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Most New Yorkers Favor Clearing Conviction Histories
CSS’s 2021 Unheard Third Survey—the longest running survey of low-income communities in the nation—finds that a sizeable majority of New York City residents support clearing conviction histories after seven years, notably across political affiliations, race/ethnicity and gender, and across incomes.
Protecting New Yorkers from Medical Debt
Press Release: CSS Thanks New York State Lawmakers for Protecting Patients from Mounting Medical Debt
Mayor Adams Must Destroy NYPD Ill-Gotten DNA Samples
Press Release: CSS Thanks New York State Lawmakers for Protecting Patients’ Homes and Wages from Predatory Medical Collection Actions
Press Release: Hospitals Must Stop Putting Liens on Patients’ Homes and Garnishing Their Wages
Press Release: Good Cause Won’t Hurt Housing Supply in New York, New Report Finds
Legislative Memorandum in Support of A 7805A
We believe this is an urgent, one-time opportunity for the state to create a public-benefit corporation with the potential to access the full capital funding NYCHA needs to address its $40 billion backlog in infrastructural repairs and restore decent conditions to all of New York City’s public housing residents.
Testimony: Solving Homelessness Through Housing and Social Supports
The choice is simple: We can spend our public money on maintaining homelessness through thousands more street sweeps, or we can spend our public money on housing and social supports.
Press Release: CSS Report recommends expanding the Earned Income Tax Credit to ensure an equitable and inclusive recovery
Expansion of G&T Will Leave Out Vast Majority of Students
Testimony: The Rent Guidelines Board Should Reject Calls For Rent Increase
State Repeals Pataki-Era Ban on College-in-Prison Tuition Assistance
Press Release: State Budget Funds Important Investments in Health Coverage, Consumer Assistance Programs and Child Care, But Serious Issues Remain
Two years since the the beginning of the pandemic and an economic recession that disproportionately impacted low-income Black and brown residents, Governor Hochul and the State Legislature last Friday announced a budget agreement that advances important investments.