NYPIRG

@NYPIRG

We work to strengthen democracy, fight for the rights of consumers and voters, and protect the environment and public health. Nonprofit and nonpartisan.

New York State

Joined March 2008

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NYPIRG@NYPIRG · 9 h

📢 Please join @NYPIRG on 7/25 at 12 PM for a Zoom news conference with elected officials and our coalition partners to support full implementation of the All-Electric Building Act and to commemorate this step forward! 🥳 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/1kiSS4…

NYPIRG's tweet image. 📢 Please join @NYPIRG on 7/25 at 12 PM for a Zoom news conference with elected officials and our coalition partners to support full implementation of the All-Electric Building Act and to commemorate this step forward! 🥳 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/1kiSS4…

NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 23

📰 @NYPIRG in the news: "'QueensLink is more than just a transit project — it's about equity, climate resilience, and opportunity,' said Natasha Elder, Regional Director of the Straphangers Campaign." 🚇 qgazette.com/articles/stude…

NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 23

🧟🪦 Summer of the living dead fossil fuel projects? No, thank you! Tell the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to protect NY and reject the Williams NESE fracked gas pipeline! Submit a public comment by emailing [email protected] by August 1st.

$NYPIRG's tweet image. 🧟🪦 Summer of the living dead fossil fuel projects? No, thank you! Tell the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation to protect NY and reject the Williams NESE fracked gas pipeline! Submit a public comment by emailing DEPEnergy@dec.ny.gov by August 1st.$

NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 22

Listen to @NYPIRG Senior Policy Advisor @blairhorner on @WAMCRadio: Budgets are about priorities "Balancing the needs of society with the available resources is the centerpiece of rational governmental budget-making." wamc.org/commentary-opi…

NYPIRG's tweet card. There is an apt observation about government budget-making: They are the clearest way to see priorities. That makes sense of course. After all, when it comes to public spending, there are unlimited...

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NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 21

📰 @NYPIRG in the news: "The rally coincided with a new report released by the non-profit [NYPIRG]... In the report, students shared their commute experiences and how their current lack of public transportation options affect their daily lives." 🚇 queenseagle.com/all/2025/7/21/…

NYPIRG's tweet card. Queens College students rallied in Rego Park on Wednesday, calling for the city and mayoral candidates to invest the city’s cash into resurrecting an old train line in Southeast Queens.

NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 21

This week in @blairhorner's Capitol Perspective blog: Budgets Are About Priorities "There are unlimited demands and limited funds. Balancing the needs of society with the available resources is the centerpiece of rational governmental budget-making." nypirg.org/capitolperspec…

NYPIRG's tweet image. This week in @blairhorner's Capitol Perspective blog: Budgets Are About Priorities

"There are unlimited demands and limited funds. Balancing the needs of society with the available resources is the centerpiece of rational governmental budget-making."

nypirg.org/capitolperspec…

NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 17

"Advocates [including @NYPIRG] and community leaders rallied in Rego Park in Queens on Wednesday, pushing state and city officials to prioritize and fund a project known as QueensLink." 🚇 Check out our "QueensLink Now" report: nypirg.org/pubs/202507/Qu… ny1.com/nyc/queens/new…

NYPIRG's tweet card. Supporters of the plan held a rally in Rego Park Wednesday.

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QueensLink@thequeenslink · Jul 17

Yesterday, @NYPIRG students at Queens College joined community advocates to call on the city’s leaders and the MTA to advance the QueensLink project. The rally highlighted the release of a student-led report and over 1,500 petition signatures from students to the @NYCMayorsOffice

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NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 17

📰 @NYPIRG in the news: The NYPIRG @Straphangers Campaign "on Wednesday released a new report calling on the city to prioritize the long-hoped-for transit revival of what once was the Long Island Rail Road’s Rockaway Beach Branch." 🚇 thecity.nyc/2025/07/16/roc…

NYPIRG's tweet card. The abandoned tracks of the Rockaway Beach Branch are set to be turned into green space but transit advocates argue Queens needs a new line more than new trees.

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NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 15

Listen to @NYPIRG's @blairhorner on @WAMCRadio: When it comes to hospital care, good care is less expensive than bad "What is the federal government now doing to respond to the national rankings that have consistently found poor quality in hospitals?" 🏥 wamc.org/commentary-opi…

NYPIRG's tweet card. Hospital care is a big component of the nation’s overall health care spending. Spending on hospital care totaled $1.5 trillion in 2023, representing nearly one third (31%) of national health expend...

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NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 14

This week in @blairhorner's Capitol Perspective blog: When It Comes to Hospital Care, Good Care Is Less Expensive Than Bad "Americans deserve a more thorough, thoughtful examination of quality and safety issues when it comes to healthcare spending." nypirg.org/capitolperspec…

NYPIRG's tweet image. This week in @blairhorner's Capitol Perspective blog: When It Comes to Hospital Care, Good Care Is Less Expensive Than Bad

"Americans deserve a more thorough, thoughtful examination of quality and safety issues when it comes to healthcare spending."

nypirg.org/capitolperspec…

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Food & Water Watch New York@FWWNewYork · Jul 10

Yesterday, @foodandwater rallied with @NYPIRG, @nychange, @NYLPI, @350brooklyn, and @FFF_NYC_ to urge @KeithPowersNYC to defend #LocalLaw97 and co-sponsor Intro 1180. #OffFossilFuels #ClimateLeadership #DefendLocalLaw97 #LowerBills #GoodJobs #CleanerAir

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NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 9

🚨 Help protect New York's environment and consumers! Visit p2a.co/Tn0cRXK to tell @GovKathyHochul to repeal the "100 foot rule." 🌍💵

NNYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 7

📢 Tell @GovKathyHochul to sign the "100 foot" bill! This legislation gets rid of the outdated "100 foot rule" that cost current gas users $200 million per year. New York wants less gas and more savings! 💵 🌍 Take #ClimateAction TODAY at p2a.co/Tn0cRXK!

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NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 8

Listen to @NYPIRG Senior Policy Advisor @blairhorner on @WAMCRadio: Albany punts on allowing people's court to help tenants "Unfortunately, like hundreds of other bills, the legislation was not brought to the Assembly floor for a vote." ⚖️ wamc.org/commentary-opi…

NYPIRG's tweet card. Albany punts on allowing people's court to help tenants

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NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 7

NYPIRG's tweet image. 📢 Tell @GovKathyHochul to sign the "100 foot" bill! This legislation gets rid of the outdated "100 foot rule" that cost current gas users $200 million per year. New York wants less gas and more savings! 💵

🌍 Take #ClimateAction TODAY at p2a.co/Tn0cRXK!

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NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 7

This week in @blairhorner's Capitol Perspective blog: Albany Punts on Allowing the People's Court to Help Tenants "Hopefully, next year brings some relief to tenants seeking justice to hold their landlords accountable." ⚖️ Read more: nypirg.org/capitolperspec…

NYPIRG's tweet image. This week in @blairhorner's Capitol Perspective blog: Albany Punts on Allowing the People's Court to Help Tenants

"Hopefully, next year brings some relief to tenants seeking justice to hold their landlords accountable."

⚖️ Read more: nypirg.org/capitolperspec…

NYPIRG@NYPIRG · Jul 3

Listen to @blairhorner on @WAMCRadio: Will New Yorkers get fooled again about nukes? "The governor directed the NY Power Authority to develop one or more nuclear power plants with enough capacity to supply electricity to roughly 1 million households." wamc.org/commentary-opi…

NYPIRG's tweet card. Last week, the big policy announcement was one made by Governor Hochul. The governor directed the New York Power Authority to develop one or more nuclear power plants with enough capacity to supply...