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    Comptroller’s Audit Reveals DOT Inadequate Maintenance of Street Name Signs

    Audits  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: Office of the Comptroller

    The DOT still does not have a complete inventory of the City’s 250,000 street name signs. On August 14, 2020, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a follow-up audit of the Department of Transportation, three years after the original audit of their street name sign maintenance. The 2017 audit of the Department of Transportation revealed significant inadequacies in the Department’s ability to install and maintain street signs, and the 2020 audit revealed that the Department still lacks a standard procedure to address street name sign complaints in a timely manner. (read more…)

    Tags : Audit Report, Comptroller's Office, Department of Transportation
    Date:08/25/2020
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    Comptroller’s NYCHA Boiler Repair Audit Reveals Inspection Problems

    NYCHA Audit  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: Office of the Comptroller

    Audit of NYCHA’s Controls over Heat Maintenance revealed inefficiencies in work order tracking system and inadequate boiler inspection. On May 28, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller released the results of its audit of the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) controls over heat maintenance. The audit report stated that NYCHA’s current system for tracking heating complaints is inefficient, and NYCHA’s system for tracking its boilers is inaccurate and uncomprehensive. NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer called for NYCHA to upgrade NYCHA’s system during warmer weather before “thousands more residents are left in the cold again.” (read more…)

    Tags : Audit Report, boiler inspection, boiler repair, boilers, Comptroller Audit of NYCHA, heating, NYCHA
    Date:07/02/2020
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    Follow-Up Comptroller Audit Finds Previously Cited Privately Owned Public Spaces Still Non-Compliant

    Comptroller Audit  •  Citywide

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

    Audit reveals that Department of Buildings did not inspect non-compliant POPS locations. On November 22, 2017, the Office of the City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report of a follow-up audit to determine whether the Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS), previously found noncompliant in an April 18, 2017 audit, now provided all required amenities, and what action if any were taken by the Department of Buildings to bring these POPS into compliance. To read CityLand’s previous coverage on the Comptroller’s initial audit, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : Audit Report, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, POPS
    Date:12/05/2017
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    Comptroller Reveals that Half of Privately Owned Public Spaces, Including Three Trump Properties, Were In Violation of Law

    Comptroller Audit  •  Citywide

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

    Comptroller’s audit finds that the City has fallen substantially short in its duty of overseeing Privately Owned Public Space agreements, including agreements with Trump Tower, Trump International Hotel, and Trump Plaza. On April 18, 2017, the Office of the City Comptroller Scott Stringer released a report of an audit of how adequately the City oversees Privately Owned Public Space agreements with developers and building owners. Privately Owned Public Space agreements are created by developers in exchange for the City allowing the developer to construct taller and denser buildings than would otherwise be allowed by zoning regulations. The agreements create outdoor or indoor spaces that are required to be open for public use and maintained by the developers and owners of private buildings. Currently there are 333 Privately Owned Public Spaces in New York City, totaling 23 million square feet of additional floor area allowed in exchange for the space. To read a previously published CityLand Commentary on Privately Owned Public Spaces, click here. (read more…)

    Tags : Audit Report, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, POPS
    Date:04/20/2017
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    Audit Faults Landmarks’ Record Keeping, Enforcement of Fee Requirement

    Landmarks Preservation Commission 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 found that Landmarks did not record issuance dates for Certificates of No Effect, did not send timely notices to applicants who submitted incomplete applications, and did not reconcile permit fees collected by Buildings with permits issued by Landmarks issued. On November 30, 2016, the New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released an audit report on the Landmarks Preservation Commission procedures and controls surrounding the issuance of Certificates of No Effect. Certificates of No Effect must be obtained from Landmarks before a property owner or tenant can perform certain kinds of work on individual landmarks or property within a historic district. Certificates of No Effect are issued for proposed work that requires a Buildings permit but does not affect a building’s essential architectural features. Expedited Certificates of No Effect are available for certain interior alterations above the second floor or below grade level. Certificates of No Effect, as opposed to Certificates of Appropriateness, do not require a public hearing or review by commissioners. (read more…)

    Tags : Audit Report, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Landmarks Preservation Commission
    Date:12/13/2016
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    Comptroller Finds Buildings Needs to Improve the Site Safety Professional Licensing Process

    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

    On June 30, 2016, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office released a Report on the Department of Buildings’ issuance of licenses to site safety professionals. There are two types of site safety professional licenses: site safety manager and site safety coordinator. City law requires that a site safety manager be onsite to oversee all work of any project to demolish or construct buildings 15 stories or more in height, and a site safety coordinator to oversee such work on a structure that is 10 to 14 stories high.

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    Tags : Audit Report, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, department of buildings, DOB NOW
    Date:08/30/2016
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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