Homelessness in New York state has grown sharply, more than doubling between January 2022 and January 2024, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Homelessness grew by 53.1% from January 2023 to January 2024, more than four times the rest of the nation.
Former Deputy Erie County Clerk Alexander McDougall was sentenced today to 1 1/3 to 4 years in state prison and ordered to pay full restitution after pleading guilty to stealing over $320,000 in county funds, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane, and Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia announced.
A Syracuse man was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing over $21,946 in state pension payments meant for his deceased mother, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the New York State Police announced. Michael Glinski, 45, is charged with grand larceny.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement on New York City's Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Preliminary Budget:
State tax receipts totaled $79.9 billion through the first three quarters of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25, $1.2 billion higher than estimates released in the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) Mid-Year Update to the Enacted Budget Financial Plan. On a year-over-year basis, collections were $5.5 billion higher than those through December 2023, according to the monthly State Cash Report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
Two Poughkeepsie women allegedly cashed seven pension checks totaling $8,600 meant for one of the defendants’ deceased mother, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi and Dutchess County Sheriff Kirk Imperati announced today. The two defendants, Deborah Brink, 63, and Sheila Moseley, 58, are charged with grand larceny.
Property tax levy growth for New York’s school districts and 10 cities will remain capped at 2% for the fourth year in a row, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today regarding Gov. Kathy Hochul's State of the State Address:
"Today, Gov. Hochul outlined her new priorities as the state prepares for a different federal landscape and tries to help New Yorkers address affordability and improve quality of life in our state.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and the New York State Police announced that former Village of Candor Mayor Eric Halstead plead guilty to stealing $23,000 from the village.
New York City’s 65 and older population grew by nearly half a million seniors in the last two decades, an increase of 53%, according to a new report by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Much of the growth was led by Asian, Hispanic and Black seniors calling the city home, along with more seniors born outside the U.S. With a record high senior population, the Comptroller warns city funding must keep pace with demand to support critical services for older adults in the future.
