| | When: 10:30 AM Where: 42nd Street in Manhattan |
| | When: 12 PM Where: Flatbush Avenue at Grand Army Plaza 
Students presented 2,700 collected signatures demanding that the city commits to:
- Bus lanes across the full length of Flatbush Avenue
- Improving reliability so buses arrive on time
- Ensuring greater accessibility for the riders who depend on this service every day
While recent progress has been made with the announcement of a center-running bus lane toward the northern end of Flatbush Avenue, thousands of riders — particularly students and working-class New Yorkers — are still left waiting as service continues to stall on the southern end.
Flatbush Avenue is one of Brooklyn’s busiest corridors, serving tens of thousands of daily riders. Yet, without comprehensive bus priority, riders — disproportionately low-income, immigrant, and students of color — are stuck with the city’s slowest and least reliable service.
Check out our news release. |
| | When: 6 PM Where: Staten Island Borough Hall 
New Yorkers do not want fossil fuel pipelines — we want clean water and clean air!
The Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project would bury 17 miles of fracked gas pipeline under the ocean floor in ecologically sensitive waters near Staten Island and the Rockaway Peninsula. It poses significant and far-reaching implications for marine ecosystems, public health, climate goals, and environmental justice communities, as well as negative impacts on the coastal economies that depend on tourism, recreation, water sports, and commercial fishing.
We have defeated this proposal before — and we can do it again — but we need your help to pressure the Governor, or she will cave to the pressure from the federal administration.
Check out this article from SILive.com. |
| | When: 12:30 PM Where: Outside New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) headquarters in Albany 
Energy justice meets Halloween at NYSERDA HQ!
NYPIRG, along with 20 advocates, contractors, and Assemblymember Dana Levenberg, gathered outside NYSERDA’s board meeting — in costume — to send a clear message: Don't gut EmPower+!
EmPower+ helps New Yorkers stay warm, lower bills, and access clean, efficient heating — and it supports local contractors across the state.
As winter approaches and gas prices spike, we need more investment in energy efficiency, not less.
Don’t freeze out families — Save EmPower+! |
| | When: 10 AM Where: Syracuse 
NYPIRG joined state lawmakers and our coalition partners to demand that Governor Hochul reject two dirty, fracked gas pipelines!
The Williams Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) Project and Constitution pipelines would be a disaster for New Yorkers, forcing New Yorkers to pay over $3 billion to expand gas infrastructure while threatening our water and posing serious health risks to surrounding communities.
50 state legislators signed a letter to the governor urging her to reject the pipelines over the potential threat to the state’s water, economy, and energy affordability.
"As a New Yorker, I take pride in being able to say our state is fracking free. Allowing this pipeline is not only an incredible danger to our health and ecosystems but also incompatible with New York's long term climate goals,” said John Roberts, a NYPIRG student at SUNY-ESF. |
| | When: 5:30 to 7:30 PM Where: Monk McGinns, second floor, 57 Murray Street, New York, NY 10007 |
| | When: 12 PM Where: Outside Governor Hochul's New York City Office (919 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022) 
NYPIRG student Simridhi Sharma from John Jay, New York State Senator Jabari Brisport, and other community members spoke at a rally to urge Governor Hochul to convene a special session immediately and bring the New York Health Act to the floor for a vote. New York must pass this lifesaving legislation that will provide comprehensive publicly funded healthcare for all New Yorkers! |
| | When: 11 AM Where: Outside of the Marriott Syracuse Downtown 
NYPIRG and our climate activist allies joined the Haudenosaunee people to protest against Governor Hochul's nuclear energy summit and advocate for renewable energy sources. Check out this CNY Central article for more information. |
| | When: 5 PM Where: New York City College of Technology in Brooklyn 
Governor Hochul must reject the Williams NESE Pipeline NOW!
NYPIRG and our allies rallied at the New York State Draft Energy Plan Hearing against gas pipelines and nuclear power plants. New York needs a state energy plan to get off of fossil fuels and expand renewable energy — not more proposed delays and dirty fuels! Not only is it the law, but it is what’s best for the climate, public health, and our wallets. |
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As we approach New York's October 25 voter registration deadline for the upcoming November 4 general election, NYPIRG's campus chapters registered over 1,000 students to vote across the state!
Check your New York voter registration status: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov
Register to vote:
Get #VoteReady to MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD! |
| | When: 4 to 5 PM Where: Staten Island Ferry Terminal in Manhattan 
NYPIRG and our coalition partners rallied and handed out flyers asking New Yorkers to call Governor Hochul and tell her to stop the Williams NESE Pipeline. |
| | When: 12 PM Where: Governor Hochul's New York City Office (919 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022) 
NYPIRG delivered our coalition's 10,000+ comments to Governor Hochul to defeat the Williams NESE Pipeline once and for all! We held a rally and press conference to demand that the governor listens to New Yorkers and refuses to cave to federal pressure. No more zombie pipelines! |
| | When: 10 AM Where: Meet at City Hall Park in Manhattan 
New York State officials have agreed to consider reviving long-dead fracked gas pipelines, including Williams’ Constitution and NESE pipelines. NYPIRG joined our coalition partners for a march to protect our state from the oil and gas industry's polluting practices. Their pipelines would pollute our air and water, harm our health, and worsen the climate crisis. Moreover, everyday New Yorkers must not be left paying more for dirty pipelines while fossil fuel comanies reap the profits! |
| | When: 12 PM Where: Virtual (Zoom) 
NYPIRG helped to pass the All-Electric Building Act (AEBA) into law. Now, the Building Codes Council has approved the energy codes that implement the law. NYPIRG held a news conference with elected officials and our coalition partners to support full implementation of the AEBA and to commemorate this step forward! |
| | When: 12 PM Where: Long Island Railroad Bridge at 63rd Drive & Alderton Street, Rego Park, NY, 11374 
In addition to formally delivering the petition to Governor Hochul and New York City Mayor Adams, the event highlighted key findings from the "QueensLink Now" report, which outlines the need for expanded transit options and their potential impact on our community.
The QueensLink project aims to transform the old Rockaway Beach Branch rail line into a modern, efficient transit corridor connecting underserved neighborhoods in Queens to the broader New York City transportation network. By reactivating this historic route, QueensLink would provide faster, more reliable connections; reduce traffic congestion; and promote economic development across the borough. It is a crucial step toward a more sustainable, equitable public transit system in Queens.
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| | When: 4 PM Where: Office of New York City Council Member Keith Powers (211 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017) 
NYPIRG rallied with coalition partners Food & Water Watch, New York Communities for Change, 350 Brooklyn, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, and Fridays for Future at New York City Council Member Keith Powers' office. The groups delivered over 500 petition signatures from constituents calling on him to co-sponsor Intro 1180, a loophole-closing bill that would strengthen Local Law 97 and further reduce climate-warming pollution in New York City. |
| | When: 6:30 to 8:30 PM Where: Kings County Small Claims Court 
NYPIRG students who participate as counselors in our Small Claims Court Action Center had the opportunity to observe Small Claims proceedings in Brooklyn. Thank you to Judge Epstein for inviting us! |
| | When: 6 to 9 PM Where: City Winery in Manhattan 
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! |
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