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Press Release: CSS Report Examines Local Outreach Methods to Increase Health Insurance Enrollment
Harlem Activists Aim to Tap The Brakes On Columbia Expansion
The Bronx’s Uneven Post-Pandemic Recovery is Failing Low-Income Residents
FARE is Fair: Low-Income Tenants Shouldn’t Have to Pay a Broker Their Landlord Hired
Press Release: CSS Statement on FY 2025 City Budget
Press Release: CSS Analysis: City’s Proposed Expansion of Fair Fares Will Open Up Program to Nearly 200,000 Additional Working-Age New Yorkers
Press Release: New CSS Report: “A Call to Action,” Highlights Persistent Hardships As the Bronx Recovers Slower Than the City Overall
A new Community Service Society of New York (CSS) report analyzing hardships in the Bronx found that while the borough has added jobs and opened new businesses at a faster pace than the rest of the city in the post-pandemic era, it is recovering at a slower pace compared to the rest of the city with respect to overcoming economic, health and housing hardships.
The Cost of Killing Congestion Pricing
Congestion pricing, which was approved by New York State lawmakers in 2019, is designed to discourage the use of cars in one of the world’s most traffic-clogged urban centers, reduce dangerous carbon emissions and remove some 143,000 vehicles from midtown Manhattan.
Press Release: Statement by CSS President and CEO David R. Jones on RGB Approval of Rent Increases
Last night, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board approved rent hikes that rent stabilized tenants simply cannot afford.
Examining West Harlem: Demographic and Economic Changes
In the years since Columbia’s West Harlem expansion was approved, West Harlem has seen extensive and intensive changes to its demographic makeup, notably significant changes in race and ethnicity, and income. Alongside these demographic changes, rents and sales prices have risen, rent stabilized housing has been lost, and evictions have been ongoing.
Testimony: Pass the FARE Act and Combat Unfair Brokers’ Fees
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.
Press Release: Statement by CSS President and CEO David R. Jones on Congestion Pricing
Press Release: New National Poll: Economic Hardships of Millions of Middle-Class Americans Go Unseen, Most Believe They Will Continue to Struggle Throughout Their Lives
Survey reveals 65 percent of middle-class Americans are “struggling financially,” exposes need for national measure that accurately captures cost of living in 21st century America.
Press Release: Community Service Society’s Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program Receives Lumina Foundation Grant to Help Tackle Student Debt Crisis
Press Release: CSS Report Highlights Practice of State-Run Hospitals Suing Patients Likely Eligible for Hospital Financial Assistance
Pros of Congestion Pricing and Expanded Fair Fares Outweigh Cons
A Step Toward Guaranteeing Health Coverage of Children
Testimony: Calculating Tax Savings for Public Subsidies
Testimony: Housing Recommendations for NYC’s Budget
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.