Statement on NYC Independent Budget Office Analysis of $3.6 Billion in Proposed Taxpayer Subsidies for Western Rail Yard Reinvent Albany thanks the NYC Independent Budget Office (IBO) for its report estimating the potential taxpayer subsidy to the Related Companies for their Western Rail Yard project at Hudson Yards West (“Western Raid Yard”), which we […]
Reinvent Albany looked at how the 100 biggest cities in the United States select their mayors. We found that cities choose mayors in a totally different way than how their state’s voters choose governors, members of Congress, or presidents. Though many details differ, 90% of big cities have completely open mayoral elections in which members […]
Testimony to Assembly Committees on Consumer Affairs and Protection, Governmental Operations, and Local Governments Re: Legislature Should Set Statewide Transparency and Oversight Standards for ALPRs, as It Has Already Done for Traffic Enforcement Cameras Thank you for the opportunity to provide written testimony on the use of automatic license plate readers in New York […]
Annual Update: New Yorkers Shelled Out $68,538 for Each Film/TV Job in 2025 State Taxpayers Paid Hollywood $1.2 Billion Last Year Despite Overwhelming Evidence That New York Recovers at Most Thirty Cents Per Dollar Reinvent Albany’s analysis of data published by Empire State Development (ESD) found that the State paid a record $1.2 billion to […]
