In plain words: Who lobbies here AND pays the deciders.
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New York City — Who Lobbies the City
Beyond donating and contracting, there is a third channel of influence: paid lobbying. This is
the NYC City Clerk eLobbyist registry — the clients who hire lobbyists to shape City Council bills,
agency rules, and budget lines, ranked by the compensation and expenses they reported. Who pays to be heard
inside City Hall.
4,346
lobbying clients
$685,997,242
compensation reported
$41,036,337
lobbying expenses
74,586
filings scanned · 2021–2026
Source: NYC City Clerk, "eLobbyist Data" (NYC Open Data, dataset
fmf3-knd8 on
data.cityofnewyork.us). Compensation and expense fields are stored as text; all amounts were cast to number
and summed per client in code. Lobbying is lawful and registered by design — this maps who spends the most to
influence City government, to read beside who funds officials and who wins contracts. Documented public record
and open questions.
Top lobbying clients by reported spend
Ranked by reported compensation + lobbying expenses, summed across all filings in the registry.
A client appearing here and in the contract-award or campaign-finance ledgers is where three influence
channels converge — a question to carry into the parity view.
comp + expfilingsclient · industry
$6,993,087111AIRBNB, Inc. · Travel & Tourism
$4,704,835163Queens Future, LLC · Entertainment & Sports
$3,782,44397Success Academy Charter Schools, Inc. · Education
$3,449,04487New York State Trial Lawyers Association, Inc. · Law
$3,386,37169Maplebear, Inc. · Fashion & Retail
$3,080,847167Charter Communications Operating, LLC · Technology, Telecommunications & Other Media
$3,060,52410Hotel Trades Council, AFL-CIO and Hotel Association of New York City, Inc. Labor Management Cooperation Trust Fund · Labor
$2,961,926230Northwell Health, Inc. · Health & Mental Hygiene
$2,932,90616Homeowners for an Affordable New York LLC · Public, Community Interest & Not-for-profit Organization
$2,913,423133DoorDash, Inc. · Advertising, Marketing & Sales
$2,793,192151MADDD Equities LLC · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer
$2,571,791167Vornado Realty L.P. · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer
$2,568,31254Genting New York LLC · Entertainment & Sports
$2,561,767197RAI Services Company · Health & Mental Hygiene
$2,556,43768South Street Seaport Limited Partnership · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer
$2,323,205148Bally's Corporation · Entertainment & Sports
$2,298,3715Homeowners FFE LLC · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer
$2,178,15780CFG Stadium Group LLC · Entertainment & Sports
$2,060,48579Greater New York Hospital Association, Inc. · Health & Mental Hygiene
$1,982,44951TSG Coney Island Entertainment Holdco LLC · Entertainment & Sports
$1,910,00062Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer
$1,906,437131Uber Technologies, Inc. · Transportation
$1,886,80462American Beverage Association · Trade Associations
$1,865,292108Lyft, Inc. · Transportation
$1,861,33493T-Mobile USA, Inc. · Communications & Consulting
$1,851,32796Grubhub Holdings Inc. · Technology, Telecommunications & Other Media
$1,844,927115SL Green Realty Corp. with SL Green Management LLC as an affiliate payor · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer
$1,766,98692Crown Castle Fiber LLC · Technology, Telecommunications & Other Media
$1,738,54963New York Black Car Operator's Injury Compensation Fund, Inc. · Transportation
$1,702,33964Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer
$1,698,96380The Related Companies, LP · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer
$1,697,07992Design Center Inc. · Real Estate, Construction, Engineering & Developer
$1,688,152116Verizon Corporate Resources Group LLC · Technology, Telecommunications & Other Media