Students, transportation advocates, and local elected officials went on a relay hike through Brooklyn for improved bus service along the Flatbush Avenue corridor.

Bus riders deserve faster, reliable, and accessible bus service. Flatbush Avenue is a critical cross-borough transportation route that students, shoppers, and workers use every day. Data from 2019 shows that Flatbush Avenue also serves 118,000 average daily bus riders on 12 routes. The B41 bus alone services 22,500 average daily riders.

Bringing awareness to improving bus service on Flatbush Avenue could not be more important for students geting to class, families getting to work and recreation, and shoppers getting to their errands and home again. Check out our press release for more information.

NYPIRG and our coalition partners held a rally and lobby day in support of fully implementing New York City's Local Law 97!

NYPIRG, our coalition partners, and author/environmentalist Bill McKibben delivered over 127,000 petition signatures to Governor Hochul urging her to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129-B/A.3351-B) into law to make Big Oil — not New York taxpayers — pay for climate damages!

Tell Governor Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act into law now – watch our MAKE POLLUTERS PAY video and TAKE ACTION TODAY!

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 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!