Advocacy

We are here, working for you every day.

The Association does extensive advocacy work on behalf of the industry at both the State and Local levels of Government, and we work with our partner, the National Restaurant Association, at the Federal level. Through aggressive lobbying, monitoring legislation, initiating member campaigns, and engaging stakeholders our team’s goal is to make things easier for restaurant owners and operators.

Knowledge is power and our team keeps members up to date on the latest political happenings from every corner of the Empire State by sending out news and action alerts ensuring our members are informed.

How can you be part of advocating for our industry?

Grassroots advocating is an important aspect of what we do and that is where you can help! Elected officials hear from us all the time and sometimes it’s more effective when they hear directly from business owners in their district. We will inform you about items we need your advocacy help on through our action alerts, so keep an eye out for those.