Reinvent Albany advocates for more open New York State and NYC Government and a stronger Freedom of Information Law.
We are winning more open government, stronger Freedom of Information Law, open data, online fiscal and spending transparency, open meetings, more robust ethics and lobbying disclosure and rules. We helped write the first open data law in the world! Since winning the NYC Open Data Law in 2012, we’ve pushed NYC and NY State to create top notch open data initiatives.

 

 

In the News
Open Government, Freedom of Information

August 21, 2019 State Senators Call on MTA To Abide By Open Meeting Laws New York Daily News
August 21, 2019 State Looks To Hire New Open Government Czar Times Union
August 16, 2019 New York Politicians Love Using Personal Emails City and State NY
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From the Blog
Open Government, Freedom of Information

September 27, 2019 Reinvent Albany Calls for Stronger Ethics Rules for Community Boards at Conflicts of Interest Board Hearing Reinvent Albany Calls for Stronger Ethics Rules for Community Boards at Conflicts of Interest Board Hearing COIB Finalizing Rules on Community Board Ethics Derived from Past Advisory Opinions At a Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) hearing today on draft rules, ​Reinvent Albany called on COIB to strengthen ethics rules for community boards​. ​Media reports​ and […]
September 26, 2019 Watchdog Praise for MTA Capital Plan Open Data Statement Thanking MTA For Publishing 2020-2024 Capital Plan Project List As Open DataReinvent Albany thanks MTA CEO/Chair Foye and MTA staff for publishing a spreadsheet of capital plan projects. This follows Foye’s commitment in April 2019 to revamp the MTA’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) and Open Data processes. We welcome this transparency and appreciate this opportunity to […]
June 21, 2019 End of Legislative Session Statement on Anti-Corruption, Democracy, FOIL and Authorities Accountability End of Legislative Session Statement Major Progress on Voting Little Progress on Clean Government and Curbing Business Subsidies Rushed and Counterproductive Action on MTA This past legislative session marked complete Democratic control of state government for the first time in a decade, and, for the first time, New York State legislature had both houses of […]
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Reports and Policy Briefs
Open Government, Freedom of Information

September 2019 Analysis Shows Huge Challenge for MTA to Spend $55B 2020-24 Capital Plan Analysis shows the biggest constraint is the MTA’s ability to spend, not find capital funding. Recommends honest and detailed implementation plan, as well as detailed, itemized lists of projects and changes to prior plans.
April 2019 Steps Forward for MTA FOIL and Open Data 18 specific actions the MTA can take to improve transparency now. (2019)
November 2018 FOIL that Works: MTA 2018 An in-depth look at FOIL at the MTA shows a fragmented process and offers best practices for online FOIL and police incident reports (2018)
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