Open secrets is a nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit research group tracking money in U.S politics and its effect on elections and public policy.

Keep track and learn about how your Representatives in the U.S Senate and House of Representatives vote on policies, bills, and matters that concern resolutions, nominations, treaties and more.

This platform allows you to find your representatives at the federal, state and local level by simply entering your address in their search bar.

NYC 311 is the official portal of the City of New York to get information about the City (school closures, parking rules), report problems (e.g. noise and heat complaints), look up service requests, and make payments.

IssueVoter is a nonpartisan, nonprofit online platform dedicated to giving everyone a voice in our democracy. This free public service makes civic engagement accessible – allowing users to do things like keep up to date with bills that are being introduced in Congress, and relay their opinions to their representatives.

On this site you can find out more about issues and bills your New York State Senator is supporting and the bill's status. Bills are also searchable by issue area.

Checkbook NYC provides transparency for New Yorkers as it informs them what and where NYC disburses its finances on a fiscal year basis. It also includes breakdowns of top agencies, vendors, contracts and more that receive the most money from the city.

NYC OpenData is a platform that offers transparency and publishes free public data on New York City agencies and other partners. It also allows you to access training opportunities and upcoming events.

Track New York State Assembly bills using this searchable database.

This website helps you track active New York State legislation.

This tool helps you track legislation that is currently being discussed by the City Council. The tracker includes the type and status of legislation, the committee involved, the prime sponsor of the bill, and the council member sponsors.