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Our New Look: Powering an Equitable New York in 2022 and Beyond
CSS is excited to announce our bold new brand identity, one that will make our megaphone as powerful as possible. Our new logo, tagline, and colors reflect who we are in 2022 and where we’re heading, while continuing to draw on our more than 175-year fight for a New York where everyone lives with dignity and economic security.
Eviction Moratorium Has Ended: Albany Must Act Now to Prevent Homelessness Disaster
Press Release: CSS and CBC Release Comprehensive Report Analyzing Several Options for Closing State’s Health Insurance Coverage Gap
More than one million New Yorkers are uninsured; increasing the number of people insured would reduce morbidity and mortality and improve economic security.
Press Release: CSS President/CEO and MTA Board Member David R. Jones Applauds DA Alvin Bragg’s Decision Not to Criminally Prosecute Fare Evasion
Arresting and prosecuting individuals for fare evasion is a no-win situation. It does not appear to act as much of a deterrent and does not result in increased fare or fine collection. And – as Community Service Society research has shown – NYPD fare evasion enforcement has focused mostly on young people, primarily Black and brown men, who are saddled with indelible criminal records that can close doors to jobs, housing and full participation in the life of this City.
Testimony: Good Cause Eviction Brings Widespread Benefits to New York
According to our 2021 Unheard Third survey—the longest running scientific survey of low-income communities in the nation— 41 percent of low-income respondents lost employment income in their household during the pandemic, compared to 29 percent of those with moderate to higher incomes. Today, nearly 92,000 people across the state are homeless.
Low-Income New Yorkers Are an Inch Away from Eviction
Mayor Adams making all the right moves his first week in office
Press Release: CSS Applauds Governor’s First “State of the State” Address
Passing ‘Clean Slate’ Records Clearance Legislation Should Be Albany’s First Order of Business
Higher Wages and Affordable Housing: Top Needs for New Yorkers to Get Ahead Economically
Statement: New York City Must End the Exploitative Tax Lien Sale
Testimony: Support for Low-Wage Immigrant Workers in a COVID-19 Recovery
Many New Yorkers Are Still Not Aware of Their Right to Paid Sick Time
Half of low-income workers still haven’t heard about the city’s paid sick time law seven years after it took effect in 2014.