| | Where: Campuses across the state 
At campuses across New York State, students are kicking off the new school year at NYPIRG Kickoff meetings. Join us to learn about how students can make a real difference on the most important issues of today. The Kickoff is YOUR opportunity to get involved as we plan our efforts to support and promote democracy, affordable higher education, environmental protection, consumer justice, public health, hunger awareness, accessible transit, and more.
Reach out to your local NYPIRG chapter to find out more about the Kickoff, or stop by the NYPIRG office to get involved!
Borough of Manhattan Community College
9 Murray Street, Lower Level(212) 349-6460bmcc@nypirg.org
Bronx Community College
Nichols 212(718) 289-5409bronx@nypirg.org
Brooklyn CollegeIngersoll Hall, Room 1433(718) 859-7177brooklyn@nypirg.org
City College of NY
NAC Building, Room 1/120(212) 650-5047citycollege@nypirg.org
College of Staten Island
Campus Center, Room 1C-218(718) 982-3109csi@nypirg.org
Hunter College
East Buliding Room B111(212) 722-4304hunter@nypirg.org
Nassau Community College
College Union, Room 305-6(516) 222-0086nassau@nypirg.org
NYC College of Technology
Pratt Institute
Chapel Hall 007(718) 687-5792pratt@nypirg.org
Purchase College
Campus Center North 1002B(914) 251-6986purchase@nypirg.org
Queens College
Student Union Building, Lower Level, Room 36(718) 997-3954queens@nypirg.org
Queensborough Community College
Student Union Building, Lower Levelqcc@nypirg.org
SUNY Cortland
Corey Union, Room 215(607) 753-4815cortland@nypirg.org
SUNY New Paltz
Student Union Building 322(845) 257-3085newpaltz@nypirg.org
Syracuse University & SUNY ESF
756 S Crouse Ave, FL 2 Frnt Syracuse NY 13210(315) 476-8381syracuse@nypirg.org |
| | Where: Campuses across the state To kickoff the start of our 2026 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: New York City
NYPIRG is proud to once again have partnered with the New York City Civic Engagement Commission to get out the vote for The People's Money, the annual citywide participatory budgeting initiative where community members decide how to spend part of the city’s budget to help their communities thrive. Following up our Participatory Budgeting Idea Generation sessions in fall 2025, students in New York City cast votes to decide which programs and events would be funded in their boroughs.
Thank you to all who participated!
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NYPIRG students joined activists and community members across New York State for our campaign to raise public awareness about energy-hogging data centers!
We cannot allow AI data centers to drive up energy costs, pollute our communities, and intensify the climate crisis. Everywhere we see these facilities pop up, we see energy grids strained and utility prices increase. At a time when we are already facing sky-high energy costs, Governor Hochul is siding with polluters over people — backtracking on New York’s Climate Law and handing corporate “energy hogs” a free pass.
Syracuse — Friday, April 17:
Check out our news release.
Kingston — Tuesday, April 21:
Check out the news release.
New York City — Thursday, April 23:
Check out the news release.
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| | Where: SUNY New Paltz NYPIRG students, community activists, and elected officials came together at SUNY New Paltz for a New York Health Act town hall. Our group of panelists, Mayor Alexandria Wojcik, Elizabeth Cavic, Amy Coconia, Professor Gowri Parameswaran, and New Paltz student Agya Owusu-Fordjour!
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| | Where: NYC NYPIRG Students joined CUNY United Student Senate and coalition partners for the annual March in March: Students, faculty, and staff marched across the Brooklyn Bridge and rallied at City Hall for a stronger CUNY. Students voiced their support for a student-friently state budget including free OMNY cards, expanded opportunity programs, campus infrastucture funding, and more.
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| | Where: Capitol Building, Albany, NY Students from NYPIRG chapters across the state joined hundreds of community members for an emergency rally to protect our future and defend and implement the Climate Leadership & Community Protection Act, which will deliver energy affordability and real climate solutions for New York households. Students attended a press conference, marched through the halls of the Capitol Building, and rallied outside the governor's office.
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| | Where: Across the state NYPIRG chapters across the state held Menstrual Product drives to collect menstrual hygiene items that were distributed across campuses and in local communities. In total we collected over 20,000 items.
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| | Where: SUNY Purchase Over 100 students came together on March 7 for NYPIRG’s Spring Statewide Student Empowerment Conference hosted at Purchase College. Students participated in skills workshops, discussed critical issues, and networked with students and NYPIRG staff.
The conference also included a rally and press event where students voiced their support for CUNY and SUNY infrastructure funding to address a recent flood of infrastructure failures at college campuses across the state. The rally featured speakers from the New York state lesgislature, from local government, and from student governments at several NY public college campuses where major infrastructure failures have forced the shutdown of key campus buildings, disrupted class schedules, impacted student dormitories, or pushed some courses temporarily online. After the rally, students had an opportunity to speak directly to journalists and elected officials.
Watch the livestream of the press event on NYPIRG's Instagram, or check out our press release!
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| | Where: Capitol Building, Albany, NY On Wednesday, February 25, more than 300 students, faculty, and staff from campuses across New York State convened in Albany, NY to voice their support for investment in CUNY and SUNY and in financial aid and opportunity programs for all New Yorkers. Students participated in a rally and news conference on the steps of the Capitol Building and met with their elected representatives to share their stories of navigating New York's higher education system. Students learned vital civic skills, while helping our state leaders get a clear picture of how to support New York's colleges towards affordability, accessibility, and student success.
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| | Where: Campuses across the state 
As spring semesters began at campuses across the state, NYPIRG Students raised our voices for social change and civic empowerment. To kickoff the semester, NYPIRG held Student Action Meetings where students of all backgrounds, majors, and walks of life joined together to get involved in efforts to support and promote affordable higher education, environmental protection, consumer justice, public health, hunger awareness, accessible transit, and more.
If you missed the Student Action Meeting, but still want to find out what NYPIRG is up to this semester or get involved, stop by your local office!
Borough of Manhattan Community College
9 Murray Street, Lower Level(212) 349-6460bmcc@nypirg.org
Bronx Community College
Nichols 212(718) 289-5409bronx@nypirg.org
Brooklyn CollegeIngersoll Hall, Room 1433(718) 859-7177brooklyn@nypirg.org
City College of NY
NAC Building, Room 1/120(212) 650-5047citycollege@nypirg.org
College of Staten Island
Campus Center, Room 1C-218(718) 982-3109csi@nypirg.org
Hunter College
East Buliding Room B111(212) 722-4304hunter@nypirg.org
Nassau Community College
College Union, Room 305-6(516) 222-0086nassau@nypirg.org
NYC College of Technology
Pratt Institute
Chapel Hall 007(718) 687-5792pratt@nypirg.org
Purchase College
Campus Center North 1002B(914) 251-6986purchase@nypirg.org
Queens College
Student Union Building, Lower Level, Room 36(718) 997-3954queens@nypirg.org
Queensborough Community College
Student Union Building, Lower Levelqcc@nypirg.org
SUNY Cortland
Corey Union, Room 215(607) 753-4815cortland@nypirg.org
SUNY New Paltz
Student Union Building 322(845) 257-3085newpaltz@nypirg.org
Syracuse University & SUNY ESF
756 S Crouse Ave, FL 2 Frnt Syracuse NY 13210(315) 476-8381syracuse@nypirg.org |
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