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Four Decades of the Straphangers Campaign
Honoring Gene Russianoff and the Campaign's change-making transit advocacy
RSVP today!- Wednesday, November 15, 2017
- 6:00 to 8:30 PM
- The Wooly Public, 9 Barclay Street, New York, NY 10007 (in the landmark Woolworth Building)
We look forward to seeing you!
New York Constitutional Convention
Under New York’s constitution, every 20 years voters get an opportunity to decide if they wish to overhaul — or tinker with — their state constitution. Our Road Map to the Constitutional Convention offers a basic view on how that process works. The next vote on this is Election Day, November 7, 2017.
Stop Plans to Hike Your Electric Rates — No Nuclear Bailout
Governor Cuomo plans to bail out old, unsafe nuclear power plants with a $7.6 billion hike in utility rates to local governments, businesses, schools and others, with $2.3 billion coming from residential consumers directly. New York should be investing in 100% renewable energy, not propping up a dying nuclear industry, and must limit the hit to ratepayers' wallets! Call the governor at (866) 772-3843 and visit stopthecuomotax.org today.
New Analysis: Gov. Cuomo’s Nuke Bailout Will Cost Public Institutions Millions (News Release) (Complete Study)
Policy Priorities
Vance Controversy Spotlights Lax Campaign Finance Rules for District Attorneys (Gotham Gazette, October 16, 2017)
Ballot proposition to strip pensions from convicted lawmakers has time limit (North Country Public Radio, October 12, 2017)
Street Redesigns Aren't a Zero-Sum Game (Streetsblog, October 12, 2017)
Even liberal states have tough voting requirements because parties like it (Newsweek, October 12, 2017)
Convention opponents outspend supporters in state referendum (The Buffalo News, October 11, 2017)
Want to Vote Next Year, New York? Act Now! (The New York Times, October 10, 2017)
Blair Horner discusses extreme partisan gerrymandering on The Capitol Pressroom (WCNY, October 10, 2017)
Ballot measure would strip corrupt politicians of their pensions: "Hard-working New Yorkers are getting screwed" (Fox 6 News, October 8, 2017)
MTA Will Test Fold-Away Benches To Cram More People Onto Your L Train (Gothamit, October 6, 2017)
MTA to add more space on L line by retrofitting train cars with fold-up seats (Daily News, October 5, 2017)
More Corruption Trials? Possible Reprise Makes Albany Groan (The New York Times, October 4, 2017)
Accessibility for disabled riders a huge problem on the subways, advocates say (NY1, September 29, 2017)
Transit watchdogs urge state, city to fix lousy MTA bus service (Daily News, September 27, 2017)
Rep. Thomas Suozzi: Bill would close loophole used by Dean Skelos (Newsday, September 27, 2017)
NY Senator Wants To Make It Illegal For Powerful Interests To Hide Behind LLCs (Gothamist, September 26, 2017)
'The Woes on the Bus' book details city riders' frustration 'all through the town' (AM New York, September 26, 2017)
New Yorkers Can Vote to Amend the State's Constitution This November (WICZ-TV Binghamton, September 22, 2017)
Risk vs. reward: Con Con debate heating up (The Journal News, September 22, 2017)
NY Fracking Waste Rules Not Good Enough, Environmental Groups Say (New York Law Journal, September 22, 2017)
Many taxes, fees in New York not apparent, some hidden (Press & Sun Bulletin, September 21, 2017)
Join us on November 15, 2017 to celebrate Four Decades of the Straphangers Campaign. RSVP today!
Convention-Land: New Yorkers' Road Map To The Constitutional Convention
NYPIRG Statement on Clean Power Plan Repeal
Read Our Voters Guide to the Proposed 2017 Ballot Questions
Tale of the Tape: NYPIRG 2017 Legislative Review
Albany Money Machine 2017
NYPIRG Statement on Gov's NYS Health Insurance Pledge
Release: Interactive Website with Local Water Data Goes Live
Statement on NYS Regulations to Curtail Discriminatory Auto Insurance Rates
NYPIRG and other good government groups call for the NYS Senate to end the practice of diverting stipends for committee chairs to other committee members
Former SEC Commissioner on NY AG's Exxon Investigation
50+ NY Lawyers Support AG Schneiderman's ExxonMobil Investigation
100+ Scientists Release Letter Urging AG to Pursue His ExxonMobil Investigation
New Analysis: State Documents Reveal ExxonMobil Pollution in New York State
Release: 350+ groups gather in support of AG's Big Oil investigation
Emphasizing the Massive Cost of Cuomo's Nuke Bailout to Energy Consumers, Albany Advocates Urge State Legislature to Block His Plan & Take His Own Advice on Indian Point: Close Upstate Nuke Plants Too
NYPIRG Reactions to State of the State Addresses
NYPIRG Statement Regarding the Reported Agreement to Close the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant
Trouble In Toyland: 2016 Survey Finds Recalled Toys in Online Stores
New study: closing upstate's aging nuclear power plants can reduce NY's greenhouse gases & save ratepayers money. 'Green' power can dramatically increase safety & job creation.
