This testimony NYC Council to pass a package of bills that would empower community land trusts and expand social housing, ensuring long-term affordability over land and housing in New York City.
Increasing rent for long-term CityFHEPS voucher holders would harm low-income residents while yielding negligible savings and potentially even increasing costs in the homeless shelter system.
To uphold its commitment to housing stability, New York City must fully fund Right to Counsel, expand social housing programs, and prioritize tenant protections in the FY26 budget.
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.
The New York City Council passed the Adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), the largest in the city’s history at $112.4 billion. In this brief, we assess how the programs we champion fared in the Adopted Budget.
Last night, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board approved rent hikes that rent stabilized tenants simply cannot afford.
The Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (or FARE) Act is remarkably simple and reasonable legislation that requires the party who hires a broker to pay the broker's fee.
CSS is over 175 years old and has been at the forefront of advocacy for better housing conditions since the beginning, from the city’s first tenement laws in the 1800s to contemporary organizing for strong tenants’ rights. Click to see our budget recommendations.
Unfortunately, the affordability of the city’s rent stabilized stock has been under attack for the past 30 years, with lenders playing a central role in enabling landlords’ irresponsibly speculative behavior.
There's a deep mismatch between what we define as “affordable housing” and what many New Yorkers can actually afford.