Office of the New York State Comptroller News
Office of the New York State Comptroller News
Suffolk County Sales Tax Collection Up 3% For First Half of 2025
Suffolk County sales tax revenues are up 3% ($28 million) from 2024 for the first six month of the year.
Suffolk County is Ahead of the Game on 911 Emergency System Upgrades
At present, fewer than half of New York's 62 counties offer basic text-to-911 service, but Suffolk County is not one of them.
Unclaimed Funds Could Be Yours!
The New York State Comptrollers office holds more than $20 billion in lost money. Every day New York State returns $2 million to those who file claims. Is any yours?
Long Island Pension Fraudster Caught by State Comptroller
The son of a Long Island state pensioner plead guilty this week to identity theft in connection with his theft of nearly $80,000 in pension payments.
New York to Risk $40 Billion in State Pension Funds on Green New Deal Investments
New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced $2.4 billion in additional investments of The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) into what they call “climate solution opportunities.”
NY Got Back $1.06 for Every $1 in Taxes Sent to DC
NY Got Back $1.06 for Every $1 in Taxes Sent to DC
DiNapoli: State has No Clear Plan for over $450 million in COVID Medical Supplies
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said in a recently released audit that the state spent nearly half a billion tax payer dollars on a medical stockpile but used little of it and has no clear plan for the leftover equipment and supplies.
Use it or Lose it: Use Your Christmas Gift Cards ASAP
In 2024, the office recovered over $21 million from gift cards, more than three times the amount received in 2014 ($5.8 million). New Yorkers are encouraged to spend holiday gift cards early this new year and remember to check for unclaimed funds.
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Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk
Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.
Warrant Executed in Bay Shore – 25 Dogs Rescued
Suffolk County SPCA and police rescued 25 dogs from a Bay Shore home in “unsanitary and inhumane conditions."
LI Legend Billy Joel’s Past Loves and Languish Tackled in Sprawling New Doc
Directors Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin cut together “Billy Joel: And So It Goes” in express collaboration with the titular man of the hour, nay, 5 hours’ worth of said enlightening BTS entertainment—and then some.