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Subsidies and Tax Credits Industrial Development Agencies Mega-Projects and Boondoggles Sensible Investment

New York taxpayers hand out $11 billion a year in wasteful and foolish corporate subsidies. Meanwhile, our water, roads, bridges, transit and electric systems are starved for investment.

Featured

August 24, 2026
Fact Sheet
NY Taxpayers Giving at Least $321 Million to Rockland County Data Centers Read more August 12, 2026
Report
Recommendations for ESD’s Community Investment Framework for Governor’s Data Center Moratorium Read more August 10, 2026
Report
NYS Taxpayers Paid Hollywood Producers $1.2 Billion in 2025 Read more July 17, 2026
Statement
Support for Gov. Hochul’s Commitment to Pass Law Banning IDA Sales Tax Breaks for Data Centers Read more

From the Blog

November 10, 2026 Statement on IBO Analysis of $3.6B NYC Subsidy for Western Rail Yard Read more October 30, 2026 Film/TV Tax Credits Cost New Yorkers $68,538 Per Job in 2025 Read more October 20, 2026 Testimony to NYC Council: Don’t Wreck Anti-Idling, Public Reporting Law Read more October 13, 2026 20+ Groups Tell NYC Council: Don’t Break Successful Citizens Idling Complaint Program Read more
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In the News

November 2, 2026 Watchdog Says NY Taxpayers Pay $68,538 per Film Job ABC10 News October 22, 2026 West Hempstead Apartment Complex Got $7 Million in Tax Breaks, Was Not Required To Set Aside Any Affordable Units Newsday October 20, 2026 An AI Warning Politico October 16, 2026 Molitor Signs GOP Letter on Data Center Power Agreements Observer
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Reports and Fact Sheets

August 2026 NY Taxpayers Giving at Least $321 Million to Rockland County Data Centers Read more April 2026 NY Taxpayers Spend $77M for One JP Morgan Data Center Job Read more March 2026 Five Reasons NY Must End Its Tax Break for Trump Opportunity Zones Read more February 2026 Fundamentally Flawed, Illogical ESD Report Massively Exaggerates Benefits to Taxpayers of NYS $800m/Year Film-TV Production Subsidies Read more
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Memo Tracker

Assembly BillSenate BillRA PositionStatusDescription (Links to Memo)
A551 (Pheffer Amato)S3516 (Scarcella-Spanton)

Oppose


In CommitteeCongestion pricing carve-out for NYPD officers
S4662 (Skoufis)

Support

In CommitteeEstablishes basic transparency requirements for locations of productions using film/TV tax credit
A3246 (Dinowitz)S3340 (Gianaris)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeEnds NY’s tax break for Trump’s Opportunity Zone program
A4297 (Bronson)S10269 (Skoufis)

Support

In CommitteePrevents IDAs from abating school district taxes
A3063 (Rosenthal)S157 (Salazar)

Support

In CommitteeRepeals certain use tax exemptions for racehorses
A3675-A (Simon)S3606-A (Krueger)

Support

In CommitteeStop Climate Polluter Handouts Act
A4196 (Solages)S4658-A (Ryan)

Support

In CommitteeProhibits subsidies for e-commerce warehouse facilities
A3085 (Carroll R)S3856 (Hoylman-Sigal)

Support

In CommitteeEnds private jet tax break
A3057 (Carroll R)S3874 (Hoylman-Sigal)

Support

In CommitteeEnds luxury yacht tax break
A7666 (Solages)S5563 (Mayer)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeAuthorizes County Comptrollers to audit IDAs and LDCs
A5090-A (Solages)S4039-A (Skoufis)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeProhibits public officials from collecting compensation from IDAs
A5557 (Jones)S256 (Martinez)

Oppose

In CommitteeEnables IDAs to provide housing tax breaks
A8676 (Lee)S8063-A (Gounardes)

Oppose

Signed by GovernorExtends “REAP” tax credit and establishes new “RACE” tax credit
S6261 (Comrie)

Support

In CommitteeRequires clearer job reporting data in the Database of Economic Incentives
A409 (Solages)S373 (Gianaris)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeProhibits non-disclosure agreements in corporate subsidy and economic
development agreements
A5258 (Solages)S3159 (Skoufis)

Support

In CommitteeProhibits county IDAs from offering incentives in municipalities with their own IDA
A10545 (Solages)S9371 (Comrie)

Support

In CommitteeRequires companies receiving public subsidies to report data on local hiring
A10513 (Steck)S10259 (Bynoe)

Support

In CommitteeBars online sports betting companies from receiving Excelsior tax credits
A5261 (Solages)S5171 (Skoufis)

Support

In CommitteeRelates to preventing the use of funds, financial incentives, subsidies, or tax exemptions for projects with non-public occupants
A838-A (Solages) S4464-A (Mayer)

Support

Passed Senate, In Assembly CommitteeRequires school board and labor representation in Industrial Development Agencies
A11092 (Stirpe) S4662 (Skoufis)

Support

In CommitteeEstablishes basic transparency requirements for locations of productions using film/TV tax credit
A10852A (Kelles) S9182A (May)

Support

In CommitteeStop Subsidizing Data Centers Act
A11017 (Solages) S3284 (Skoufis)

Support

In Senate Committee, In Assembly CommitteeProhibits IDAs from incentivizing companies to relocate within New York State
A1883 (Rosenthal) S10282 (Skoufis)

Support

In Senate Committee, In Assembly CommitteeRequires NYS to establish free tax filing software
A9310 (Brisport) S7820 (Gallagher)

Support

Passed Senate, Passed AssemblyRequires LLCs contracting with NYS government to publicly report beneficial owners
A1056 (Rivera) S10270 (Skoufis)

Support

In CommitteeEnds IDA tax incentives for retail in “highly distressed areas"