Have inspections for rats by the health department’s Bureau of Veterinary and Pest Control Services been increasing? We track changes in the number of initial inspections citywide and by borough.
A Report on the arrest of 17 Certified Asbestos Investigators on charges of falsely filing documents certifying that planned construction of dozen of properties in Manhattan and Staten Island would not disturb asbestos.
The Department for the Aging (DFTA) joined Deputy Mayor Herminia Palacio, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon Tuesday to alert older New Yorkers about the mailing of new Medicare cards without Social Security numbers.
The objective of the audit was to determine whether JCDecaux accurately reported its advertising revenue to the City and remitted timely payments, both monetary and in non-monetary “alternative compensation,” due to the City as stipulated in the agreement.
As part of their tuition payments, full-time and part-time students pay $55 and $20, respectively, in student activity fees per semester for student government and other student activities.
Audit Report on the All My Children Daycare & Nursery School's screening of personnel through the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse & Maltreatment and whether they are in compliance with relevant statutes and regulations
Audit Report on the City Commission on Human Rights to determine whether the agency has adequate controls in place over its inventory of computers and computer-related equipment.
Our audit found that DOC’s commissaries are providing the intended services for the inmates but that the controls need to be strengthened to prevent duplicate payments to vendors and waste, and to ensure proper accounting for inventory.
An report on an audit conducted to determine whether the New York City (City) Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) has adequate controls over its inventory of computers and related equipment in compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
In this audit we determined whether DOE complied with its Standard Operating Procedures and with the applicable Comptroller’s Directives regarding travel and conference expenses.
We conducted this audit to determine whether the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is accurately billing hotels for water and sewer usage and whether it is making efforts to collect all outstanding water and sewer usage fees from those properties.
This audit was conducted to determine whether the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) is effectively monitoring mobile food vendors’ compliance with applicable sanitary laws and regulations.
The objective of this audit was to determine whether DOHMH has adequate controls to ensure that initial inspections at UPK GCC centers are conducted in accordance with the agency’s policies and procedures. The audit found that DOHMH needs to strengthen its controls.
Report of an audit to determine whether the Dept of Parks and Rec adequately oversees Construction management consultants to ensure that capital project work is performed as planned and in a timely manner. The audit found that DPR needs to improve its oversight of contracted CMs.
Audit Report on the Manhattan Borough President's Office compliance with Comptroller's Directive #11 (Cash Accountability and Control) in their Topographical Bureau.
The audit makes several recommendations that will improve the MBPO’s controls over its inventory of computers and computer-related equipment. These appear in the body of this report.
This audit was conducted to determine whether the New York City Administration for Children’s Services’ (ACS) Division of Preventive Services (DPS) properly secures personal information from unauthorized access and has adequate security controls over personally identifiable information (PII).
Audit Report on the New York City Department of Education to determine whether it has adequate controls in place to ensure that violent and disruptive incidents that occur at public schools attended by middle and high school students are accurately reported according to requirements
The Department of Finance (DOF) is responsible for administering the Senior Citizen Homeowners’ Exemption (SCHE) Program which provides a partial property tax exemption for senior citizens who own one, two, or three family homes, condominiums, or cooperative apartments in New York City (the City).
This audit found that EDC did not disclose over $224 million in expenditures as ferry-related in its audited financial statements and that EDC understated the City’s subsidy for the ferry operations by $2.08, $2.10, $3.98 and $4.29 for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, respectively.
Audit Report on the New York City Housing Authority's Tenant Selection Process to determine whether new applicants awaiting NYCHA apartments are selected from certified waiting lists and meet screening requirements.
The NYPD has made efforts to civilianize a number of positions within various units in the agency, those efforts have not been systematic and have been delayed when compared to the NYPD’s own timetables.
Audit Report to determine whether the Staten Island Mental Health Society's personnel have been properly screened through the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.
The objective of this audit was to determine whether the Human Resources Administration (HRA) has adequate oversight over its Homebase Homelessness Prevention Program.
This report contains the number of individuals receiving services for autism spectrum disorders for each relevant program, disaggregated by geographic boundary.
BIC Denies an Application and Approves Rules Relating to a Financial Hardship Wavier and Safety in the Trade Waste Industry and Penalty Schedule for the Public Wholesale Markets
Pursuant to Board of Correction minimum standard 5-40, this report, which evaluates sexual abuse and sexual harassment allegations made in city jails, analyzes emerging trends and assesses the corrective action contemplated and/or initiated at the facility level and department wide.
Report on the total number of bike crashes that are reported to City agencies, and number of injuries and fatalities resulting from such crashes in 2018.
A report on the possible installation of bike share near parks. The report includes the examination of regulatory and contractual barriers to such installation and the potential usage of bike share near parks.
Update to the Borough Pedestrian Safety Action Plans. The report updates the Priority Locations identified in the 2015 Vision Zero Borough Pedestrian Action Plans with current data, Vision Zero innovations, progress on Vision Zero initiatives, and introduces new actions.
Update to the Borough Pedestrian Safety Action Plans. The report updates the Priority Locations identified in the 2019 Vision Zero Borough Pedestrian Action Plans with current data, Vision Zero innovations, progress on Vision Zero initiatives, and introduces new actions.