We urge the City Council and the City administration to adequately fund and staff the Commission at the levels necessary to ensure effective and efficient enforcement of city laws
In November 2022, New Yorkers approved a ballot measure known as the Clean Water, Clean Air and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act (Bond Act for short) to make $4.2 billion available for projects tackling environmental and climate change. Fast forward two years, and only 11 percent of that funding has been spent.
Key reforms to refundable tax credits—including expanding the Empire State Child Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit—would reduce child poverty, improve economic security, and promote long-term financial stability for low-income New Yorkers.
The Community Service Society of New York (CSS) thanks Governor Kathy Hochul for her continued leadership in supporting student loan borrowers by including the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP) in her 2025-26 Executive Budget.