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Press Release: CSS Applauds Mayor Adams for Advocating for Immigrant Coverage in State Budget
State Lawmakers Must Increase, Expand Child Tax Credit
Press Release: Statement on Rent Guidelines Board Hearing
Testimony: Support Fair Workweek Laws With Public Awareness Campaign
Press Release: ICYMI: Eight in Ten New Yorkers Support Health Coverage for All New Yorkers
Testimony: With Uptick in Evictions, NYC Must Fully Fund Right to Counsel
In 2017, NYC became the first city in the country to implement a Right to Counsel law. The data shows that RTC has been extremely effective in bringing down eviction rates.
Funding Public Housing Rental Arrears in New York State
A letter from advocates calling on Governor Hocul, Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, and Speaker Heastie to fund emergency rental assistance for public housing residents.
Comments on FDNY’s proposal to increase rates for ambulance services
The FDNY should raise revenue for its services through the annual budget process so that the cost of ambulances services is borne fairly across tax payers by income, not regressively imposing the same rate for a retail worker as for an investment banker.
Press Release: Advocates Send Letter Urging New York Leads to Include Crucial Patient Protections in State Budget
Today, an extraordinarily diverse group of 61 organizations representing patients, religious leaders, labor organizations, people who are older, have disabilities, immigrants and people of color, and more called on elected officials to include the Ounce of Prevention Act in the State budget.
To Unlock Fair Fares’ Potential, Expand Eligibility to 200 Percent of Poverty
Last week, New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams added her voice to the call for expanding the reach of the City’s half-priced transit discount program, Fair Fares, to include New Yorkers whose incomes are just above the program’s income eligibility cut-off.
Testimony: The Economic Incentive for Expanding Fair Fares
New York City is failing to tap the full potential of Fair Fares. That’s because the current Fair Fares cut-off is too low and leaves out too many New Yorkers who still struggle every day to afford the fare.
Over a Million New Yorkers Will Benefit from Expanding NYC’s Fair Fares Program
Fair Fares NYC, a program that provides a 50% discount on subway and eligible bus fares for New York City residents living at or below the federal poverty level (FPL), is a critical lifeline to education, employment, medical care and other basic necessities for low-income New Yorkers.
Mayor Adams Must Break FDNY Diehards Resisting Long-Needed Reforms
Testimony: Defending and Upholding Right to Counsel
Our 2022 Unheard Third Survey shows that 15% of all tenants were targeted for eviction, the highest share in a decade.
Testimony: Pathways to Social Housing
Bills under consideration in New York City could act as pathways to social housing – by preserving public land for the public good, by offering communities the opportunity to purchase multi-family housing, by creating a public entity to hold property and facilitate social housing conversions, by strengthening tenants’ rights, and by expanding funding sources for low-income housing.
Sadie Stewart Hobday, Public Health Pioneer: A Black History Month Story
In honor of Black History Month, we looked into our archives to tell the story of Sadie Stewart Hobday, a pioneering public health nurse who helped bring essential health care services to Black communities.
Fiscal Prudence – Not Reactive Politics – Should Dictate New York Health Policy
Instead of taking advantage of an opportunity to have the federal government cover the cost of health insurance for immigrants, the governor’s current budget proposal would actually exclude immigrants, passing up an opportunity to save more than $500 million annually on Emergency Medicaid funds spent on immigrant emergency care.
NYCHA Resident Input Is Critical Piece to Fixing Agency’s Woes
NYCHA has a trust problem. To move forward with preservation, tenants must be ingrained in the process and part of the conversation so that their voices are heard.
Press Release: CSS Applauds Governor for Funding Vital Consumer Assistance Programs in Executive Budget
The FY24 Executive Budget released yesterday by Governor Hochul funds several initiatives that matter to New Yorkers, from investments in mental healthcare and public education to incentivizing greater housing production across the state and tackling the MTA’s chronic budget shortfalls.