Reports and Fact Sheets

Reinvent Albany regularly writes and publishes on issues and legislation relevant to our core mission. Below is a complete list of our reports, policy briefs, and memos.

December 2025 Transparency Gap: NY Senate Confirmation Votes Kept Behind Two Layers of Obstacles Reinvent Albany's report discovered two major obstacles when trying to understand how NY Senators vote on confirmations: 1) they do not publish votes on their website, and 2) they overuse slate voting. Read more December 2025 Mayor Mamdani Must Fully Harness City Tech to Deliver for Everyday New Yorkers Our new report recommends a new management structure for NYC’s tech and data offices and urges Mayor Mamdani to take 5 steps to improve how technology can be used to deliver better services to everyday New Yorkers. Read more December 2025 Building a 21st Century Judiciary: A Reform Agenda for New York City Our joint report with Scrutinize calls on the incoming mayor to make NYC’s little-noticed process to appoint judges modern and transparent Read more October 2025 Policy Crossroads: Reconsidering IDA Housing Tax Breaks in New York Our new report with the State Policy Advocacy Clinic at the Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell on constitutionally questionable housing projects being undertaken by IDAs across New York State Read more October 2025 Backdoor to the Bench: NY’s Constitutional Cap on Supreme Court Spawns Dysfunction Our joint report with Scrutinize shows that the cap on the number of Supreme Court judges in New York’s constitution has created a double dysfunction Read more October 2025 Investing in the MTA Is Investing in America – October 2025 Update New report shows that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) spent nearly $19 billion outside New York from 2011 to 2024, supporting up to 247,000 jobs in politically blue, red, and purple states alike. Read more September 2025 New York IDAs’ Reckless Assault on Public School Funding Harm to NY Schools from IDA Property Tax Breaks Multiplied by Flawed Tax Cap Law Read more September 2025 NYS Taxpayers on Pace to Shell Out Nearly a Billion to Hollywood Producers in 2025 New ESD data reveals Q1 2025 payout of $230 million, $65,000 in taxpayer subsidies per full-time film/TV job Read more June 2025 Listening to FOIL 2025 Report: Lessons from Five NYS Agencies In the 2025 “Listening to FOIL” report, we used government agency logs of FOIL requests to assess how well FOIL is working. Read more April 2025 NYC Government Flouting Freedom of Information Law New Report Shows FOIL Requests and Delays Skyrocketing: NYC Gets Roughly 170,000 FOIL Requests a Year; 16% of FOIL Requests Still Open After a Year Read more March 2025 New Report Update Highlights Transparency Leaders in NY’s Criminal Courts A small group of judges and counties leads the way in publishing decisions, demonstrating that open justice is possible—even as many decisions are not published online Read more February 2025 MTA Spending County-by-County 2014-2023 From 2014-2023 the MTA spent $30 billion purchasing goods and services from businesses in NYS. This analysis provides a breakdown of MTA spending by county. Read more