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Citizens Union was first established in 1897 to fight Tammany Hall and restore ethics and accountability to New York City government. We've done a lot of work since then. Search within our library to find issues we may have worked on in the past.

Statement
April 15, 2026
Statement from Citizens Union on Council Consideration of Nadia Shihata as Commissioner of Investigation
Public Ethics
Statement
March 26, 2026
Citizens Union Calls on the City Council to Act After Conflicts Board Declines to Crack Down on Unlawful Government-Funded Electioneering
Public Ethics
Letters
March 24, 2026
Comments to COIB Ahead of March 25 Meeting on Petition to Issue a Rule Defining Prohibited “Political Activity”
Charter RevisionPublic Ethics
Testimony
March 18, 2026
Testimony Before the City Council Oversight Committee on the Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
Public Ethics
Testimony
January 27, 2026
Testimony on Council Procurement Reforms: Emergency Contracts and Subcontracting
Public EthicsTransparency
Letters
January 26, 2026
Good government groups to COIB: issue rules to restrict city-funded electioneering
Charter RevisionPublic Ethics
Statement
December 18, 2025
Citizens Union’s Statement in Response to DOI Report on the Conflicts of Interest Board’s Advisory Opinions
Public Ethics
Testimony
December 11, 2025
2025 Post-Election Hearing Testimony to the NYC Campaign Finance Board
Campaign Finance ReformPublic Ethics
Letters
December 11, 2025
Groups Ask NYS Ethics Commission to Address Harassment in Legislative Agenda
Public Ethics
Statement
November 18, 2025
Statement on Council’s Charter Commission Upcoming Vote on Ethics and Accountability Reforms
Charter RevisionMayoral RemovalPublic Ethics
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