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
NYPIRG releases 2025 dangerous toys list (Mid-Hudson News, November 19, 2025)
Experts reveal what toys to be worried about this holiday season (Spectrum News, November 19, 2025)
New report shows that talking toys are trouble in Toyland (AM New York, November 18, 2025)
'Trouble in Toyland' safety report released for the holiday season (WGRZ, November 18, 2025)
'Trouble in Toyland' list focuses on AI-use, safety hazards in toys (Buffalo-Toronto Public Media, November 18, 2025)
Report finds AI-powered toys talk inappropriately to kids (1010 WINS, November 18, 2025)
NY Democrats and Republicans unite to blast NYPA over $7.5M private plane (Democrat & Chronicle, November 18, 2025)
Groups to Gov. Hochul: Make Bottle Bill more convenient (WAMC, November 17, 2025)
B35 Named Brooklyn’s Slowest Bus Route (Boro Park 24, November 13, 2025)
NYC’s M42 bus wins ‘award’ as city’s slowest while riders rage they’d be ‘better off walking’ (New York Post, November 12, 2025)
Advocates Call on Governor Hochul to Modernize the "Bottle Bill" in Executive Budget (WICZ, November 12, 2025)
Brooklyn bus wins 'award' for slowest bus (Brooklyn News 12, November 12, 2025)
DEC signs agreement with Greenidge, ends legal battle (Rochester Beacon, November 11, 2025)
New York pipeline, crypto approvals spark fury over climate, costs, and Trump (ABC News 10, November 11, 2025)
These are the slowest and most unreliable buses in NYC, according to a transit group (NBC News, November 11, 2025)
This NYC bus route just earned the title of the city’s slowest (Time Out New York, November 11, 2025)
Letter: Repeal the 100-Foot Rule (Hudson Valley One, November 11, 2025)
These Buses Were Crowned The Slowest And Least Reliable In NYC (Patch, November 11, 2025)
Annual Pokey Award going to New York City's slowest bus line (CBS News, November 10, 2025)
Snail trail: Transit advocates ‘award’ the slowest and most unreliable bus lines in New York City (AM New York, November 10, 2025)
NYPIRG’s Statement on Governor Hochul's Delay of the All Electric Buildings Act
NYPIRG NEWS RELEASE: 2025 “Trouble in Toyland” Toy Safety Report Release
NYPIRG Releases PIRG's 40th Annual Trouble In Toyland Report
Bill McKibben, Advocates, Legislators Report $1.2 Trillion in Profits
for Big Oil Companies from 2021-2025 Year-to-Date,
Call on Governor Hochul to
Stop Climate Polluter Handouts in her Executive Budget.
As the Largest Oil Companies Continue to Reap Massive Profits, Bill McKibben Joins
Lawmakers and NY Advocates Arguing for Repeal of $350 Million in Annual Fossil Fuel
Subsidies to Help Address New York’s Affordability Crisis
NYPIRG NEWS RELEASE: A coalition of environmentalists, charities, and civic groups today released a compliance check survey showing a widespread failure of retailers to post a Bottle Bill “Bill of Rights” sign as required by state law. The survey of nearly 300 retailers across New York State found that 80 percent failed to visibly post the signs and that more than 10 percent more did not post those signs at the “point of sale” as required by the state.
NYPIRG’s Statement on Governor Hochul’s Approval of Fracked Gas Williams “NESE” Pipeline
Release: 2025 Pokey and Schleppie Awards Bestowed to Slowest and Least Reliable Buses. New Mazel Award Touts Most Improved Bus Routes
Report: 2025 Pokey, Schleppie, & new Mazel Awards for Bus Service
The New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) today released a review of voter enrollment data using the most recent information released by the New York State Board of Elections on November 1, 2025.
NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign News Release: Students Deliver 2,700 Petitions to Mayor Urging Faster Bus Service Along Flatbush Avenue. Advocates Call on City and State Leaders to Expand Bus Improvements Beyond the Northern End of Flatbush.
New Yorkers Urge Governor Hochul to Reject Dangerous Gas Pipelines and Nuclear Power Plants Threatening Central NY
NEWS RELEASE: Over 100 Groups Call for Congress to Defend the National Environmental Policy Act
NYPIRG Group Sign-On Letter for the National Environmental Policy Act
NEWS RELEASE: NYPIRG's Statement on the Westerman-Golden SPEED Act
QueensLink Now: A Report from the Next Generation of Riders
Release: Students, Electeds, and Advocates Rally for QueensLink Proposal. Students Share “QueensLink Now” Report, and Deliver Over 1,500 Petition Signatures to Mayor and Governor to Highlight Growing Momentum for QueensLink as an Equitable Transit Solution for Train-Starved Queens
NYPIRG’S REACTION TO GOVERNOR HOCHUL’S NUCLEAR POWER PLAN
New Yorkers must not be fooled a third time about the purported benefits of nuclear power.
The public should demand that Governor Hochul deliver a full independent public vetting of her latest nuclear power plan. That means allowing the entire state to be part of the discussion, examining the expected costs (including the industry’s history of cost overruns), examining the waste storage requirements (on-site forever?), and examining the full cost impacts both directly and indirectly, such as what New York Power Authority projects will be scrapped in order to fund the building of a new nuclear power facility. The fact that the governor is eyeing new, untested approaches to nuclear power underscore the need for a full, transparent process.
The Albany Money Machine – End Of Session Edition : 176 Campaign Fundraisers Held in the Capital District or by Leadership During 62 Scheduled Session Days
See NYPIRG's 2025 Legislative Review - Tale of the Tape
NYPIRG Statement: The Straphangers Campaign applauds the New York City Department of Transportation's recently unveiled plan to implement center-running bus lanes and pedestrian islands along Flatbush Avenue between Livingston Street and Grand Army Plaza.

