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    Comptroller Report Finds City Accountable for Failure to Stop the Sale of the Rivington House

    Report  •  Lower East Side, Manhattan
    NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    In contrast to the DOI Report, the Comptroller’s Report places personal accountability on City Officials rather than the indoctrinated procedure for deed-modifications. On August 1, 2016, New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer issued a Report on the removal of deed restrictions from Rivington House. The Report is the product of a five-month-long investigation conducted by the Comptroller’s Office into the City’s actions in facilitating the sale of the Rivington House—a non-profit nursing home located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side—to luxury condominium developers for a $72 million profit in February 2016.

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    Tags : City Comptroller Scott Stringer, City Hall, Department of Citywide Administrative Services, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Mayor's Office of Contract Services, Rivington House
    Date:08/08/2016
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    Report Identifies Flaws in DOB’s Auditing of Professionally Certified Applications

    Department of Buildings Audit  •  Citywide
    NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    Comptroller’s audit found that Buildings generally implemented adequate controls over construction permit applications, but issued three recommendations to ensure public safety. On June 17, 2016, the Officer of the Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report of an audit conducted on the Department of Buildings’ processing of construction permits. The audit determined that Buildings’ controls for the processing of application were implemented consistently, that there were appropriate separation of duties, and an adequate application tracking system. Furthermore, Buildings verifies the current licensing of architects and engineers associated with applications. (read more…)

    Tags : City Comptroller Scott Stringer, department of buildings
    Date:06/23/2016
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    Comptroller Audit Reveals the Improper Classification of Queens Properties

    Comptroller Audit  •  Queens
    NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    The audit report finds that the Department of Finance’s incorrect classification of Queens properties as mixed-use properties resulted in lost revenue for the City. On June 10, 2016, the Office of the City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report of an audit conducted by the Department of Finance. The audit sought to determine whether the Department of Finance used procedures to ensure that properties classified as mixed-use in Queens had been properly classified.

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    Tags : Audit Report, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Department of Finance, Queens, Real Property Tax Law
    Date:06/21/2016
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    Comptroller Releases Findings of Lost City Revenue in Audit of Department of Finance

    Property Tax Audit  •  Brooklyn
    One of the buildings designated by the Department of Finance as a primarily residential Class 1 property. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    One of the buildings designated by the Department of Finance as a primarily residential Class 1 property. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    The audit report reveals that the misclassification of 140 properties has deprived the City of $1.7 million annually in lost property tax revenue. On February 18, 2016, the Office of the NYC Comptroller publicized the results from its audit of the New York City Department of Finance.  The audit sought to investigate whether the Department of Finance had implemented procedures that adequately safeguard against the misclassification of Brooklyn property sites. The Comptroller’s Office and DOF ultimately seem to differ on the definition of “adequate.”

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    Tags : Audit Report, City Comptroller, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Department of Finance, Real Property Tax Law
    Date:03/02/2016
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    Comptroller Audit Finds $10 Million Wrongly Given In Tax Abatements

    Comptroller Audit  •  Citywide
    NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer. Image credit: Office of the New York City Comptroller

    Audit determined the Department of Finance improperly gave abatements to condos and co-ops owned by corporations over a four-year period.  On January 28, 2016 the Office of the City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report of an audit conducted of the Department of Finance.  In the final report, the Comptroller’s Office found the Department of Finance wrongly gave out over $10 million worth of property tax abatements to corporate-owned condominums, co-ops, indoor parking spaces, and cabanas between fiscal years 2013 and 2016.

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    Tags : City Comptroller Scott Stringer, co-op, condo, Department of Finance, New York City Property Tax
    Date:02/03/2016
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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