Evaluation of New York city websites

Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of New York city websites.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each City for more detailed information about what information is available on the City website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

• See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard

Conclusions chart

Currently this chart encompasses only the five largest cities plus the capital city, Albany, in New York, which averaged a "B" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	5	4	6	5	5	6	3	0	5	5
P	1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	1
N	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	0	0

Comparison chart

City	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Albany, New York	C	P	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Buffalo, New York	C	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	Y
New York, New York	B	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Rochester, New York	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Syracuse, New York	B-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P
Yonkers, New York	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y

Comparison chart

Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.

City	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Albany, New York	C	P	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Buffalo, New York	C	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	P	Y
New York, New York	B	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Rochester, New York	A-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Syracuse, New York	B-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	P
Yonkers, New York	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y

Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about a New York city, you can correct it immediately or report the error.

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