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Sunday, August 28th, 2005

On January 1, 2012 a new statewide ethics agency was established:

The Joint Commission on Public Ethics ("JCOPE") has replaced the former Commission on Public Integrity pursuant to the Public Integrity Reform Act (L. 2011, ch. 399).

Joint Commission on Public Ethics

Ellen Biben,
Executive Director
You may contact the Commission directly for further guidance via mail:
540 Broadway,
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: 518-408-3976

Here's a link to the new site:
http://www.jcope.ny.gov/

Largest City:

New York City

Ethics Contact Person: Mark Davies
Executive Director, New York City Conflicts of Interest Board

Address:
2 Lafayette Street, Suite 1010
New York, New York 10007

Main Office Number: (212) 442-1400

Synopsis of NY City Ethics Program:

The New York City Conflicts of Interest Board includes:

  1. question-and-answer section,
  2. the law governing conflict of interest
  3. plain language guide to it,
  4. interactive ethics quiz
  5. ethics training.

Largest County:

Kings County

Quick Links to NY State Agencies:

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo
http://www.governor.ny.gov

New York State Legislative Ethics Commission
www.legethics.state.ny.us

New York State Office of the Attorney General
www.ag.ny.gov

New York State Office of the State Comptroller
www.osc.state.ny.us

New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct
www.scjc.state.ny.us

New York State Board of Elections
www.elections.ny.gov

New York State Office of the Inspector General
www.ig.state.ny.us

Conflicts of Interest Board of the City of New York
www.nyc.gov/html/conflicts

Department of Investigation, City of New York
www.nyc.gov/html/doi

NYC Special Commissioner of Investigation of the NYC School District
www.nycsci.org