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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
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
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
Testimony
January 29, 2025
Testimony before the Council Oversight Committee on the Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD

Honest and Accountable GovernmentPolice AccountabilityTransparency
Testimony
November 13, 2024
Testimony: 2024 Public Hearing of the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government

Honest and Accountable GovernmentPublic EthicsTransparency
Testimony
July 8, 2024
Testimony before the 2024 Charter Revision Commission – Preliminary Report Hearing
Charter RevisionChecks and BalancesHonest and Accountable GovernmentLegislative RulesTransparency
Testimony
April 6, 2016
Testimony to the NYC Council Governmental Operations Committee on the Structure and Content of the 2016 Mayor’s Management Report
Transparency
Testimony
May 19, 2015
Testimony to the Commission on Public Information and Communication (COPIC) on Implementation of the Webcasting Law
Legislative RulesTransparency
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      • Even Year Local Elections
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      • Board of Elections Reform
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      • Public Ethics
      • Charter Revision
      • Police Accountability 
      • Mayoral Removal
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    • CU in the News
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