Tech:NYC Heads to Albany for Our Largest Lobby Day Yet

Team Tech:NYC, along with 24 of our member companies, took the early trains north to Albany this week to meet with New York Assemblymembers, State Senators, and other legislators and policymakers. This is an annual highlight on our calendar, and this year it turned into Tech:NYC’s largest Lobby Day to date.

The member delegation included a broad range of companies — from startups like ourfreedom.ai and Sunrise AI to larger companies like Instacart and Amazon. But all had the same goal in mind: Helping New York to craft policies that support tech as the engine driving NYC’s economy forward.

Highlights from Lobby Day:

The delegation of 24 member companies held 34 (!) productive meetings with state legislators and their staff, including key committee chairs, to discuss critical issues impacting the tech industry.

These legislators included: Sen. Andrew Gounardes, Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal, AM Nily Rozic, AM Alex Bores, AM Jake Blumencranz, AM Emerita Torres, and many more.

We met with New York State Governor Kathy Hochul's Deputy Secretary for Finance & Technology (Albert Pulido) and Assistant Counsel (Bella Satra) to discuss how to continue to foster the tech ecosystem.
We were joined by Vaughn Golden of the New York Post, who provided a thought-provoking discussion on the latest happenings in Albany as the state budget gets settled.
We advocated for our key priorities, including tackling comprehensive data privacy and efforts to expand AI literacy, as well as discussed next steps on a sensible approach to AI regulation.
And of course, our member companies highlighted their local impact and legislative priorities.

“Lobby Day is a powerful demonstration of the tech community’s commitment to New York,” said Alex Spyropoulos, Director of Government Relations at Tech:NYC. “When companies of all sizes come together — from early-stage startups to global platforms — it sends a clear message: Tech is central to the city and state’s economic future, and we need smart policy to support that growth.”