NYPIRG students and staff had fun in the sun while cleaning up the beach. We collected over 1,500 pieces of trash, and our litter surveys will help with our advocacy for the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act and modernizing New York's Bottle Bill. 

It is time to make corporate climate polluters pay!

Just days after flash flooding across New York City, NYPIRG joined New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and a coalition of climate activists in Brooklyn to urge Governor Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act to make Big Oil — not New York taxpayers — pay for climate crisis damages.

NYPIRG and our coalition partners rallied outside of Governor Hochul's Manhattan office to MAKE POLLUTERS PAY! We need the governor to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act into law to make Big Oil — not New York taxpayers — pay for climate crisis damage.

NYPIRG visited Sure We Can, a recycling center and sustainability hub in Brooklyn. Sure We Can aims to bring community members together through recycling, composting, gardening, and the arts. We took a tour of their facilities to learn about recycling and sustainability, and how students who would like more hands-on experiences can get involved with volunteer opportunities.

It is time to hold our leaders accountable – in person!

Governor Hochul's cancellation of congestion pricing and the New York State Assembly's failure to pass vital bills are a climate disaster. To address this, NYPIRG and a broad coalition of organizations sponsored a town hall-style forum to question top elected leaders about the accelerating climate crisis, which was attended by hundreds of New Yorkers. Experts explained the issues, and then we put our questions to the state- and city-level officials in attendance.

NYPIRG and our coalition partners gathered to tell New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to call a vote on both the Climate Change Superfund Act and the NY HEAT Act!

New York's families cannot wait another year for cleaner heat and lower bills!

NYPIRG — along with the Renewable Heat Now Campaign and NY Renews — held a news conference and lobby day calling on the New York State Assembly to join the state Senate in passing the NY HEAT Act before the end of this legislative session.

NYPIRG and the New York is NOT Disposable Coalition met with state legislators and rallied to help pass two critical bills — the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act and the Bigger Better Bottle Bill — to reduce single-use plastics and increase recycling.

NYPIRG students headed to Albany to fight for free public college tuition, better financial aid, more mental health services, and MORE!

After years of stagnant state funding and ever-increasing tuition, it is vital that we not return to the status quo in higher education. New York must usher in a new era that recognizes that investing in higher education boosts racial and economic equity and strengthens our economy. Students from across the state headed to Albany to fight for free and fully funded CUNY and SUNY, more financial aid, and additional class offerings, advisers, and mental health counselors.

The NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign rallied for Congestion Pricing NOW!

NYPIRG IS 50 YEARS OLD!

That is an incredible testament to the dedication, hard work, and luck that has allowed us to meet the half-century mark. It is quite a milestone – which we marked with the NYPIRG 50th Anniversary Celebration.

The event was a rousing success, and we all had a wonderful time celebrating NYPIRG’s decades of tireless work for the public interest, reconnecting with friends and colleagues from years past, and honoring our 2023 Changemaker Award recipients – including renowned author and activist Jane Fonda!

We are pleased to share these event photos and this commemorative video that highlights NYPIRG's decades of tireless work for the public interest.

Thank you so much to everyone who was involved – our honorees, current and former students and staff, friends, colleagues, and supporters – for your generous support and steadfast commitment to our crucial mission.

Thanks again, and we look forward to the work ahead!