5-622: The Gotham Gazette is an online publication of the Citizens Union Foundation of the City of New York, a government watchdog group focusing on issues confronting New York City . Its purpose is fourfold: it reports daily on New York City news, it provides a digest of news items relevant to New York City, it researches and recommends policies considered by the New York City Government , and it provides reference tools for students of
10-467: A broad audience, from serious scholars and researchers to breakfast readers looking for a lively digest of news and commentary. The site would be non-ideological and non-partisan. It would involve and highlight leading community groups, civic associations, and educational institutions. Contributors from those organizations would be prominently featured. The website would be easy to use, enjoyable to read, fun to look at. Citizens Union Citizens Union
15-693: Is a New York City -based good government group founded in 1897 to combat the influences of the Tammany Hall political machine. J. Pierpont Morgan , Benjamin Altman , Elihu Root , and Carl Schurz numbered among its 165 founders. In 1987, on the 90th anniversary of the organization's founding, The New York Times called Citizens Union "one of the most venerated 'good government' groups in New York City." In 1902, Citizens Union supported Columbia University president Seth Low in his successful campaign to become
20-590: The civic activities of New York. Its reference resources range from policy papers to indexes of proposed and passed legislation of the New York City Council . The Gotham Gazette was founded in 1999. Its purpose, as mandated by the Citizens Unions Foundation, is to: ...organize and edit a new website that would provide one-stop shopping for persons interested in the public policies and civic life of New York City. The new website would accommodate
25-566: The second mayor of New York . Six years later, in 1908, Citizens Union transitioned from a political party to a nonpartisan government watchdog organization. It has published a voter directory every year since 1910, and in 1948 began publishing reports on city politics and reporting on issues of political transparency. In 1999, Citizens Union Foundation launched the Gotham Gazette , a New York newspaper known for its reporting on city and state government activities. Its current executive director
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