Vigorous Council Vetting & Desire for Independent DOI Welcome; Mayor’s Nominee Appears Well-Qualified   Nominee’s Pledge Not to Discuss Investigations with City Hall is Crucial   Because of interest from journalists and public officials, Reinvent Albany is issuing this statement on the Mayor’s nomination of Nadia Shihata to be Commissioner of the Department of Investigation […]

Five new memos and two reissues

See our groups’ letter below opposing the renewed legislative push on subway staffing, as covered today by Evan Simko-Bednarski in the NY Daily News. April 1, 2026 VIA EMAIL Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie Sen. Jeremy Cooney, Chair, Senate Transportation CommitteeSen. Leroy Comrie, Chair, Corporations, Senate Authorities and Commissions Committee Assemblymember Ed […]

Board’s decisions should increase public confidence that it is promoting fair elections