Gale Brewer writes:

-FYI, I have passed two bills recently, including the Open Data Bill, Local Law 11-2012, that represents the most expansive Open Data legal policy ever signed into law. This law will require most of the city’s databases be released to the public in open, machine-readable formats. Give your input on implementation. http://nycopendata.pediacities.com/wiki/index.php/NYC_Open_Data