Reinvent Albany Testimony to the NYC Council Committee on TechnologyRe: Intro 1235 Strengthens the NYC OpenRecords Website, Improving How Agencies Respond to FOIL Requests   June 26, 2025   Good morning Chairs Gutiérrez and De La Rosa, Councilmember Brewer, and other members of the Committees on Technology and Civil Services & Labor. Thank you for […]

Honorable Eric AdamsMayor, City of New YorkCity HallNew York, NY 10007 Dear Mayor Adams, As New York City Councilmembers and advocates, we write to express our serious disappointment and concern that you have once again refused to expand the Fair Fares program to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) in your Executive Budget this […]

  MEMO OF SUPPORT   Intro 1235 of 2025 (Brewer)   Requires NYC agencies to publicly report FOIL logs   TITLE OF BILL A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the creation of a centralized system for processing freedom of information law requests. STATEMENT OF SUPPORT Our groups support […]

Testimony to NYC Charter Commission on Government ReformStaten Island Public Input Session If Charter Commission Seeks Major Changes to Voting Process, It Should Propose Top 4 and Open Primary Using Ranked Choice Voting   June 23, 2025   Good evening. Reinvent Albany advocates for transparent, accountable New York government and fact-based public policy.  Today we […]