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Testimony: A Landlords’ Recovery, not a Tenants’ Recovery
The Rent Guidelines Board's actions will impact millions of New Yorkers, many of whom are already struggling to remain in their homes.
Press Release: CSS Statement on FY 2025 State Budget
New Yorkers and the Unaffordability Crisis: New Data Shows Hardships are Rising Among Moderate-Income New Yorkers
State Lawmakers Should Pass “Jury of Our Peers” Act
Press Release: Statement: Housing Plan Falls Short of What Tenants and Homeless New Yorkers Need
State Needs to Step Up and Fix Child Care
Policy from the Ground Up: Jobs and Justice in NYC Public Housing
CSS and Red Hook Initiative organized a panel and workshop involving public housing residents, elected officials, and advocates. In our discussions, we explored the ways that unemployment, workforce development, and criminal justice policies and programs are impacting residents of public housing in Red Hook and across the city.
A Familiar American Practice: Suppressing The Black and Brown Vote
Testimony: Increasing MCCAP’s Funding in FY25
CSS urges the City Council to increase funding for the NYC Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program (MCCAP) to $2.3 million in the FY25 budget. This investment is urgently needed to respond adequately to an increased demand for services related to end of the public health insurance continuous enrollment provision.
Realizing the Promise of Fair Fares
Press Release: CSS Report: New Yorkers Struggle to Afford Mass Transit; Expanding Fair Fares Can Help
Testimony: Transit Hardship Among New Yorkers
Nearly one in five New Yorkers are struggling to afford public transit.