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NYC Kills Summer Youth Employment, When Kids Most Need Jobs
A sudden shock to an overburdened system: NYC housing & COVID-19
COVID-19 has intensified the city’s ongoing housing crisis, pushing hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers further into housing insecurity.
Press Release: Statement on the Passing of Tom Waters
Our friend and colleague Tom Waters passed away on April 4. Tom was both a brilliant analyst and powerful advocate for low-income tenants. Over the years, he published an extensive body of research and commentary on New York's affordable housing landscape. He will be sorely missed.
Press Release: The New York Statewide Paid Leave Coalition
Press Release: CSS Praises Governor Cuomo and the New York State Legislature for Passage of Paid Sick Leave Law
Helping New Yorkers Get Through COVID-19
Call our free hotlines if you need help navigating the COVID-19 crisis.
Answers for NYC Residents: COVID-19 Resources from the Benefits Plus Learning Center
The experts at BPLC have published comprehensive guides on how the COVID-19 crisis is impacting government resources and services.
Press Release: CSS Applauds Gov. Cuomo, State Sen. Rivera and Assembly Member Gottfried for Their First-in-the-Nation Efforts to Protect Undocumented Immigrants during COVID-19 Outbreak
Press Release: Statement: State Leaders Deserve Praise for Enacting COVID-19 Paid Leave; Now Swift Action Needed on Permanent Sick Leave
How will the candidates’ housing plans affect New York City?
Throughout the 2020 Democratic presidential primary campaign, candidates have paid an unprecedented amount of attention to housing. We have analyzed the proposals of ten candidates to determine how they would impact New York City.
Statement: Averting a Student Loan Default Crisis Brought on by COVID-19
NY Steps Up to Help Hourly Employees, Working Poor Hit Hard By COVID-19
Press Release: CSS Statement: NYC Should Close Housing Courts, Place A Moratorium on Evictions in Response to COVID-19
Press Release: Despite State Funding to Treat the Poor, NY’s Nonprofit Hospitals Filed More Than 30,000 Lawsuits Against Patients from 2015 to 2019
Testimony: Coronvavirus and Paid Sick Days Awareness
Testimony: Expanding Housing Rights
Press Release: Statement: CSS Applauds Governor Cuomo’s Directive on Coronavirus
Testimony: Hearing to Examine Issues Related to Homelessness, Housing Insecurity, and Affordable Housing, and Identify Potential Legislative Remedies
Testimony to the New York State Senate in support of Home Stability Support and the Housing Access Voucher Program.