2026 Car Free Day LI Bragging Rights Awards
The final leaderboard is here, and this year’s Car Free Day LI participants have plenty to celebrate! Long Islanders made 5,357 pledges, helping prevent an estimated 99 tons of CO₂. A special congratulations to Northwell Health for claiming the overall top spot and Stony Brook University for earning second place!
1st Place Award
2nd Place Award
Colleges and Universities: A big congratulations to Stony Brook University, this year’s category champion with 1,309 pledges! Adelphi University claimed second place, and Farmingdale State College earned third.
Public Schools: West Hills Public Schools takes the top spot with 27 pledges. Congratulations to everyone who helped put their school on the leaderboard!
Healthcare Category: Give it up for Northwell Health, the healthcare champion with an incredible 1,812 pledges! NYU Langone finished second, followed by Catholic Health in third.
Corporations: IMEG leads the corporate leaderboard with 54 pledges! Bedgear took second place, and Riverhead Building Supply rounded out the top three.
Municipalities: Every pledge counted in this race! The Town of North Hempstead won first place with 41 pledges, just one ahead of the Town of Babylon. Suffolk County placed third.
Nonprofits: Congratulations to Community Development of LI for leading the nonprofit category with 14 pledges!
Congratulations to everyone who made the final leaderboard and thank you to all who participated. Celebrate your team, share your standing, and get ready to see who can claim the top spots next year! Follow us on social media for more from Car Free Day LI.
Universities and Colleges
- Stony Brook University 1,309
- Adelphi University 266
- Farmingdale State College 116
- Touro Long Island 82
- Hofstra University 75
- New York Institute of Technology 44
- Suffolk County Community College 18
Hospital Systems
1. Northwell Health 1,812
2. NYU Langone 13
3. Catholic Health 5
Corporations
- IMEG 54
- Bedgear 25
- Riverhead Building Supply 8
Municipalities
- Town of North Hempstead 41
- Town of Babylon 40
- Suffolk County 9
Public Schools
- West Hills Public Schools 27
Non Profits
- Community Development of LI 14
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