Meet the candidates running for New York City mayor!

Join NYPIRG to grill the candidates on how they will fight climate change, advance environmental justice, and promote green jobs to take New York City into the future. With the federal administration in the pocket of the oil and gas companies, it is more important than ever for our top local elected officials to take major action. Seats will go fast as the hall's capacity fills, so be sure to...

We hope to see you there!

Pass the NY HEAT Act!

Join NYPIRG, Renewable Heat Now, and allied groups as we call on the New York State Legislature to pass the NY HEAT Act in the budget for cleaner heat and lower bills! Tell your reps that climate action and energy affordability cannot wait.

We hope that you can join us!

200+ advocates from across New York State met to advocate for the Bigger Better Bottle Bill and the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, having meetings with 80+ lawmakers to urge them to support the bills. The day kicked off with a rally on the Million Dollar Staircase, featuring faith leaders who made the case for why urgent action on reducing plastic and packaging pollution is vital for our future.

Also, check out NYPIRG's analysis which shows that modernization of New York's Bottle Deposit Law would generate nearly $100 million more than it does now in the first year of implementation, revenues that can be used to invest in the state’s flagging recycling efforts and to improve its administration.

Despite frigid temperatures, NYPIRG gathered with fellow environmental activists to demand that New York City councilmembers protect Local Law 97!

With the nation-leading climate law under attack, it is more important than ever to ensure full implementation of our green new deal for buildings — the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in New York City. LL97 is already creating thousands of new jobs, lowering our utility bills, and improving the air that we breathe.

Now is the time to MAKE POLLUTERS PAY!

NYPIRG and our allies rallied outside of Governor Hochul's New York City office and urged her to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act to protect New York taxpayers by making the world's biggest, richest oil companies pay their fair share for climate-related damages.

Now is the time to MAKE POLLUTERS PAY!

NYPIRG and our coalition partners rallied to urge Governor Hochul to sign the Climate Change Superfund Act to make Big Oil — not New York taxpayers — pay for climate-related damages.

At events across the state (Buffalo, Albany, and Kingston pictured). NYPIRG and the Renewable Heat Now! coalition pushed Governor Hochul to take bold and decisive action to protect New Yorkers from pro-fossil fuel mandates and high energy costs by passing the NY HEAT Act for cleaner heat and lower bills.

We need faster buses on Flatbush Avenue!

NYPIRG's Straphangers Campaign and our partners have been collecting community and business surveys on rider challenges in the Flatbush Avenue corridor, and we released the results at a news conference. In alarming (yet unsurprising) results, the survey found that one in three riders have lost pay, been reprimanded, and/or been fired due to a late bus on Flatbush Avenue.

Watch Kaylee Evans, Chairperson of NYPIRG's Student Board of Directors and former Donald K. Ross Future Leaders Program intern, discuss her rewarding experience with this innovative program. Then support NYPIRG to help us honor Donald's legacy of work and create a pipeline of well-trained civic leaders that will bolster American democracy!

Thank you!

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 into law to make Big Oil — not New York taxpayers — pay for climate damages!

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. 

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!