October 4, 2019 - For the past 125 years, Citizens Union has sounded a clarion call for good government in New York, holding state and local officials accountable for their actions. But of late, we have also had to speak up for the first time in our history about events unfolding in Washington that are so troubling they compel people of conscience to call them out. Sadly, now is once again such a time.
July 25, 2019 — Citizens Union, a leading good government group committed to fostering accountability, accessibility, and transparency in our government issues the following statement from Executive Director Betsy Gotbaum on the proposals put on the ballot by the Charter Revision Commission.
June 17, 2019 - After undertaking a rigorous evaluation of candidates running in the upcoming Democratic Primary for Queens District Attorney Citizens Union, New York’s preeminent nonpartisan good government groups today announced its preference of Gregory Lasak.
2010 City Charter Revision Recommendations Increasing Avenues for Participation in Governing and Elections in New York City Executive Summary & Recommendations…
Position Statement on the 2017 Constitutional Convention Ballot Question (2016) Issue Brief and Policy Position Statement on Police Accountability (2016)…
Citizens Union supports judicial reform, both in the selection of judges and the operation and structure of New York State’s…
January 15, 2018 - A series of major government corruption trials begin today with former executive deputy secretary to Governor Cuomo, Joseph Percoco and top political contributors to the governor facing bribery and extortion charges.
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Throughout its history, Citizens Union has weighed in on issues involving political reform and those of good and effective government…
November 5, 2014 - We are pleased that voters seized this once in a fifty-year opportunity to fix our state’s rigged redistricting process and end the practice of drawing districts to favor incumbents, protect majority party control, and discourage competition.
2013 - Why Does Redistricting Matter?
On March 3, 2010, Mayor Bloomberg announced the appointment of a City Charter Revision Commission consisting of fifteen members charged…
TESTIMONY OF CITIZENS UNION OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Financing Commission’s Recommendations Before the New…
June 12, 2007 - INTRODUCTION 586: A LOCAL LAW TO AMEND THE NEW YORK CITY CHARTER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE…
Citizens Union's New York Voter Turnout Initiative is a ten-year campaign to reverse New York's appallingly low voter turnout rate…
For more than a century, Citizens Union has served as a watchdog for the public interest and an advocate for…