Community Service Society of New York (CSS)

We work with and for New Yorkers to promote economic opportunity & champion an equitable city & state

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

🔴New Release
Across political lines, New Yorkers agree: federal policies that harm mixed-status families in subsidized housing are the wrong direction, including 70% of Republicans.

Our report digs into the data and what we can do today to protect them

https://t.co/31blR8JHeC

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

As federal policies put pressure on the safety net, this program is more important than ever. We urge @NYCMayor @NYCDSSCommr and elected officials to secure funding in the FY27 executive budget.

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

🛑✊Today we stood at City Hall with @UNHNY @CMAlexaAviles @MaketheRoadNY @RidersAlliance @MixtecaOrg and more allies to support NYCBenefits, which helps tens of thousands of New Yorkers access food, housing, healthcare, and other essentials. ⤵️

[The NYS Tenant Bloc @TenantBloc]

Local elected officials across NY support the rent stabilization & the REST Act!

75+ local officials from Albany, Buffalo, Ithaca, Kingston, Poughkeepsie, Rochester, Syracuse & more sent a letter to state leaders calling to pass the REST Act THIS WEEK!

[MOCJ NYC @CrimJusticeNYC]

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#JusticeInMotion #NYCJobs #JobsNYC #SecondChanceHiring #StatenIsland

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

We’ll keep pressing state leaders for solutions that protect access to care and expand housing stability statewide.

We remain committed to fighting for greater economic security for all New Yorkers at a time of rising living costs and growing uncertainty.

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

🔴CSS applauds @GovKathyHochul for expanding EDCAP in the FY27 budget, an important step to protect student borrowers and the state's financial stability.

It also supports vital programs like Community Health Advocates and the Next Door Project, but falls short on urgent needs⤵️

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

The budget failed to fund a plan to preserve health coverage for 500,000 New Yorkers who could lose it due to harmful federal policies.

It also missed the opportunity to expand the Housing Access Voucher Program amid NY’s housing affordability crisis.

➡️https://t.co/JerW0zdpE1

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

“When landlords see that the agency to enforce Housing Discrimination is underfunded, they’re going to roll the dice,” said Paul Keefe, the vice president of legal services at the Community Service Society of New York.

https://t.co/fCqaGybHsO

[Medicaid Matters New York @MedicaidMtrsNY]

As said here by @CSSNYorg , the solution exists. The funding exists. The budget must protect the 100s of 1000s of New Yorkers set to lose coverage in just a few weeks. @GovKathyHochul @NYSenatorRivera @AmyPaulin

[Medicaid Matters New York @MedicaidMtrsNY]

As said here by @CSSNYorg , the solution exists. The funding exists. The budget must protect the 100s of 1000s of New Yorkers set to lose coverage in just a few weeks. @GovKathyHochul @NYSenatorRivera @AmyPaulin

[The NYS Tenant Bloc @TenantBloc]

NEW RESEARCH from @CSSNYorg shows how rent burdened tenants are across the state. Tenants need the REST Act to make rent stabilization a reality statewide. The increased protections would help protect them from landlord rent hikes. https://t.co/8lsHrO8dRB

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

Rent stabilized tenants: testify at the upcoming public hearings and make your voices heard!

Find the dates for the next hearings below!

https://t.co/97qdf9LmI8

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

🔴Major housing code violations in rent stabilized apartments fell by 8% last year.

And it’s not just newer buildings leading this trend—violations were down 9% in pre-1974 >80% rent stabilized buildings.

Do you know what that means? ⤵️

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

The growth in rent stabilized apartments was the biggest since the board collecting data in 2003.

Clearly, rent stabilization and the prospect of a rent freeze did not limit the construction of new housing.

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

“Governor Hochul has the opportunity to be the hero and save health coverage for half a million people,” said CSS VP of Health Initiatives Elisabeth Benjamin.

The solution exists. The funding exists.
Now New Yorkers need action from @GovKathyHochul.

https://t.co/T9Gfikm9mT

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

Big step forward for renters!

The REST Act would cut through delays and make it easier for cities to expand rent stabilization—without costly surveys that landlords can challenge.

Read our brief on why New York needs the REST Act
https://t.co/v39R767N5q

[The NYS Tenant Bloc @TenantBloc]

And with that the REST Act passes out of the Assembly Codes Committee! The fight for REST continues. #TenantsDeserveREST.

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

📢Renters in Albany, Buffalo, Kingston, Ithaca, Rochester & Syracuse face high rent burdens and rising costs.

The REST Act would give local officials the power to step in and stabilize rents before more families are displaced.

Read our new brief https://t.co/v39R767N5q

[Community Service Society of New York (CSS) @CSSNYorg]

Half a million New Yorkers will lose health coverage July 1 if the state doesn't act in this year's budget. Almost 230,000 of them live in NYC.

Thank you NYC Board of Health for committing to action and calling on the state and city to protect patients and preserve coverage.

[nychealthy @nycHealthy]

Today the NYC Board of Health unanimously passed a resolution condemning federal attacks on public health insurance coverage, urging the protection of Medicaid, and directing the Health Department to develop and carry out a plan to support New Yorkers' access to affordable care.