Reinvent Albany Recommendations for ESD’s Community Investment Framework Per Governor’s EO No. 62, Data Center Moratorium Mitigate Adverse Effects of Data Centers Via Investment in Place-Based and Community-Wide Measures – Not Goodies to Buy Off Individual Residents   The Governor’s EO 62 pauses data center development and charges Empire State Development (ESD) with creating a […]

Polluting Buses Gaming NYC OATH Hearing Process to Avoid Millions in Idling FinesOne Scofflaw Company Ducked at Least $900k in Idling Violations   Our analysis was covered by David Meyer at Streetsblog. IntroductionThis analysis is part of Reinvent Albany’s new Encouraging Government Innovation project. We are initially getting behind three innovative programs and policies across […]

New Report: NY Watchdog Agencies Deprived of Independence, Resources, Authority to Stem Waste, Misconduct, and CorruptionNY’s Complex Menagerie of State and Local Government Entities Is Monitored by Fragmented, Politically Vulnerable Collection of Oversight Agencies Undermined by Structural Obstacles   As covered by Dan Clark at Times Union, a new report released today by Reinvent Albany […]

New York State Taxpayers Paid Hollywood Film/TV Producers $1.2 Billion in Subsidy Payments in 2025 ESDC Report Shows Q4 Reimbursable Tax Credits of $308 million   According to data published by the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC), New York State taxpayers paid Hollywood producers a record $1.2 billion in 2025. In the fourth quarter alone, […]