Reclaim New York Initiative is a non-partisan, non-profit registered 501(c)4 organization. We work to empower all New Yorkers with information and tools to make sure government officials understand – loud and clear – that they work for us.
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Media Mentions
CBS New York- ‘Our Legislators Lied To Us’: New Push To Repeal Congestion Pricing Gains Steam As Lawmakers Reveal Dirty Tricks Used To Get Deal Passed
CBSN – ‘Reclaim Initiative’ Pushes Back Against Congestion Pricing
Morano Whenever Podcast with Frank Morano – Debate Over Congestion Pricing
The Joe Piscopo Show – Congestion Pricing Likely to Pass
The Joe Piscopo Show – Congestion Pricing in New York
710 WOR with Joe Bartlett – Congestion Pricing
AM970 with Kevin McCullough – Reclaim Initiative Explains Congestion Pricing
NY Truck Stop Radio – Congestion Pricing
Press Releases
Statement on Passage of Suffolk County Budget
Reclaim New York Initiative offered the following statement on the Suffolk County Legislature’s passage of a new 2018 county budget. At a press conference earlier today, the group called on the Suffolk County Legislature to remove fees that illegally generate massive revenue from the budget (which they failed to do): “Suffolk County legislators refuse to […]Reclaim New York Initiative Press Conference Remarks, Suffolk County Legislature, November 8, 2017
Reclaim New York Initiative press conference remarks, Suffolk County Legislature, November 8, 2017: Mike Armstrong: Thank you all for coming out today. My name is Mike Armstrong, and I am Director of Field Operations for Reclaim New York Initiative. That’s Reclaim New York Initiative. We are a non-partisan, non-profit, 501-c-4 advocacy organization. We work with […]Statement: Hempstead “Ethics Reform” Is A Farce that Fails to Deliver Best Measures Possible
Reclaim New York Initiative offered the following statement in response to votes today by the Hempstead Town Board that defeated eight amendments that would have greatly improved the Supervisor’s ethics reform proposal, and final passage of an ethics reform measure: “It has taken decades for new ethics reform to be considered in Hempstead. Shamefully, a […]Cuomo Bridge Outrage: Residents Strongly Disapprove of Renaming, Hidden Toll Hike Information
Media advisory: Reclaim New York Initiative executive director Brandon Muir, and Regional Director Dom Cocchiara are available to comment following the Governor’s event opening the new Tappan Zee bridge today. The following statement can be attributed to Brandon Muir: “It’s absurd for the Governor to be bragging about opening the new Tappan Zee bridge, when […]New Poll Shows Nearly 80 Percent Disapprove of Governor, Legislature Cutting Backroom Deal to Rename Tappan Zee Bridge After Mario Cuomo
54 Percent of Rockland and Westchester Residents Disapprove of Renaming Bridge After Former Governor 80 Percent Feel Westchester and Rockland Residents Should Have Had a Role in Naming Bridge that Joins Their Two Counties (New York, NY) – The rush to name the New Tappan Zee Bridge after the Governor’s father has left a […]Action Alert: Tell Albany to Come Clean on Tappan Zee Bridge Cost
Albany legislators rushed a backroom deal to slap Governor Cuomo’s father’s name on the Tappan Zee Bridge. New poll results show New Yorkers in the Hudson Valley are disgusted by this late-night scheme that misused a provision in the State Constitution reserved for emergencies to ram through the bridge naming. It’s no wonder when it […]De Blasio Playing Chicken with Futures of Thousands of NYC Students
Reclaim New York Initiative executive director Brandon Muir provided the following statement in response to Mayor de Blasio’s rally for Mayoral control of public schools today: “Mayor de Blasio is playing chicken with the futures of 48,000-plus students waiting for a shot at a better education through charter schools. Parents should be appalled. “It’s a […]Senate Must Stand Strong Against Single-Payer Healthcare Takeover, Urges Reclaim New York Initiative
Group Blasts IDC, Valesky, for Pushing Most Reckless Bill in History of New York (New York, NY) — With single-payer healthcare, “Medicare for All” legislation just one vote from the 32 required for a majority in the Senate, Reclaim New York Initiative is urging Senate leadership, and all Senators to stand strong against a bill […]Reclaim New York Initiative Applauds Senate Passage of Bill to Reimburse Legal Fees in Freedom of Information Law Suits
Reclaim New York Initiative Executive Director Brandon Muir cheered the Senate’s overwhelming passage of Senate Bill S2392-Awhich would provide for attorney’s fees to be reimbursed when a petitioner wins a Freedom of Information Law case: “This legislation is a big step forward for transparency in our state, and helps empower citizens to hold government accountable. We applaud […]