Press Releases
Empire Center Warns of Sharp Increase in New York Electricity Prices
New York households pay some of the highest electricity prices in the nation, raising affordability concerns, according to the Empire Center’s and the U.S. Energy Information Administration data. In October 2025, the average…
New York’s Education Shows Improvement, but Questions Remain
In the effort to improve transparency and accountability of New York’s education system, the Empire Center has systematized and published grade 3-8 English Language Arts (ELA) and Maths test scores. The easy to use database …
Empire Center Releases NYC BERS Pension Data for FY2025
Pension payments to 21,170 retirees of the New York City Board of Education Retirement System (BERS) during fiscal year 2025 were added today to SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency website. The data primarily…
Newly Retired NYPD Retirees Average $100,000+ in Pension
Newly retired1 “full career”2 members of the New York Police Department (NYPD) collected an average of $103,859, according to new data posted today at SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency website. The data,…
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