Press Releases

A total of $5.2 billion in pension payments were made in calendar year 2021 to 152,000 members of the New York City Employees’ Retirement System (NYCERS) Read More

The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) places New York communities at risk of devastating blackouts due to insufficient electricity levels Read More

Average pay for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) employees increased nearly 10 percent last year, to $123,000. Read More

After the New York State Court of Appeals declared both the congressional and senate maps void, the Empire Center for Public Policy is submitting its set of maps Read More

More than 300 employees were paid at least $100,000 in overtime and at least 734 earned more in overtime than in regular pay at the MTA last year Read More

The Arbeeny family and the Empire Center are celebrating a year of partnership in remembrance of Norman Arbeeny, who passed away two years ago today after contracting COVID-19 in a Brooklyn nursing home. Read More

Spending by state lawmakers on office personnel and administrative costs varies widely, with some paying out nearly twice as much as others Read More

The Climate Action Council is leaving New Yorkers in the dark when it comes to their far-reaching Climate Act Read More

The Empire Center has updated its online  to reflect the record size of New York’s newly enacted $220.5 billion budget for fiscal 2023. The Spend-O-Meter shows the state government is spending at a rate equivalent to: $6,987.37 per Read More

After nearly a week’s delay, Governor Kathy Hochul has finally announced a budget deal. Though the legislature has yet to formally agree to most of it, she disclosed numerous specifics of the purported $220 billion deal. Read More

The number of retired New York City educators who received six-figure pension payouts rose forty-five percent in 2021. Read More

The tax hike necessary to finance a statewide single-payer health plan would be the largest in New York state history. Read More