see whether the Administration for Children's Services had implemented the 14 recommendations in a previous audit. Each recommendation and its status are listed in full detail.
A second follow-up report was held to see whether the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications had implemented the 12 recommendations made in a previous audit. The status and description of each recommendation is included.
This report provides information about art programs. This report advocates for the increase of arts programs because it will provide a better future for the students. This report also has the history of arts education in public schools and how budget cuts have affected the quality of this education.
This report presents a review of current data related to school safety in New York City, and from that data draws a series of holistic recommendations on how to make City schools healthier and more secure.