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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.

Testimony
June 10, 2026
Joint Testimony to the NYC Council Executive Budget Hearing in Support of DORIS Budget Request
Transparency
Bill Memo
June 1, 2026
Group Memo of Opposition to Bill Providing FOIL Carve-Out for Police
Police AccountabilityTransparency
Testimony
March 13, 2026
Joint Testimony to the NYC Council for Preliminary Budget Hearing - Governmental Operations
Transparency
Testimony
January 27, 2026
Testimony on Council Procurement Reforms: Emergency Contracts and Subcontracting
Public EthicsTransparency
Report
December 12, 2025
Explainer: How to Increase Elected Officials’ Salaries in New York City
Elected Officials CompensationTransparency
Statement
October 9, 2025
Citizens Union Statement on Approved Revisions to the Rules of the City Council
Checks and BalancesLegislative RulesTransparency
Testimony
September 23, 2025
Testimony on Proposed Changes to the Rules of the New York City Council, September 2025
Legislative RulesTransparency
Testimony
June 26, 2025
Testimony: Intro. 1235-2025 (Brewer), Centralized system for processing FOIL requests
Transparency
Letters
May 28, 2025
Groups Urge Senate Leader Stewart-Cousins to Move FOIL Reporting Bill
Transparency
Bill Memo
January 29, 2025
Group Memo of Support for Intro 1020-2024, Strengthening the NYPD Office of the Inspector General
Honest and Accountable GovernmentPolice AccountabilityTransparency
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