Each year, hundreds of newly retired government workers across New York garner a benefit that would be unheard-of in the private sector: pensions that exceed the salaries they received while still on the job. This is possible only because most cur Read More
Soon after Governor Hochul floated the idea of a "pied-à-terre" tax in New York City, Albany Sen. Patricia Fahy proposed to expand the concept to the rest of the state. As w Read More
Recent data from the Energy Information Administration and Empire Center for Public Policy show New York’s average residential electricity prices at 29.99 cents per kilowatt hour. This is 70 percent higher than the U.S. average of 17.6 cents per ki Read More
The Empire Center for Public Policy (EC) seeks a Communications and Marketing Manager to plan, oversee and execute the Center’s communications, marketing and outreach strategy and activities. Read More
Albany, NY — The Arbeeny family and the Empire Center are marking five years of partnership in remembrance of Norman Arbeeny, who passed away six years ago today after contracting COVID-19 in a Brooklyn nursing home. To hono Read More
Two recently published charts tell an eye-opening story about New York City's economy: The , found in a , showed that the city's health care and social assistance workforce is Read More
New Yorkers could soon be paying $6 a gallon for gas, thanks to Albany’s policy mistakes. The prospect of soaring gas prices comes amid a larger rise in energy costs, accelerated by the growth in data centers and the Iran conflict. Yet $4 -a-gallon Read More
April 2026 Summary and Insights Electricity. In January 2026, New York’s average residential electricity price was 28.3 cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh). New York ranked sixth - highest among the states and 62 perc Read More