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How Social Is That Housing?
In the second part of our series, we explore how existing housing models in New York City meet the social housing goals of long-term affordability, social equality, and resident control.
Social Housing in the U.S.
As New York State housing advocates call for a long-term commitment to 600,000 units of "social housing" statewide, we break down social housing’s main elements and explore the policies that can support its growth.
Press Release: Community Service Society President and CEO David R. Jones Discusses New York’s Student Loan Debt Crisis on WABC-TV’s “Here and Now”
Press Release: Statement: CSS Applauds Mayor de Blasio’s Support for ‘Good Cause Eviction’ Protections and Deeper Income Targeting in Housing Plan
Testimony: Executive Budget for Housing
Testimony: Fair Chance Act Amendments
Press Release: Findings from New CSS Analysis Show Racial Disparities in Fare Evasion Enforcement Disproportionately Impacting High-Poverty Communities of Color
Criminalizing Poverty: The MTA’s False Fare Evasion Narrative
"The MTA has been pushing a false fare evasion narrative. The narrative goes like this: fare evasion is on the rise, and there is no excuse for it. Fare evasion is costing the MTA inordinate amounts of money. The “problem” of fare evasion can be policed away..."