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October 20, 2026
Testimony
Testimony to NYC Council: Don’t Wreck Anti-Idling, Public Reporting Law

Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Waterfronts Related to the Citizens Air Complaint Program   Good afternoon Chair Gennaro and members of the Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Waterfronts. My name is Alex Camarda, and I am a Senior Policy Advisor for Reinvent Albany. Reinvent Albany is a […]

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October 13, 2026
Statement
20+ Groups Tell NYC Council: Don’t Break Successful Citizens Idling Complaint Program

Support for the NYC Citizens Air Complaint Program The Current Program Is Successful; Don’t Fix What Is Not Broken   The Citizens Air Complaint Program is the City’s program to empower ordinary citizens to help stop air pollution by reporting a range of violations, but especially illegal idling by trucks and buses. The program enables […]

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October 7, 2026
Letter
Watchdogs to Mamdani: “Do Something to Strengthen NYC Ethics and Anti-Corruption Efforts”

The group letter below was covered in City & State this morning. September 29, 2026 Mayor Zohran MamdaniCity Hall Re: Please Do Something to Strengthen NYC Ethics and Anti-Corruption Efforts Dear Mayor Mamdani, We write today to urge you to act on three long-overdue ethics and anti-corruption measures: You were elected on the heels of […]

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October 5, 2026
Letter
Reinvent Albany Comment on Division of Human Rights (DHR) FOIL Regulations

October 2, 2026 Erin SobkowskiDivision of Human Rights Re: Updating the Division of Human Rights (DHR) Regulations on FOIL and Records Access to Align with Best Practices for Transparency and Open Data Dear Ms. Sobkowski, We write to provide comments on the proposed amendment to Section 466.7 of Title 9 NYCRR and request that you […]

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