NYPIRG Friends Happy Hour Event
Thanks so much for your support as we grow NYPIRG bigger and stronger.
Dear Friends,
Our November 20, 2019 NYPIRG Friends Happy Hour Event was a great success, and we all had a wonderful time proudly celebrating the most productive year in NYPIRG’s history! It was a fantastic evening and a testament to the crucial work that NYPIRG has accomplished in the past year — and the dedicated staff, volunteers, alumni, friends, coalition partners, and supporters who have made that work possible.
NYPIRG will continue to tackle the big issues and take on the powerful on behalf of the public. As your watchdog in New York, we are proud of our decades of tireless work to strengthen democracy, fight for the rights of consumers and voters, and protect the environment and public health. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Blair Horner
Executive Director
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Champions
Chris Meyer & Susan Stamler
AARP New York State Office
Jason Faria
Professional Staff Congress/CUNY
Organizers
Barak Berkowitz
Geoff Boehm
Malkin & Ross
Activists
Rhonda K. Bambrick
Diana Breen & Michael Ritter
Michael O'Loughlin
Mike Pratt
Jesse Schaffer
Craig Siegel
Mr. Met, egg creams and more: Outer boroughs get their day in Albany (Gothamist, May 21, 2026)
Queens College Hosts Transit Town Hall (Queens Gazette, May 21, 2026)
Mobile sports gambling operators DraftKings, FanDuel place their bets in NYS races (Newsday, May 18, 2026)
The Save America Act sounds like it protects the U.S. voting process, but critics say it has an ulterior motive. (WAER, May 15, 2026)
Albany starts wrapping up the state budget; is redistricting next up? (WAMC, March 13, 2026)
Despite blowup between Hochul, state leaders, work on the budget grinds on (Newsday, May 11, 2026)
NYPIRG's Horner on the late state budget (The Sanctuary for Independent Media, May 11, 2026)
Albany to get 'significant jolt' with wave of departures in NYS Legislature (Newsday, May 10, 2026)
As state budget debate continues, time runs short for other bills (Newsday, May 2, 2026)
NY State Budget Nearly One Month Late (The Sun Plattsburgh, April 29, 2026 )
Hochul defends late state budget as climate law talks progress (Spectrum News, April 28, 2026)
This is the 'earthquake in Albany' that could end NY budget secrecy (LoHud.com, April 24, 2026)
NY Budget Process Under Scrutiny (Albany Times-Union, April 26, 2026)
What could the state Legislature do about New York’s executive dominated budget process? (Spectrum News, April 24, 2026)
‘Energy Hog’ bus tour stops in Hudson Valley (Mid-Hudson News, April 22, 2026)
Study says better bottle policies could boost recycling to 90% while saving millions (WNYT, April 22, 2026)
Republicans target NYS law that charges polluters for climate change (Newsday, April 21, 2026)
Ulster officials, activists speak against AI data centers (The Daily Freeman, April 21, 2026)
“Energy hog” bus makes a pit stop in Syracuse (LocalSyr.com, April 17, 2026)
‘Energy hog’ bus tour stops in Syracuse, calls for limits on data centers (WAER, April 19, 2026)
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
Release: As Energy Bills Skyrocket, Sen. Harckham and Advocates Debunk Gov. Hochul's Manufactured Crisis and Faulty Math
NYPIRG and over 300 groups today called on New York lawmakers to include modernization of the state returnable container law (aka “The Bottle Bill”) in the final budget plan.
NYPIRG Statement on the U.S. House of Representatives Passage of the Save America Act
Over 100 organizations, statewide, express collective opposition to alarming trends in New York’s energy policies
NYPIRG applauds U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s recent public statement and submitted amicus brief challenging the efforts by the oil industry and its allies to overturn New York’s Climate Superfund law.
Straphangers Campaign Releases Best &
Worst Moments in NYC Transit List for 2025
On the two-year anniversary of New York’s “Solid Waste Management Plan,” a broad coalition of over 300 groups today called on Governor Kathy Hochul to include modernization of the state returnable container law (aka “The Bottle Bill”) in her executive budget plan, scheduled to be released next month. The groups say it makes sense for the bill to be in the budget since it would both increase revenue for the state and track one of the recommendations of the state’s “Solid Waste Management Plan.”