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Race and the Economic Fallout from COVID-19 in New York City
Months after the start of the pandemic, New York City is faring much worse economically than the rest of the country. Black and brown communities have disproportionately shouldered the burden of the economic and public health fallout from COVID-19. We explore the data, and recommend urgent state and federal action.
Press Release: The NYCHA Preservation Trust
Washington to Bronx: Drop Dead?
Legal Help for New Yorkers with Conviction-History Related Problems
Press Release: Youth Represent and Community Service Society Launch Legal Hotline
Press Release: CSS Report: NYCHA Residents Sharply Divided Over Authority’s Plans to Generate Funds Needed to Address $40 Billion Capital Backlog
Racial Reckoning Demands Police Reforms Across New York State
Letter to NYS Legislature to Defend Black Lives
Press Release: Transit Advocates Criticize Cuts to Fair Fares in FY21 Budget Agreement
Mapping How New York’s Hospitals Sue Vulnerable Patients
What if we spent $1 billion a year on economic justice instead of police injustice?
Press Release: Statement by Community Service Society President and CEO David R. Jones on the Retirement of Nancy Rankin, Vice President for Policy, Research and Advocacy
Race and Evictions in New York City
As New York's universal eviction moratorium is set to expire, we review pre-pandemic eviction data and the latest U.S. Census survey measuring COVID-19’s economic toll. We find that New York’s Black renter households face the greatest eviction risk.
Why we’re closing this Juneteenth
Press Release: Nicholas Gravante, Jr. Named Chairperson of Community Service Society Board of Trustees
CSS Testimony: Public Video Hearing on Police/Public Interactions During Recent Protests New York State Office of the Attorney General
Serious Criminal Justice Reform Efforts Must Include Records Expungement
How Structural Inequalities in New York’s Health Care System Exacerbate Health Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call for Equitable Reform
Researchers and the media have extensively documented that people of color are more likely than white people to be exposed to COVID-19, require hospitalization, and die. This issue brief describes the cumulative impact of health policy and financing decisions in New York in the last 30 years that have created these conditions, and proposes recommendations for addressing them moving forward.