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The city often takes forever to respond to FOIL Requests. So Council Member Gale Brewer is introducing a bill to create a better system and speed it up. First in Playbook: politico.com/newsletters/ne…

FOIL requests — and delays — are a skyrocketing, with 16% of FOILs still open after a year, per a new Reinvent Albany report. One fix: passing Brewer’s bill. reinventalbany.org/report-new-yor…

NEW report: NYC Government Flouting Freedom of Information Law Requests for records from NYC agencies are skyrocketing, along with delays in response times. The report also highlights a new Gale A. Brewer bill to codify and expand the OpenRecords portal. buff.ly/ajP4QDs

The NYS budget includes spending and policies we support, but in healthy democracies, the ruling party does not make closed-door decisions about important legislation the public and opposition have not seen. Our statement: buff.ly/R2MRsJX

Today, we re-issued a memo of opposition to S533 which would repeal the successful congestion pricing program. We ask Senators to vote NO. A vote of “Aye Without Recommendation” is unacceptable; it would be an embarrassment for this bill to move. buff.ly/0FGi6aF

With 7 votes opposed out of 13 in Senate Transportation, the bill failed to pass out of Committee. 👏👏👏

.New York State Senate and Senator James Skoufis, it's time to move Senator Hoylman-Sigal's FOIL reporting bill S452! This bill will be a huge step forward for NYS FOIL, which is why it's supported by 18 media, watchdog, and transparency groups. Read our joint memo of support:

It was pretty obvious in the oral arguments where this was headed - the TRO is more proof of how weak the feds' case is.

Please read my latest report! Lots of cool graphics, and might be of particular interest to reporters - note we break down response times for the press vs businesses, etc.

📑What we're reading: Earthjustice's "Falling Through the Cracks." Beyond showing Syracuse's failure to enforce its lead ordinance, the report highlights woeful FOIL response times. It is unacceptable to wait 2 years for lead paint violation records. buff.ly/Wyy9GVj

Sharing CUNY Center for Urban Research Director John Mollenkopf’s new estimate of the party affiliation of New York City voters. Data shows NYC’s younger voters and men of all groups are most likely to be unaffiliated. Check out the data here: buff.ly/LB1eccf

NY Daily News nails it on the need for both houses to pass FOIL reformss: "But, as we all know, passage by only one chamber isn’t enough. Both partners are required for the reform dance and it’s too often the case that one side will duck out." nydailynews.com/2025/06/11/pub…

Editorial Boards to NY Senate: Pass the Transparency Bills! See our list of editorials from New York Daily News The Buffalo News Daily Gazette calling on the Legislature to pass bills to show they want a Freedom of Information Law that actually works buff.ly/KWx5atP

Speaker @CarlHeastie and NY Assembly Majority: Please pass A3425-A/S2520-B, which just passed the Senate, to improve FOIL response times. The 2025 Assembly has led on FOIL, and we’re asking you to bring this crucial transparency bill across the finish line. buff.ly/Sh3XOuP

Cheers to the Assembly for notable work this session passing bills strengthening FOIL. We urge Speaker Heastie to keep up the momentum and join the Senate in passing six common-sense bills strengthening transparency and reducing corporate handouts. buff.ly/aiY1jNB

ICYMI - A3425 by Assemblymember Steven Raga would substantially improve FOIL response times, including for NYC agencies with FOIL requests as old as 9 (!) years. NYers shouldn't have to wait for years to obtain public records from state and local governments. Let's go, NY Assembly Majority!

NEW: 13 groups support @GaleaBrewer bill to improve NYC FOIL responses, better hold agencies accountable Thanks to partners The Legal Aid Society S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Beta.NYC - Now at @betanyc.bsky.social Earthjustice NYCLU (Find us on Bluesky) Citizens Union + more! buff.ly/Se8xAhp

Check out my latest analysis, complete with colorful charts 📊📉📈

Take it from a Queens parent: six months in, congestion pricing is working. Safer streets. Less traffic. A stronger economy. Better transit. That’s what progress looks like.

We submitted testimony to the NYC Conflicts of Interest Board on their proposed regs on clean contracting disclosures. We support the intent, and offer some recommendations to further strengthen given past scandals and irregular procurement activities. Check it out: