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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’s Audit of Housing Authority’s Management of Vacant Apartments

    City 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 shows Housing Department has inadequate controls in place to monitor and keep track of vacant units. On June 24, 2015, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released an audit report that examined how the New York City Housing Authority manages vacant apartments in developments throughout the city. The report discussed the process by which an apartment becomes vacant in NYCHA’s system and when certain units are taken off of the rent roll. NYCHA classifies apartments as either being on the rent roll (on roll) or off of the rent roll (off roll). On roll units are those that are either occupied by a tenant or in the process of being turned over to a new tenant. Off roll units are those that are not available for residential use for an extended period of time due to major repair or renovation.

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    Tags : Audit Report, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, NYCHA
    Date:07/16/2015
    Category : New York City Housing Authority
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    Comptroller’s Audit of DOHMH’s Follow-up of Health Code Violations at Restaurants

    Department of Health and Mental Hygiene  •  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 shows weaknesses in Health Department’s ability to regulate health code inspections at restaurants. On June 30, 2015, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released an audit report that examined how effectively the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s restaurant inspection program was working to resolve outstanding health code violations. The report examined the process by which DOHMH conducts its restaurant inspection program. The program consists of initial unannounced inspections where public health inspectors note any health code violations. If an establishment receives 14 or more points, a follow-up inspection by DOHMH is required to ensure the violations were resolved. Additionally, supervisors in the inspection program are required to conduct field inspections of restaurants previously inspected by health inspectors under their supervision.

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    Tags : Audit Report, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, DOHMH
    Date:07/09/2015
    Category : Comptroller's Office
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    City Comptroller Audit Finds DOB Failed To Fully Implement Crane Safety Report

    City Comptroller Audit  •  Citywide

    In four years, Buildings has enacted eight of sixty-five safety recommendations after spending $5.8 million on a study. On November 7, 2014, New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer released an audit finding the Department of Buildings has failed to act upon recommendations for crane safety that came from a report they commissioned, four years after the report was issued. (read more…)

    Tags : Audit Report, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, CTL Engineers & Construction Technology Consultants, department of buildings, Marjorie Landa, P.C.
    Date:11/12/2014
    Category : Department Of Buildings
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    City Comptroller Audit Criticizes Public Design Commission

    City Comptroller Audit  •  Citywide

    Public Design Commission rejected Comptroller’s recommendation for more efficient design review process.  The New York City Public Design Commission (formerly known as the Art Commission) reviews permanent works of art, architecture, and landscape architecture proposed on or over City-owned property. The Commission is composed of 11 unpaid members, eight of whom are appointed by the mayor, and includes an architect, landscape architect, painter, and sculptor, as well as representatives of the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the New York Public Library.

    The City agency with jurisdiction over the property on which a proposed project is located must submit its design to the Commission. Prior to submitting a proposal to the Commission, applicants must ensure compliance with the regulations of (read more…)

    Tags : Audit Report, City Comptroller, John C. Liu, Public Design Commission
    Date:06/01/2012
    Category : Public Design Commission
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