Does New York State owe you money?
Treyger, DiNapoli will help you find out
New York State is holding onto billions of dollars and some of that money could belong to you.
Councilman Mark Treyger (D-Coney Island-Gravesend-Bensonhurst) and New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli are teaming up to help southern Brooklyn residents determine if they have money coming to them out of the state’s “unclaimed funds” holdings.
Unclaimed funds are monies turned over to the state for safekeeping from dormant bank accounts, insurance policies, mortgage insurance refunds, stocks and dividends, trust funds, safe deposit boxes and other forgotten accounts. Once an account has been dormant for five years, the funds are turned over to the New York State comptroller’s office. The comptroller holds onto the unclaimed funds until someone steps forward to claim them.