NYPIRG 50th Anniversary Celebration Commemorative Video & Event Photos
NYPIRG celebrated 50 years of public interest victories on Friday, October 13, 2023 from 6 to 9 PM at City Winery in Manhattan.
NYPIRG is 50 years old! That’s an incredible testament to the dedication, hard work, and luck that allowed us to meet the half-century mark. It is quite a milestone – which we marked with the October 13, 2023 NYPIRG 50th Anniversary Celebration. The event was a rousing success, and we all had a fantastic time honoring our 2023 Changemaker Award recipients and reconnecting with friends and colleagues from years past.
We are pleased to share these event photos and this commemorative video (produced by Luke Ohlson of 7Cinema) that highlights NYPIRG's decades of tireless work for the public interest. Special thanks to everyone who was a part of this wonderful celebration!
Event Photos
Lawmakers, JCOPE Clash in Hearing Over NY’s Ethics Laws (New York NOW, August 25th, 2021)
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s daughter-in-law is top lobbyist at pharma firm that has sought to influence NY lawmakers (CNBC, August 25th, 2021)
During Andrew Cuomo's time in office, delays in signing legislation grew longer (Times Herald Record, August 23rd, 2021)
Officials call talk of Upstate New York losing congressional rep speculative (NNY360, August 18th, 2021)
Upstate New York could lose representation after redistricting (NY1, August 18th, 2021)
Assembly committee members, non-profit want impeachment investigation findings released (CBS 6 Albany, August 15, 2021)
Facing sharp criticism, Heastie now says Cuomo impeachment panel will produce public report (Buffalo News, August 16, 2021)
Halfway there: NYC restores discounted ‘Fair Fares’ funding to only half of pre-pandemic level (amNY, July 15, 2021)
JCOPE critics are not giving up (WXXI News, July 15, 2021)
Blair Horner: New York's Ethics Watchdog Under Scrutiny (WAMC, July 12, 2021)
NY state lawmakers cancel ethics hearing after rule mix-up (New York Post, July 12, 2021)
Legislature passes MTA data measure (Queens Chronicle, June 10, 2021)
Transit riders call on federal government to aid MTA's quest for accessibility (Bronx News 12, June 7, 2021)
Nuclear Subsidies May Be Slowing Transition to Clean Energy, Advocates Say (Truthout, June 6, 2021)
It sure is hard to watch Assembly committee meetings online (City & State, June 4, 2021)
New York emits more building pollution than any other state (Green Biz, June 4, 2021)
Blair Horner discusses Albany politics on The Capitol Connection (WAMC, June 3, 2021)
NY lawmakers pass ban on coal tar as driveway sealant (Olean Times-Herald, June 3, 2021)
City Budget Negotiations and Comptroller Primary Collide (Gotham Gazette, June 2, 2021)
New York officials urged to expand early voting to colleges (Spectrum News, June 1, 2021)
NYPIRG joined with lawmakers and families who have lost loved ones due to others' negligence to urge New York to modernize its Wrongful Death Law.
NYPIRG also released results of its survey of state Wrongful Death Laws showing New York at the bottom in terms of recognizing family losses
NYPIRG joined with lawmakers and consumer, health, and food safety organizations to urge passage of legislation to blunt the growing threat of antibiotics resistant infections (aka "superbugs").
NYPIRG and Other Reform Organizations Today Responded to Reports of Renewed Negotiations Over State Ethics in This Year’s State Budget
The Groups Called on the Governor and State Legislature to Create an Independent Commission to Replace the Failed
Over 160 Environmental and Community Organizations, Recycling Businesses Oppose Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation in the State Budget – Call for Stronger Packaging Legislation and Expansion of Bottle Bill
Students Petition Gov Hochul for Student Friendly Executive Budget
News Release: Students Petition Gov Hochul for Student Friendly Executive Budget
News Release: NYPIRG Applauds NYS DEC Decisions to Deny Danskammer and Astoria Power Plant Permits
NYPIRG Statement on Release of Draft Permit Renewal for The
Greenidge Bitcoin Mining Facility
Upstate New York Likely to Lose Representation in Congressional Delegation and State Senate If New Maps Reflect Changes in Population
Policy Close Up: Climate Scorecard 2021
Tale of the Tape: NYPIRG’s 2021 Legislative Review
Senior, Consumer, Disability, and Civic Organizations Urge Passage of Grieving Families Act
Groups Urge Modernization of NY’s Pre-Civil War Wrongful Death Statute
On Eve Of 50th Anniversary Of NY's Approval Of The 26th Amendment, NYPIRG and120+ College Groups Urge Lawmakers To Approve Legislation Placing Polling Places On Colleges
NYPIRG joined with four dozen public health, consumer, and animal welfare groups to urge Governor Cuomo and the legislative leaders to act to improve protections against the rise of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" that originate from farms and food.
Council Members, Climate Activists New York City Council to Enact Gas
Free NYC Bill to Reduce Air Pollution and Create Green Jobs
NYPIRG Reacts to Closure of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
NYPIRG Reacts to President Biden's Free Community College Proposal
NYPIRG and other watchdog organizations call for hearings into scandals and failures of ethics oversight
Groups respond to NYC carbon-neutral pathways report and call for gas ban on new construction
Advocacy Groups and NYC Council Members Announce Campaign to Ban Gas in New Construction