Advisory Opinions

89-1: Application of New Post-Employment Restrictions to Already Retired Employees

90-1: Expediting Business of Spouse of DOB Employee

90-2: Waiver to Permit Incoming Commissioners to Have Outside Part-Time Work

90-3: Overseas Travel by Elected Official to be Paid for by Private Philanthropic Organization

90-4: Mayor Dinkins Voting on Time Warner Matters

90-5: Council President Stein Voting on Time Warner Matters

90-6: Elected Officials Forwarding Resumes of Constituents and of Family Members for Possible City Employment

90-7: Part-Time Public Servant Appearing as a Lawyer against the City

90-8: Application of Post-Employment Restrictions to Former CCRB Members

90-9: Agency Head's Participation on Advisory Board of a Trade Association

91-1: High-Ranking Official Appearing in Advertisement for a For-Profit Entity

91-2: Spouse of Public Servant Bids to Perform Work for Public Servant's City Agency

91-3: Community Boards: Discussing or Voting on Matters Involving a Member's Private Interests or Involving a City Agency Where the Member is Employed

91-4: Offer of Honorarium to Elected Official for Speech Related to Official's City Duties

91-5: Teaching a Course on a Subject Directly Involving One's Official Duties

91-6: Offer of Honorarium for Teaching Unrelated to One's City Duties

91-7: Private Practice of Law (but see AO 2001-3)

91-8: Waivers of the One-Year Post-Employment Ban May Be Granted, But Sparingly

91-9: Serving As Expert Witness for Out-of-State Municipality

91-10: Charitable Fundraising by High-Ranking Officials (but see AO 2003-4 and AO 2008-6)

91-11: Service on a City Commission by the Law Assistant to a State Court Judge

91-12: Community Boards: Chairs and District Managers Are Not "Public Servants Charged with Substantial Policy Discretion"

91-13: Agency Head Serving as President of Dormant, For-Profit Corporation

91-14: Outside Employment by High-Ranking Part-Time Official

91-15: Collaboration with an Institution That Employs One's Spouse

91-16: Moonlighting for a Not-for-Profit Whose Mission Is Very Similar to the Mission of One's City Agency

91-17: Serving Merely as a Member of a Political Party Committee

91-18: Participating In Auction of Property Conducted by One's Own City Agency

91-19: FOIL Requests and the One-Year Post-Employment Ban

91-20: Acceptance of Prize in Contest Open to All U.S. Residents

92-1: High-level Official Serving on a City Advisory Board

92-2: Application of Pre-1990 Post-Employment Restrictions to Official Who Left Prior to April 1, 1990

92-3: Renting an Apartment Whose Vacancy Was Not Advertised Where Employee Learns of Vacancy through City Job

92-4: Agency Purchases from a Store Owned by the Parents of High-Ranking Employee of the Agency

92-5: Member of City Commission Whose Private Firm Has Matters before that Commission

92-6: Appointment of Retired Goldman Sachs Partner as Deputy Comptroller for Asset Management

92-7: Serving on a Co-op or Condo Board

92-8: Agency Head Handling Matters Involving Not-for-Profit That He Had Founded and Led

92-9: Financial Interests of Incoming Deputy Mayor Sullivan

92-10: Gift to Elected Official of Resort Trip from Firm with No City Business Dealings

92-11: DEP Employee Selling Watershed Property to the City

92-12: Agency Head Serving on Board of For-Profit Corporation

92-13: Post-Employment Waiver for High-Ranking Official Denied

92-14: Scholarship for Children of FDNY and NYPD Employees

92-15: Agency Head Serving on Honorary Committee for Charity's Annual Benefit (but see AO 2008-6)

92-16: Application of Job-Seeking Restriction to Positions at a BID

92-17: Post-Employment Waiver for Position at Not-for-Profit That Has Contracts with Departing Employee's Agency

92-18: Participating in Bar Association Discussions of Amicus Brief in Litigation Against the City

92-19: Private Entities Pay for Head of Film Office to Attend Cannes Festival

92-20: Service in Local Government Positions by City Employees Residing in the Watershed

92-21: Soliciting and Accepting Gifts to the City (but see AO 2003-4)

92-22: Elected Awarding Funding to Not-for-Profit on Whose Board He is Ex Officio Member (see also AO 2009-2)

92-23: Gift of Free Travel to Elected Official

92-24: Service on Not-for-Profit Board

92-25: High-Level, Part-Time Commissioner Proposing Outside Activities

92-26: Appointee to High-level Part-Time Position Whose Firm Will Have Matters before Appointee's City Agency

92-27: Community Board Soliciting Funds for Land Use Study

92-28: Councilmanic Aide Providing Legal Services to Council Member and to Organizations with Matters Before the Council

92-29: Raising Funds for City Employee Seriously Injured in Auto Accident

92-30: Moonlighting by Incoming Mental Health Commissioner Marcos

92-31: Community Board Member Proposing to Provide Compensated Legal Services to Community Board

92-32: Post-Employment Appearances before DOB by Electricians

92-33: Offer of Gift to the City from Donor with Major Matter Pending

92-34: Parks Employees Receiving Salary Supplements from Parks Conservancies

92-35: Ownership in Building Receiving City Payments for Renting to Public Assistance Recipients

92-36: Appearances before DOB by City Employees Moonlighting as Electricians

92-37: Request for Post-Employment Waivers from Former Deputy Commissioner

92-38: Former Public Servant's Involvement Not "Substantial" within Meaning of Particular Matter Bar

93-1: Part-Time Councilmanic Aide Serving as President of Local Development Corporation

93-2: Chair of Community Board Youth Services Committee by Person Who Is also a Member of the Local Community School Board

93-3: Community Board Members Voting on Budget Priorities Affecting Local Development Corporations They Serve as Unpaid Directors

93-4: High-Ranking Official Serving as Executive Director of Affiliate of Not-for-Profit with City Contracts

93-5: Proposed Service on Board of Publicly-Traded For-Profit

93-6: Mere Listing of Name of Public Servant with Substantial Policy Discretion on Committee for Political Fundraiser Is Not a Prohibited Solicitation of a Political Contribution

93-7: Work of Part-Time Commissioner on a City Project, Part of Which Is Subject to the Commission's Review

93-8: Application of Job-hunting Restriction to City Employee Who Conducts Research and Analysis

93-9: Service of Community Board District Manager on Not-for-Profit Boards

93-10: PVB Administrative Law Judges Are Subject to the Conflicts of Interest Law

93-11: One-Year Post-Employment Ban Does Not Restrict Appearances by Partners of Former Public Servant or Prohibit Their Use of Stationery Bearing Name of Former Public Servant

93-12: The "Consulting Back" Variation on the Government-to-Government Exception to the Post-Employment Restrictions

93-13: Local Development Corporation in Question Is Arm of City Government Employment at Which Falls within Government-to-Government Exception to Post-Employment Restrictions

93-14: Service on Board of Not-for-Profit That is Acquiring Property Subject to Jurisdiction of Public Servant's Agency

93-15: Fundraising by Council Members for Charities in Their Districts (but see AO 2008-6)

93-16: Tax Assessors Owning Real Property for Investment Purposes

93-17: Part-Time Commissioner Employed at Public Benefit Corporation with Matters before the Commission

93-18: Application for Post-Employment Waiver Denied to Former City Employee Working at For-Profit Corporation

93-19: Outside Activities of ECB Members

93-20: Counsel to High-level Elected Official has Substantial Policy Discretion and Is Therefore Subject to Special Restrictions on Certain Political Activities

93-21: Nominating Relatives or Employees of Other Elected Officials to Community Boards

93-22: Part-Time Commissioner Proposing Work on a Project That Would Ultimately Be Reviewed by the Commission

93-23: Proposed Criminal Defense Practice by Public Servant with Police Officer Status

93-24: Paid Work for Political Campaigns

93-25: Publication of Book Describing Author's City Work (see also AO 99-5)

93-26: Soliciting Contributions for Not-for-Profit Formed to Support Programs of the District Attorney of Kings County

93-27: City Employee with Interest in For-Profit Corporation That Will be Seeking City Business

93-28: Spouse of Public Servant Makes Appearances before Public Servant's Agency

93-29: Position of Spouse at Private Firm with City Business Dealings

93-30: Post-Employment Waiver Application from Former Employee Concerning Next-to-last City Agency He Served

93-31: Departing Public Servant Seeking a Position at a SUNY Facility

93-32: Member of City Planning Commission Seeking Work through Department of General Services

94-1: City Employee Contracting to Provide Consulting Services to Another City Agency

94-2: City Official's Former Firm Bidding for City Work

94-3: City Employee's Spouse Renting Property from His City Agency

94-4: Acceptance of Computer as Gift to the City

94-5: Unpaid Fact Witness Will Not Violate Particular Matter Bar

94-6: Part-Time Public Servant Employed at Firm Receiving Funding from His City Agency

94-7: This Local Development Corporation is An Arm of Government for Purposes of Post-Employment Restrictions

94-8: City Employee Owning Campaign Consulting Firm

94-9: Acceptance of Raffle Prizes as Gifts to the City

94-10: Investments in Retirement Accounts, Mutual Funds, and Government Debt

94-11: Agency Head Owns Real Property in the City

94-12: Gift of Ceremonial Sword May Not Be Accepted

94-13: Incoming Agency Head Whose Husband is Partner in Law Firm with City Business

94-14: Fees Charged by Training Institute of Human Rights Commission

94-15: Post-Employment Waiver Granted to Work at Not-for-Profit Closely Related to the City

94-16: Incoming Agency Head Teaches at College that Sends Interns to His City Agency

94-17: Commissioner's Vote on a Bank's Project, Where a Client of the Commissioner's Firm Has a Close Relationship with the Bank

94-18: High-level Official Places Investments in Blind Trust

94-19: Waiver of One-Year Ban for Work at Not-for-Profit Organizations

94-20: City Employee Whose Spouse Works at Private Firm that Deals with Employee's City Agency

94-21: This BID Is an Arm of Government for Purposes of the Post-Employment Restrictions

94-22: Post-Employment Waiver to Head New Bio-Med Center

94-23: Approval of Invitation to Trade Association's Golf Outing

94-24: Appearances of Part-Time Commissioner's Law Firm before His City Commission

94-25: Blind Trust, plus Ownership of Several Co-op Apartments

94-26: Blind Trust, plus Uncompensated Service to Not-for-Profits

94-27: Continued Service on Co-op Board of Incoming High-level City Employee

94-28: Council Member Advocating for His Business Associate versus Member Supporting Legislation that Could Benefit this Associate (see also 2009-2)

94-29: Fundraising by Medical and Health Research Association in Support of Department of Health

95-1: The "Consulting Back" Variation on the Government-to-Government Exception to the Post-Employment Restrictions

95-2: Unpaid Endorsement of Book on Topic Related to Official's City Work

95-3: Moonlighting Waivers for Outside Teaching Need Not Be Renewed Annually

95-4: Soliciting Participation in a City Program and, if Accepted, Resigning from City Service

95-5: Soliciting Discounts for Private Businesses

95-6: Moonlighting Architects and Engineers Filing Plans at DOB

95-7: High-level Official Serving on Not-for-Profit Board

95-8: "Agency Served" for PVB ALJs is Department of Finance

95-9: Moonlighting as a Private Investigator

95-10: Proposed City Business Dealings of Spouse's Firm

95-11: Serving on Board of Co-op That is Applying For Loan from One's Own City Agency

95-12: Part-Time Commissioner with Ownership in Buildings under Jurisdiction of His City Agency

95-13: Political Fundraiser at Home of Policymaker, albeit Sponsored by His Wife

95-14: Offer of Special Banking Privileges to Employees of All Businesses in Local Area

95-15: Moonlighting Waiver to Work for BID Denied

95-16: Police Department Employee Moonlighting for PBA to Assist with Pension Calculations

95-17: Proposed Outside Legal Work by Councilmanic Aide

95-18: Chairing Community Board Committees

95-19: DOHMH Family Court Clinicians Moonlighting in Family Court Matters Involving Custody and Visitation

95-20: Borough President Molinari Serving on Board of Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

95-21: City Dealings of Firm Owned by Public Servant's Spouse

95-22: Paid Service on Co-op Board

95-23: Application of Particular Matter Bar to Bills Re-introduced in Subsequent State Legislative Sessions

95-24: Use of City Staff and Resources for Non-Partisan Voter Registration

95-25: Service on Co-op Board in Building in Which Public Servant Owned Eleven Apartments

95-26: When Contracting for a City Agency Will Be Considered a "Second City Job" and thus Not Require a Moonlighting Waiver

95-27: Community Board Fundraising

95-28: Award of Watch for Heroism

95-29: HRA Employees Renting Apartments to Public Assistance Recipients

96-1: Post-Employment Waiver Sought by Employee Long on Paid Release Time

96-2: Position of HHC President Marcos at NYU Medical School

96-3: Paying for Value of Gift Less $50

96-4: Community Board Member Proposes to Represent Private Interests before Community Board

96-5: Law Firm of Part-Time Commissioner Representing Industry Group Defending Commission's Rule

96-6: Former City Employee Serving as Paid Expert Witness Against the City

96-7: Application of Particular Matter Bar to Former City Hearing Officer

96-8: Community Board Chairs and Matters Involving Their Private Interests

97-1: Brooklyn Public Library Is Arm of Government for Purposes of the Post-Employment Restrictions

97-2: NYCHA Residency Preference for Police Officers

97-3: Proposed City Business of Spouse of Commissioner Handy

98-1: Spouse of Public Servant Employed by Firm Responding to RFP's Issued by Her Division

98-2: Parking Meter Employees Marketing Their Invention to the City

98-3: Imputed Ownership Interest of NYCHA Employee Bat-Sheva Horodniceanu

98-4: NYPD Paid Detail Program

98-5: City Employees Moonlighting through Temp Firms

98-6: Unpaid Endorsement of Documentary Film

98-7: Outside Business whose Regular Customers Have City Business Dealings

98-8: Non-Policymaking Volunteers for Not-for-Profit Organizations

98-9: Waivers for Community Board Members to Make Otherwise Prohibited Appearances

98-10: Pro Bono Legal Services to Community School Board

98-11: When One-Year Post-Employment Clock Starts to Run

98-12: Fundraising and Sales within a City Office (but see BoardRules § 1-10)

98-13: HPD Employees Renting Apartments to Section 8 Recipients

98-14: Elected Officials Fundraising for Not-for-Profit Organizations (but see AO 2008-6)

99-1: Ex Officio Service on Not-for-Profit Boards

99-2: When a Subcontractor on a City Contract Will Be Deemed to Have Business Dealings with the City

99-3: "Representation" of Government Agency for Purposes of Government-to-Government Exception to Post-Employment Restrictions

99-4: Outside Teaching

99-5: Outside Writing

99-6: Moonlighting at CUNY or SUNY

2000-1: Application of Conflicts of Interest Law to Charter School Employees

2000-2: Post-Employment Waivers in Cases of Public-Private Partnerships

2000-3: Police Commissioner's Endorsement of Book Supporting the Police Museum

2000-4: Gifts of Complimentary Tickets (see also AO 2012-4)

2001-1: Application of Ban on Political Fundraising by Policymakers to Case Where the Policymaker Is the Candidate

2001-2: Political Fundraising by Community School Board Members Seeking Elective Office

2001-3: Outside Practice of Law

2002-1: Financial Interests of Mayor Bloomberg

2003-1: Policymakers Running for Election as District Attorney

2003-2: Chairing Community Board Committee that Considers Liquor Licenses

2003-3: Appointing Relative of Councilmanic Aide to Community Board/Council Member Hiring Community Board Member

2003-4: Fundraising for the City

2003-5: Voter Assistance Commission

2003-6: City Employees Moonlighting for Political Campaigns

2003-7: Financial Interests of Deputy Mayor Doctoroff

2004-1: Public Members of Community Boards

2004-2: Sou-sous, aka Savings Clubs

2004-3: Relatives of Community Board Members Serving as Staff to the Community Board

2005-1: Salary Supplements

2005-2: Moonlighting and Volunteering at Charter Schools

2005-3: Community Board Votes on Rezonings

2006-1: Private Employment of Members of Community Education Councils

2006-2: Accepting Complimentary Invitations from Lobbyists

2006-3: Labor Union Conventions

2006-4: Discounts for Hotels, Car Rentals, Cell Phone Service

2006-5: Frequent Flyer Miles

2007-1: Post-Employment Waiver for Members of Community Education Councils

2007-2: Private Activity, Paid and Unpaid, of City Planning Commissioners

2007-3: Gifts from Registered Lobbyists of Complimentary Attendance at Widely Attended Events

2007-4: Financial Interests of Mayor Bloomberg

2008-1: Post-Employment Restrictions for Public Servants Who Serve Multiple Agencies

2008-2: Community Boards: Voting on Matters Involving Organizations with Which Members Have Some Affiliation

2008-3: Proposed Legislation Altering Term Limits

2008-4: Post-Employment Waivers: When the Public-Private Partnership Test Will Apply

2008-5: Practicing Criminal Defense Law

2008-6: Fundraising for Not-for-Profit Organizations

2009-1: Use of City-Owned Vehicles

2009-2: Council Grants of Discretionary Funding

2009-3: Application of the Conflicts Law to the City's Pension Systems

2009-4: Law Firm Associates on Loan to City Agencies

2009-5: One-Year Ban and Communications Seeking Political Endorsements

2009-6: Water Board Members/Fundraising for PAC's

2009-7: Trading in City Debt Securities

2010-1: Simultaneous Service on Community Board and Community Education Council

2010-2: Cash Awards in Recognition of City Service

2011-1: Matters Involving Clients of a Firm with Which a Public Servant Is Affiliated

2011-2: Acceptance of Payment for Travel

2012-1: Financial Interests of Deputy Mayor Steel

2012-2: Post-Employment Waivers

2012-3: Raffle Prizes

2012-4: Complimentary Tickets to Sporting and Entertainment Events

2012-5: Activities Related to Political Campaigns

2013-1: Gifts between City Employees

2013-2: Letters of Reference

No opinions issued.

No opinions issued.

2016-1: Acceptance of Payment for Mixed Purpose Travel

2017-1: Social Media and Political Activities

2017-2: Legal Defense Funds

2017-3: Policymaking Boards and Commissions

2017-4: Activities Related to Political Campaigns II

2017-5: Lottery Pools

2018-1: Compensation for Overbooked Flights

2019-1: Date of Termination of City Service