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Over 100 student leaders came together on November 15 for NYPIRG’s Fall Statewide Student Empowerment Conference in Purchase, NY. Students participated in skills workshops, discussed critical issues, attended a plenary session panel on the campaign for universal healthcare in New York State, and networked with students and NYPIRG staff from across the state! |
| | NYPIRG students got into the Halloween spirit at our annual Trick-or-Eat Community food drives in neighborhoods across the state. Students collected over twelve thousand non-perishable food items that were donated to school and community food pantries!
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| | NYPIRG partnered with the NYC Civic Engagement Commission to host Idea Generation Sessions for The People’s Money, NYC’s citywide participatory budgeting process.
Through this process, New Yorkers age 11 and up, regardless of immigration status, decide how to spend $4M of city funds on projects in their community. The expense project ideas students submitted at our Idea Generation Sessions will be developed by community borough assemblies, and will be voted on in the spring.
Last year, in the third People’s Money process, New Yorkers voted to fund 20 expense projects for a total of $4M. The projects address a wide range of community needs, including mental health, food safety, youth programming, skills building and arts. To learn more about the process, visit participate.nyc.gov. |
| | To kickoff the start of our 2025 voter registration drive, NYPIRG chapters at campuses across New York State hosted voter registration tables all day to engage students in civic action and register new voters. All in all, we registered more than one thousand student voters in a single day.
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| | Where: 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! |
| | 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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| | 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! |
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