October 20, 2026 NYS Committee on Open Government Re: Legislative Recommendations for the 2026 COOG Annual Report Dear Members and Staff of the Committee on Open Government, We write to provide legislative recommendations for the Committee on Open Government’s (COOG) 2026 annual report. We urge COOG to support the following bills strengthening New York’s Freedom […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]