FOIA Request to CUNY Brooklyn College regarding State University Employee Compensation Data, FY 2025 on November 4, 2025.
Empire State Today has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to CUNY Brooklyn College seeking detailed records of employee compensation for the fiscal year 2025. The request was made under the New York Freedom of Information Law, N.Y. Pub. Off. Law sec. 84 et seq., and it emphasizes the preference for receiving this information in an electronic format.
The request specifically asks for comprehensive data on all individuals employed by the university during this period. The data fields requested include employee name, gender (if recorded), age or year of birth (if not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), employer name, title or position, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and any additional pay), compensation type (such as salary, hourly, stipend, bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time).
As a media organization committed to providing accurate news coverage on local governmental affairs, Empire State Today highlights its role in holding public institutions accountable and ensuring transparency to the public. They have also requested a fee waiver due to their status as a media professional involved in gathering and reporting news.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization that assists media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through FOIA requests. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
