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
Fracking backers eye reversing New York's 12-year-old ban (Newsday, July 22, 2026)
Donors can circumvent political contribution limits by giving to party accounts (Newsday, July 18, 2026)
Buffalo Bills owners stuff Hochul campaign coffers after stadium support (WXXI, July 17, 2026)
NYPIRG supports governor’s data center moratorium but says it should go further (Mid-Hudson News, July 16, 2026)
State's moratorium on data centers is an important first step (Rome Sentinel, July 15, 2026)
NYPIRG praises Hochul's moratorium on hyperscale data centers (CBS 6 Albany, July 14, 2026)
New York Orders Moratorium on Large Data Center Permits
State is first to implement a full halt on new approvals (Engineering News-Record, July 14, 2026)
New York Becomes First State in the Nation to Pause New Hyperscale Data Centers (Inside Climate News, July 14, 2026)
Hundreds of Residents, Community Leaders Rally Against Gov. Hochul’s Costly and Dangerous Nuclear Agenda on Statewide Day of Action (Yonkers Times, July 5, 2026)
The state of good government reform in Albany (The Capitol Pressroom, June 26, 2026)
Will Governor Hochul hit the ‘pause’ button on data centers? (WAMC, June 23, 2026)
Blair Horner, NYPIRG Senior Policy Advisor, talks late budget, Hochul, lobbyists, and more (CBS 6 Albany, June 21, 2026)
How an alleged NYC real estate scammer stayed in business despite years of complaints (Gothamist, June 17, 2026)
New York ballot wording change is the wrong move (Newsday, June 11, 2026)
NYPIRG’s Horner on State Legislature Performance (The Sanctuary for Independent Media, June 11, 2026)
The 2026 legislative session staffers to a close (WAMC, June 9, 2026)
New York Legislature wraps up 'least productive' session in years (Yahoo News, June 9, 2026)
New York Lawmakers Pass One-Year Permitting Ban for New Data Centers (Industrial Info Resources, June 8, 2026)
NY sends repairability labeling bill to governor (Resource Recycling, June 8, 2026)
New York lawmakers return home after least productive year of Hochul era (WXXI, June 8, 2026)
NYPIRG Statement Regarding Governor Hochul’s Executive Order Placing a Moratorium on Large Data Centers in New York State
NYPIRG Statement on New York City’s Joint Bus Action Plan
As Heat Wave Scorches New York, Congress Must Protect Climate Change Superfund!
NYPIRG Statement on Climate and Affordability in the Final FY2027 City Budget
NYPIRG Statement on the FY2027 City Budget Agreement
Tale of the Tape: NYPIRG’s 2026 Legislative Review - Fewest Bills Passed, Outside Of Covid Year, Since Democrats Took Control Of The Legislature In 2019
Statement: NYPIRG Applauds Passage of Data Center Moratorium in Legislature
NYPIRG Statement on Mayor Mamdani's Executive Budget
Release: Review of Big Oil’s Financial Statement Shows Well Over $1.3 Trillion In Profits for Calendar Years 2021 Through The First Quarter Of 2026. NYPIRG Urges Repeal of $350 Million in Annual Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Help Address New York’s Affordability Crisis
NYPIRG highlights transit affordability and infrastructure in testimony before the New York City Council Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and General Welfare
Statewide 'Energy Hog' Bus Tour Targeting Power-Hungry Data Centers Makes Final Stop in New York City
NYPIRG Statement on NYCEDC $7 Million Investment in CUNY to Develop Green Workforce
Statewide 'Energy Hog' Bus Tour Stops in Kingston
Statewide 'Energy Hog' Bus Tour Targeting Power-hungry Data Centers Trots through Syracuse - Community Groups, Advocates, and Students urge Hochul to Curb Energy-Intensive Infrastructure and Uphold State Climate Law
Release: NYPIRG Reacts to Governor Hochul’s Proposal to Secretly Negotiate Rolling Back the Nation’s Leading Energy Affordability Climate Law During the Budget Process
Release: New York Shortchanges Independent Colleges by Tens of Millions of Dollars: NYPIRG Urges Lawmakers to Boost Aid as Part of Final Budget
Release: As the Largest Oil Companies Continue to Reap Massive Profits, NYPIRG Urges Repeal of $350 Million in Annual Fossil Fuel Subsidies to Help Address New York’s Affordability Crisis
Advocates and Legislators in Syracuse Urge Lawmakers to Protect Historic NY Climate Law
Environmental Groups and Government Watchdogs in Buffalo Urge Lawmakers to “Say No” to the Hochul Administration’s Effort to Gut Climate Law in Budget Negotiations
Climate and community groups join with lawmakers to “Say No” to the Hochul administration’s effort to gut climate law in budget negotiations