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New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli talks state reserve funds, plus municipal budget concerns in Western New York full 510 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:50:19 +0000 9KVfABXp8nrkoRMEcE39IX3Ht27ObPcl news,new york state,wben,tom dinapoli,a new morning A New Morning news,new york state,wben,tom dinapoli,a new morning New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli talks state reserve funds, plus municipal budget concerns in Western New York Collection of LIVE interviews from Buffalo's Early News on WBEN 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc. News False

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Former President Donald Trump made a swing through New York City this week to attend the annual Al Smith charity dinner. Plus, a new audit by New York State Comptroller says the State's Division of Human Rights routinely mishandled housing discrimination complaints. Also, the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade returns Saturday with some changes to this year's event. And finally, WNYC's Michael Hill talks with Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez about the proposed redesign of the Cross Bronx Expressway.

Thomas Peter DiNapoli is an American politician serving as the 54th and current New York State Comptroller since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, he was appointed by a bipartisan majority of the New York State Legislature to the position of comptroller on February 7, 2007. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Get up and get informed! Here's all the local news you need to start your day: New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is critical of Mayor Eric Adams' 60-day limits on shelter stays for migrant families, calling it inadequate and rushed. In other news, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is questioning top NYPD officials about their use of social media. Plus, this week on 'On the Way,' reporters Stephen Nessen and editor Clayton Guse discuss Sammy's Law, which lowers the speed limit to 20 MPH, an increase in electric taxi cars, and a new report from the New York State Comptroller indicating that the MTA needs more funding to upgrade the city's transit system.

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ABOUT MARTIN KINGDON:Martin's Profile: linkedin.com/in/martin-kingdon-121b693Websites:popai.co.uk/sustainability/ (Company)popai.co.uk (Company)Email: martin@popai.co.ukBIO:Martin has been involved with the display industry for twenty five years as a volunteer, board member and for twenty years Director geneneralHe has been responsible for Insight since 2010, Sustainability since 2019 and has defined POPAI's offer including setting up the Sustainability council representing all sectors of the industry, the POPAI Sustainability Standard for corporate accreditation and the Sustain® global eco-design indicator tool now widely used in the UK and overseas.He has spoken extensively around the world on many aspects of the display market, sustainability and shopper insight. SHOW INTRO: Welcome to the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast. Over our 4 seasons we have focused on “Dialogues on DATA: Design Architecture, Technology and the Arts”. NXTLVL features provocateurs for whom disruption and transformation are a way of engaging in work and play every day.They include leading scientists, artists, musicians, architects, entertainers and story tellers whose research, exploration and built work brings new understanding of the impact and relevance of place-making to the world. On the show, we focus on what's now and what's next.On this episode we talk with Martin Kingdon Insight and Sustainability Director of POPAI UK and Ireland about the impact that retail stores, and all of their merchandising units and displays, have of on the environment.First though, a few thoughts on retail, building sustainably and the carbon footprint of stores… *         *         *         *         *         *         *On your last shopping trip, to any retailer, what do you remember most?Was it the crowd or the sales associates?That you could, or couldn't, find what you were looking for?If you were walking the aisle of your favorite grocer, you might recall the product displays, how fantastically the apples were built into a pyramid, the water being misted across the fresh produce crisp keeping it crisp.  The meat counters or the smell of bread being baked.You might have even thought, why on earth they keep putting the milk at the far back corner, but then you'd probably be savvy enough to know that's a ploy to exposed you to as much merchandise as they can as you go on your dairy search and rescue mission.If you were shopping your favorite apparel store you might noticed that the mannequins were decked out in new outfits, that some new colorful tops were on the table just after you entered or that those big tables always seemed to be a constant state of disarray with sales associates busying over them putting things in neat stacks to be upended by customers a moment later.You might notice signage, or the lack of it, when you are trying to find something. You might remark about the lighting, paint colors, a pattern on the floor and perhaps some architectural element.Chances are, that you probably don't recall, in any detail, the things the stuff was sitting on, hanging from or enclosed in. Those things often slip into the background, receding away from your conscious awareness. And that would also be by design.My first boss in the retail world at New Vision Studios in New York, the late Joe Weishar, would remind be that the merchandise was the star of the show and all the rest of what was in the store were merely supporting actors or scenery. Merchandise was king, or queen, or maybe prince or princess. And, all of that scenery, all of those supporting actors come at a cost. The architecture, store fixtures hanging racks, shelving, displays, refrigerated cases, signage, coat hooks in fitting rooms along with the chairs or benches, floor tiles, wallcoverings, lighting, checkout counters and cash registers…all of it…comes at a cost.Not just the cost of designing, prototyping, manufacturing, shipping, installing, repairing or replacing in terms of dollars, but the cost of what all of it adds to our world in terms of carbon.The amount of carbon generated and released into the environment from the making of that store you love to shop in, is staggering. The built environment in general is a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions and therefore a major contributor to the global climate crisis. By some reports, the built environment generates 40% of annual global CO2 emissions. Of those total emissions, building operations are responsible for 27% annually, while building and infrastructure materials and construction (typically referred to as embodied carbon) are responsible for an additional 13% annually.So, when you amble around in your favorite retailer, look again, beyond the stuff, at the environment, and all of those supporting actors, and try to imagine how much embodied carbon is in that one store. Every element that allows you to shop for all the stuff you remove from the store, stays in the store and has contributed to the global climate crises.According to Architecture2030.org, the global building stock is set to double by 2060.And they say, “To accommodate the largest wave of building growth in human history, from 2020 to 2060, we expect to add about 2.6 trillion ft2(240 billion m2) of new floor area to the global building stock,the equivalent of adding an entire New York City to the world, every month, for 40 years.”Now… if you have ever been to New York, think about how many stores are in that city. Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs of Staten Island, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn have a combined area of approximately 370 million square feet of retail stores. (https://www.statista.com/statistics/1011185/total-retail-space-nyc-by-borough/)According to the New York State Comptroller - “Before the pandemic, the retail sector in New York City accounted for32,600 establishments, 344,600 private sector jobs and $16 billion in total wages in 2019. Dec 31, 2020”I'm not sure if you apply the “adding the equivalent of a New York City to the world every month for 40 years…” in terms of buildings, that it follows thatyou are also adding 370 million square feet of retail space to the world every month. I'd like someone to do that math…but …See the thing here? Retail is a huge component of the global building footprint and major contributor to the climate issue. And your favorite retailer doesn't, in most case, have one store. They may have hundreds or maybe even thousands. Where does all the stuff in stores come from? Does it arrive in your local grocer or fashion store, sustainably sourced, manufactured and shipped?How is all of it packaged?What happens to all of those displays, shelving units, hanging racks and refrigerated cases when the retailer goes out of business or renovates every handful of years?And what about all of the product that fills the shelves of retail stores? What is their impact on the environment in the total amount of CO2 that the store is responsible for producing every year?Now… to be fair, according to Barron's, of the top 100 most sustainable companies in the US right now, there are some retailers who have found themselves on the list. Namely, # 7 Best Buy (Richfield, Minn.), # 21 Walmart (Bentonville, Ark.), # 27 Kroger (Cincinnati), # 30 Lowe's (Mooresville, N.C.), # 49 Williams-Sonoma (San Francisco), # 67 Target (Minneapolis).And… we can't forget about companies like Patagonia whose commitment to saving the planet has been going on for years before it became either cool or politically correct to do so. They just do it because, well… it's the right thing to do and designing something, manufacturing it and putting it out there into the world in the thousands should be done with some accountability for its long-range impact on the global ecology. And this is where my guest Martin Kingdon comes into retail's sustainability story.Martin has been involved with the display industry for twenty-five years as a volunteer and board member. He is an expert in Shopper Behaviour research, particularly shopper engagement with retail store displays or layouts. Martins has been the Director General of POPAI leading the UK division of the global trade association for companies involved in the Point of Purchase advertising market. POPAI's members are drawn from retailers, brands, agencies, POP suppliers, installation companies and other support services.Today he is the Insights and Sustainability Director for POPAI UK and Ireland. He has been responsible for Insight since 2010, Sustainability since 2019 and has defined POPAI's offer including setting up the Sustainability council representing all sectors of the industry, the POPAI Sustainability Standard for corporate accreditation and something called Sustain® a global eco-design indicator tool now widely used in the UK and overseas.I was able to speak with Martin Kingdon at the SHOP Marketplace event in Austin Texas about the impact of building store environments and somethings to consider curtailing retail's effect on the global climate crisis. ABOUT DAVID KEPRON:LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/david-kepron-9a1582bWebsites: https://www.davidkepron.com    (personal website)vmsd.com/taxonomy/term/8645  (Blog)Email: david.kepron@NXTLVLexperiencedesign.comTwitter: DavidKepronPersonal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidkepron/NXTLVL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxtlvl_experience_design/Bio:David Kepron is a multifaceted creative professional with a deep curiosity to understand ‘why', ‘what's now' and ‘what's next'. He brings together his background as an architect, artist, educator, author, podcast host and builder to the making of meaningful and empathically-focused, community-centric customer connections at brand experience places around the globe. David is a former VP - Global Design Strategies at Marriott International. While at Marriott, his focus was on the creation of compelling customer experiences within Marriott's “Premium Distinctive” segment which included: Westin, Renaissance, Le Meridien, Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio, Design Hotels and Gaylord hotels. In 2020 Kepron founded NXTLVL Experience Design, a strategy and design consultancy, where he combines his multidisciplinary approach to the creation of relevant brand engagements with his passion for social and cultural anthropology, neuroscience and emerging digital technologies. As a frequently requested international speaker at corporate events and international conferences focusing on CX, digital transformation, retail, hospitality, emerging technology, David shares his expertise on subjects ranging from consumer behaviors and trends, brain science and buying behavior, store design and visual merchandising, hotel design and strategy as well as creativity and innovation. In his talks, David shares visionary ideas on how brand strategy, brain science and emerging technologies are changing guest expectations about relationships they want to have with brands and how companies can remain relevant in a digitally enabled marketplace. David currently shares his experience and insight on various industry boards including: VMSD magazine's Editorial Advisory Board, the Interactive Customer Experience Association, Sign Research Foundation's Program Committee as well as the Center For Retail Transformation at George Mason University.He has held teaching positions at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.), the Department of Architecture & Interior Design of Drexel University in Philadelphia, the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (L.I.M.) in New York, the International Academy of Merchandising and Design in Montreal and he served as the Director of the Visual Merchandising Department at LaSalle International Fashion School (L.I.F.S.) in Singapore.  In 2014 Kepron published his first book titled: “Retail (r)Evolution: Why Creating Right-Brain Stores Will Shape the Future of Shopping in a Digitally Driven World” and he is currently working on his second book to be published soon. David also writes a popular blog called “Brain Food” which is published monthly on vmsd.com. ************************************************************************************************************************************The next level experience design podcast is presented by VMSD magazine and Smartwork Media. It is hosted and executive produced by David Kepron. Our original music and audio production by Kano Sound. The content of this podcast is copywrite to David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design. Any publication or rebroadcast of the content is prohibited without the expressed written consent of David Kepron and NXTLVL Experience Design.Make sure to tune in for more NXTLVL “Dialogues on DATA: Design Architecture Technology and the Arts” wherever you find your favorite podcasts and make sure to visit vmsd.com and look for the tab for the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast there too.

Frank Morano brings you the issues that matter the most with style and wit in the Other Side of Midnight Local Spotlight. Frank discusses the New York State Comptroller trying to return unclaimed funds to New Yorkers, the Taxi and Limousine Commission planning to phase out the green taxis serving the outer boroughs, $39.5 million of the NY State budget going towards  the newly funded campaign system, and bail reform as it relates to the NY State budget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, our guests discuss the New York State Comptroller's Office's plan to conduct a follow-up review of the 2022 audit related to nursing home deaths during the pandemic.

What's a “racino”? Why does Governor Hochul want to use slot machine money to help fund the MTA? Is Mets owner Steve Cohen going to build a casino on the Citi Field parking lot? Hell Gate visits Resorts World New York City in deep Queens and chats with reporter Neil DeMause to answer these questions and more. Read Neil DeMause's Mets casino story here.Check out the New York State Comptroller's 2020 report on gambling revenues here. Support Hell Gate's work by subscribing here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When the New York State Comptroller's Office comes knocking, it's usually an uneasy feeling for most School Business Officials. Who knows what the focus is going to be? How much time is this going to take? These are all questions we've asked, but there is good news! The Comptroller is here to help us and Ira McCracken, Chief of Municipal Audits, breaks down how we as SBO's should be leveraging the NYS OSC as a vital resource.

Frank Morano brings you the issues that matter the most with style and wit in the Other Side of Midnight Local Spotlight. Frank discusses Mayor Adams's new mentally ill initiative, former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio violating the conflicts of interest rules more extensively than previously known but the city's ethics board kept the breaches under wraps, his friend Gersh Kuntzman going all over Brooklyn making videos to expose people who have covered their license plates, and the New York State Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli issuing a new report that the MTA's plan to pay down debts will not be enough to avoid massive budget gaps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democratic incumbent Tom DiNapoli and Republican challenger Paul Rodríguez met on the debate stage in the race for New York State Comptroller. NY1's Zack Fink, Courtney Gross and Juan Manuel Benítez shared their takeaways of the showdown, hosted by Spectrum News 1/NY1. Civil to a point, the two men had broadly different ideas about how the state's finances should be overseen.   Meanwhile, the race for governor appears to be tightening. Can Lee Zeldin pull ahead and become the first Republican New York governor in 16 years? A Quinnipiac University poll shows incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul's lead to be narrowing to only four points, as crime and inflation emerge as pressing issues for New York voters.  We want to hear from you, especially what you think about this week's comptroller debate. Leave a message: 212-379-3440 Email: yourstoryny1@charter.com

Paul Rodriguez, the Republican nominee for New York State Comptroller, joined the show to discuss his campaign, vision for the office, and argument for choosing him over incumbent Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, a Democrat.

President Joe Biden visits the Hudson Valley. Reporter Alexis Young has details. State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (D) joins us to discuss the state's finances six months after the state budget was passed, his role as a check on state spending, and his bid for re-election. Big tech company Micron is making the largest-ever private-sector investment in upstate New York, according to the state, through a new facility outside Syracuse. We'll tell you more. Keshia Clukey from Bloomberg Government joins us to break down the news of the week. Learn More: nynow.org

Frank Morano brings you the issues that matter the most with style and wit in the Other Side of Midnight Local Spotlight. Frank discusses the New York State Comptroller, Mike DiNapoli's report about high school graduates not being prepared for college, Amazon suspending more than two dozen employees at a Staten Island warehouse for protesting working conditions, the national teach shortage, and bail reform. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Quanda Francis is a visionary leader, American Entrepreneur, President of Sykes Capital Management and the first black woman in history to run for mayor of New York City as the nominee of a political party she established in a general election. She also ran for United States Congress and sought the Democratic nomination for New York State Comptroller, an office responsible for managing $252B in invested assets to date and an estimated $1 trillion in economic output. She has the distinct honor of being internationally recognized as 1 of 10 of the Most Inspiring Women in Business in the World to Watch in 2022. She was also named Global Women in Banking and Finance's 2020 & 2021 Global Community Development Honoree in Africa. She was born, raised, and educated in New York, earning an undergraduate degree (NYU), MBA (LIU) and continuing her Ph.D. studies in the state of New York as well. However, life was not always this way for Quanda. After experiencing being a teenage mother and leaving high school at 17, She was determined not to be a victim of her circumstances. This determination has been a tool for encouragement as she pushed into spaces that were not created for her. She advises young girls and women to “reject all notions, messages, and practices that undermine your ascension and “refuse to be your own naysayer, adversary, and enemy.” Show up for people and allow people to show up for you. Connect with and JOIN FREE COMMUNITY  Community Content About Mark Jenkins Anabolic Mind Show Booking Work with Mark Already have an account? Log In First Name * Last Name * Password * Confirm Password *

Quanda Francis is a visionary leader, American Entrepreneur, President of Sykes Capital Management and the first black woman in history to run for mayor of New York City as the nominee of a political party she established in a general election. She also ran for United States Congress and sought the Democratic nomination for New York State Comptroller, an office responsible for managing $252B in invested assets to date and an estimated $1 trillion in economic output. She has the distinct honor of being internationally recognized as 1 of 10 of the Most Inspiring Women in Business in the World to Watch in 2022. She was also named Global Women in Banking and Finance's 2020 & 2021 Global Community Development Honoree in Africa. She was born, raised, and educated in New York, earning an undergraduate degree (NYU), MBA (LIU) and continuing her Ph.D. studies in the state of New York as well. However, life was not always this way for Quanda. After experiencing being a teenage mother and leaving high school at 17, She was determined not to be a victim of her circumstances. This determination has been a tool for encouragement as she pushed into spaces that were not created for her. She advises young girls and women to “reject all notions, messages, and practices that undermine your ascension and “refuse to be your own naysayer, adversary, and enemy.” Show up for people and allow people to show up for you. Connect with and JOIN FREE COMMUNITY  Community Content BOOKING ☆VIP COMMUNITY Already have an account? Log In First Name * Last Name * Password * Confirm Password *

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli sits down with Reverend A. R. Bernard and Rabbi Joseph Potasnik to talk about the functions of his office and the state of New York spending. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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In this edition of Masters of the Muniverse Eric Kazatsky and Amanda Albright are joined by New York State Comptroller, Thomas Dinapoli. We cover such topics as the recovery of the State and New York City from the worst of the pandemic, tackling pension returns in a volatile environment, challenges ahead for State finances and the debate over best baseball teams.

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On this episode we talk to Tina Kim, Deputy Comptroller, Division of State Government Accountability, New York State Comptroller, about their Smart Audit initiative! It seeks to integrate advanced analytics with high performing teams.

This week, WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Photo courtesy of the Office Of the NYS Comptroller.

Community Relations Corner with Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller How can NY recover from COVID-19?

Tom DiNapoli, the New York State Comptroller. Juliet and I will talk with him about the state of New York's economy and finances.

Welcome to the third episode of our Race To Zero series!   In this episode, we show you the money. Finance is an absolutely crucial factor in accelerating our world towards a Net-Zero future, and with less than 9 years left to halve our global emissions and current investments and markets spiraling towards catastrophic risk, it’s going to take every financial lever we have to shift the global economy to a sustainable, equitable, and just system.   On topics of investment, divestment, engagement, and tropical carbon pricing, you’ll hear from:   Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance and Prime Minister Johnson’s Finance Adviser for COP26    Amal-Lee Amin, Director of Climate Change at CDC and Senior Advisor to the UK COP26 Unit    Thomas Di Napoli, New York State Comptroller    Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility   Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF   And of course our good friend, Nigel Topping, High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26   The race is on! Buckle up and hit play.   —   Christiana + Tom’s book ‘The Future We Choose’ is available now!   Subscribe to our Climate Action Newsletter: Signals Amidst The Noise   —   Thank you to our guests this week!    Mark Carney  UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance and Prime Minister Johnson’s Finance Adviser for COP26  Twitter | LinkedIn   —   Amal-Lee Amin Director of Climate Change at CDC and Senior Advisor to the UK COP26 Unit  Twitter | LinkedIn   CDC Twitter | LinkedIn   —   Thomas Di Napoli  New York State Comptroller Twitter | Facebook | Instagram   —   Kristalina Georgieva  Managing Director, IMF Twitter | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram   The IMF Twitter | Facebook | Linkedin | Instagram    —   Carlos Manuel Rodriguez CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility Twitter   The GEF Twitter   —   Nigel Topping High Level Climate Action Champion for COP26 Twitter l LinkedIn | Instagram   Race to Zero Twitter | LinkedIn   COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn   —   Keep up with Christiana Figueres here: Instagram | Twitter   —   Tom Rivett-Carnac: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn   —   Paul Dickinson is on LinkedIn! LinkedIn   —   Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

This week, WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Photo courtesy of the office of the NYS Comptroller.

This week on The Capitol Connection, WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. Photo Courtesy of The Office of the NYS Comptroller.

This week on The Capitol Connection, WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

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WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

From the Simplr studios in San Francisco, this is your daily briefing.  IntroductionThis is Today in Five, for today, Monday, January 6th. Here are today’s headlines in digital disruption.Tech companies are increasingly looking to establish their presence in New York City, creating job openings and drawing in top tech talent to the city.  First, here are the latest headlines.Walmart Media Group Unveils Self-serve Ad PortalWalmart Media Group, the advertising arm of the retail giant, unveiled a self-serve ad portal enabling marketers to easily purchase search and sponsored product ads. The move aims to give advertisers more transparency and control over their ads. The retailer also revealed deals with third parties like Flywheel Digital as part of the new Walmart Advertising Partners program. The new capabilities promise to streamline and enhance advertisers’ ability to target ads to the right customer at the right time through automation and easy access to data about Walmart shoppers both online and offline. The retail giant’s enhancement of its advertising offerings is part of a larger trend. Other retailers like Amazon and Target have also been improving their advertising platforms as brands look for alternatives to Facebook and Google.Fire TV Passes 40 Million UsersAmazon announced that its Fire TV platform now has over 40 million users, up from the 34 million it claimed in May of 2019. The increase puts Amazon’s platform above competitor, Roku, which reported 32.3 million active accounts during its Q3 2019 results this past November. Roku and Fire TV have proven to be fierce competitors, with Roku’s TV hub spurring Amazon to launch its own free streaming service through its subsidiary, IMDb. While Roku has benefitted from its reputation as a neutral platform providing access to any streaming service, Amazon has been evolving to better support its rivals’ streaming services, including most recently YouTube, YouTube TV, and Apple TV’s app.Little Caesars Launching Delivery Via DoorDashLittle Caesars Pizza has partnered with DoorDash to add delivery to its operations for the first time in its 60-year history, as more chains face pressure to get foods to customers beyond their restaurants. Beginning Monday, Little Caesars will add delivery via DoorDash from most of its nearly 5,000 stores. The new delivery deal could present new competition for rivals Dominos, Pizza Hut, and Papa Johns who have invested heavily in their delivery options. During an interview, Little Caesars Chief Executive said, “The consumer is going toward home delivery.” More restaurants are making their food available through delivery companies as customers increasingly migrate to those online platforms. A recent survey of 2,500 diners found that 26 percent had used an online delivery service in September 2019, up 10 percent from a year earlier.  Tech Giants Look To New York City For Space And TalentSilicon Valley has long been known as the top hub for tech talent and advancement, but could it be facing a new rival? New York has been at the center of the top tech companies search for new office space. Facebook was among those searching for new office space in New York big enough to fit as many as 6,000 workers, more than double the number it currently employs in the city. The company’s move is part of a rush by the West Coast technology giants to expand in New York City. The rapid growth is turning a large part of Manhattan into one of the world’s top tech hubs.Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google already have big offices along the Hudson River, from Midtown to Lower Manhattan, or have been searching for new spaces, often competing with one another for the same space. In total, the companies are expected to have roughly 20,000 workers in New York by 2022. The growth in New York is occurring largely without major economic incentives from the city and state governments following the outcry last year over at least $3 billion dollars in public subsidies that Amazon was offered to build a corporate campus in Queens. The retail giant canceled its plans abruptly in February but is continuing to add jobs in the city at a slower pace.  Tech companies are choosing to tap into New York’s wealth of talent. The number of tech jobs in New York City has surged 80 percent in the past decade according to the New York State Comptroller’s office. Since 2016, the number of job openings in the city’s tech sector has jumped 38 percent. In November, New York had the third-highest number of tech openings among United States cities, behind just San Francisco and Seattle.  Cities across the country and around the world have attempted to establish themselves as worthy rivals to Silicon Valley. New York City is certainly not anywhere near overtaking the Bay Area as the nation’s tech leader, but it is increasingly competing for tech companies and talent.  ClosingThanks for listening to this latest episode of Today In Five. Don’t forget to subscribe and leave us a review. We’ll see you tomorrow. 

WAMC’s Dr. Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Comptroller Tom Dinapoli.

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When Americans vote, many positions on the ballot don’t even make sense to us. A superintendent? A comptroller? However vague they may sound, these “down-ballot” posts can sway everything from the lunch your kids eat at school to the way the subway system runs. New York State candidate for Comptroller Jonathan Trichter joins “American Enough” to tell us what the hell a comptroller is and why he suited up as a Republican to change the game.BIO: Jonathan Trichter is an investment banker and expert in public pensions and public finance. He has worked for J.P. Morgan, the restructuring firm MAEVA Group LLC and served on underwriting teams for the largest municipal bond issuers in the country. His work has helped state and local governments identify major long-term liabilities that were previously unaccounted for. Active in New York government, policy and civic causes for decades, Jonathan spent his early career in New York City government and on political campaigns. He worked for the New York Public Interest Group both in high school and through college. At J.P. Morgan, Jonathan covered the Office of New York State Comptroller and put together a complete directory of New York’s outstanding bonds to provide the details of the State’s debt profile for the incoming Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli. In 2010, Jonathan served as policy director on Harry Wilson’s campaign for New York State Comptroller. His work included researching and contributing to white papers on the New York State’s pension system that were covered extensively by the media and helped earn Mr. Wilson the endorsement of every major newspaper in the State, including The New York Times. Jonathan went on to work for Mr. Wilson’s restructuring firm, MAEVA, where he was a key leader on the largest out-of-court pension consent process in a corporate restructuring in recent years for a private sector workout. He later ran a municipal restructuring subsidiary of MAEVA, which was tapped by the Pew Charitable Trusts to work on public pension restructurings across the county. In this capacity, Jonathan helped lead some of the most meaningful pension reforms implemented by cities and states at that time. In Jacksonville, Florida he worked with Mayor Alvin Brown and the Police and Fire unions to restructure one of the most distressed public-safety pensions in the country; the work ultimately preserved the system’s defined benefit status via a consensual solution that saved the city $1.5 billion while funding the pension plan in a reasonable period without major benefit cuts to its members. Jonathan spent 2014 working for a venture capital firm owned by his wife’s family. There he managed a digital media startup, serving as its President in preparation for a key round of financing. With his background in communications, Jonathan took monthly traffic from under 2 million “uniques” per month to over 7 million in just 60 days. Afterwards, he worked directly with the VC firm’s chairman on a successful Series A, in which Discovery Communications led the round along with participation from Softbank, RRE Ventures, Greycroft Partners and Sterling. In 2015, Jonathan returned to MAEVA as a principal. Jonathan has published numerous articles and op-eds in The New York Times, The New York Post, The Daily News and others. His commentary has appeared on local news and national networks. He served as an adjunct professor at Fordham University in the political science department, and he founded a polling institute at Pace University. He is a graduate of Emory University and resides in New York City on the Upper East Side of Manhattan with his wife, the Executive Editor of Seventeen Magazine, and son. He is also an ironman triathlete, marathoner and open-water swimmer, but mostly before his son was born. “American Enough” and MouthMedia Network do not necessarily support nor endorse any specific candidate for elected office.

The Trump presidency will-possibly-have a negative impact on NY's finances: healthcare ($5.7B), sanctuary cities ($7B), immigration ($7.5B). NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli emphasizes the word "possibly" as the White House has not given us the details.

In this session, Mike Flowers, Chief Analytics Officer, Enigma, sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and shared his journey as an analytics executive, best practices, hacks for upcoming executives, and some challenges/opportunities he's observing as a Chief Analytics Officer. Mike discussed his journey from trial prosecutor to Chief Analytics Officer, sharing some great stories on how Govt. embraces data analytics. Timeline: 0:29 Mike's journey. 23:32 Mike's role in Enigma. 27:46 The role of CAO in Enigma. 29:50 How much Mike's role is customer-facing vs. in facing. 30:00 Getting over the roadblocks of working with the government. 34:06 Creating a data bridge. 39:17 Collaboration in the data science field. 46:02 Challenges in working with Clients at Enigma. 51:34 Benefits of having a legal background before coming to data analytics. Podcast link: https://futureofdata.org/enigma_io/ Here's Mike Flowers Bio: Mike is Chief Analytics Officer at New York City tech start-up Enigma, an operational data management and intelligence company, where he leads data scientists assisting the development and deployment of decision-support technologies to Fortune 500 clients in compliance, manufacturing, banking, and finance, and several U.S. and foreign government agencies. In addition, he is a Senior Fellow at Bloomberg Philanthropies, working with select U.S. city governments to launch sustainable analytics programs. Mike is also an advisor to numerous organizations in a wide variety of fields, including, for example, Weil Cornell Medical College, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Office of the New York State Comptroller, the Greater London Authority, the government of New South Wales, Australia, and the French national government. From 2014-15, Mike was an Executive-in-Residence and the first MacArthur Urban Science Fellow at NYU's Center for Urban Science and Progress, where he advised students and faculty on projects to advance data-driven decision-making in city government. From 2009-2013, Mike served under Mayor Michael Bloomberg as New York City's first Chief Analytics Officer. During his tenure, he founded the Mayor's Office of Data Analytics, which provides quantitative support to the city's public safety, public health, infrastructure development, finance, economic development, disaster preparedness and response, legislative, sustainability, and human services efforts. In addition, Mike designed and oversaw the implementation of NYC DataBridge, a first-of-its-kind citywide analytics platform that enables the sharing and analysis of city data across agencies and with the public, and he ran the implementation of the city's internationally-recognized Open Data initiative. For this work, Mike was twice recognized by the White House for innovation. Follow @mpflowersnyc The podcast is sponsored by: TAO.ai(https://tao.ai), Artificial Intelligence Driven Career Coach About #Podcast: #FutureOfData podcast is a conversation starter to bring leaders, influencers, and lead practitioners to discuss their journey to create the data-driven future. Want to Join? If you or any you know wants to join in, Register your interest @ http://play.analyticsweek.com/guest/ Want to sponsor? Email us @ info@analyticsweek.com Keywords: #FutureOfData #DataAnalytics #Leadership #Podcast #BigData #Strategy

NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli talks politics, the governor, state Senate elections, Clinton/Trump-and issues-public corruption, corporate political spending and more as Doug Muzzio's guest on "CityTalk," Muzzio's first program of the season

Thomas DiNapoli, NYS Comptroller talks about what he does and how he does it, about New York City's and New York State's economy and about politics - particularly about UGLY Albany politics.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, elected to his third term with the highest percentage of votes of all statewide candidates, speaks with cautious optimism about New York's fiscal future, and with concern about areas still hurting.

New York State Comptroller, Thomas P. DiNapoli brings us some good news and for some-unexpected bounty-in the form of Unclaimed Funds. Mr. DiNapoli suggests that we go to office's website to see if NYS is holding funds we may have forgotten about.

Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, addresses Baruch graduates during the afternoon session at the Baruch College 47th Commencement. Thomas P. DiNapoli was elected to a full four-year term as New York State Comptroller in November 2010. Since first taking the position in February 2007, DiNapoli has transformed the way his office does business, instilling reforms to make government more effective, efficient and ethical. He has pushed for increased transparency and accountability in government, and identified billions of dollars in waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement.

Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, addresses Baruch graduates during the afternoon session at the Baruch College 47th Commencement. Thomas P. DiNapoli was elected to a full four-year term as New York State Comptroller in November 2010. Since first taking the position in February 2007, DiNapoli has transformed the way his office does business, instilling reforms to make government more effective, efficient and ethical. He has pushed for increased transparency and accountability in government, and identified billions of dollars in waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement.

Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, addresses Baruch graduates during the afternoon session at the Baruch College 47th Commencement. Thomas P. DiNapoli was elected to a full four-year term as New York State Comptroller in November 2010. Since first taking the position in February 2007, DiNapoli has transformed the way his office does business, instilling reforms to make government more effective, efficient and ethical. He has pushed for increased transparency and accountability in government, and identified billions of dollars in waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement.

Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, addresses Baruch graduates during the afternoon session at the Baruch College 47th Commencement. Thomas P. DiNapoli was elected to a full four-year term as New York State Comptroller in November 2010. Since first taking the position in February 2007, DiNapoli has transformed the way his office does business, instilling reforms to make government more effective, efficient and ethical. He has pushed for increased transparency and accountability in government, and identified billions of dollars in waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement.

Thomas P. DiNapoli, New York State Comptroller, addresses Baruch graduates during the afternoon session at the Baruch College 47th Commencement. Thomas P. DiNapoli was elected to a full four-year term as New York State Comptroller in November 2010. Since first taking the position in February 2007, DiNapoli has transformed the way his office does business, instilling reforms to make government more effective, efficient and ethical. He has pushed for increased transparency and accountability in government, and identified billions of dollars in waste, fraud, abuse and mismanagement.

Host of CityTalk, Doug Muzzio, and NYS Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli discuss 2011 and 2012 budgets. Conversation also includes DiNapoli's budget and debt reform, pension fund reforms and "big money back on Wall Street."

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