Findings from a new Community Service Society of New York (CSS) brief analyzing New Yorkers’ experience using CityFHEPS—the city’s primary rental assistance program—offer valuable insights on where ...

The original version of this post was published on May 19, 2025. Earlier this year, the Adams administration quietly proposed a major change to CityFHEPS, New York City’s primary rental assistance ...

In 2022, New Yorkers have a less positive perception of their local schools compared to the nation overall. About 33 percent of New Yorkers and 35 percent of New Yorkers with children gave New York ...

Thank you, Chair Sanchez and the New York City Council Committee on Housing and Buildings for holding this hearing. Our names are Iziah Thompson, Oksana Mironova, and Samuel Stein, and we are senior ...

Press Release: Survey of Low-Income New Yorkers Shows Employers Shedding Jobs and Cutting Benefits ‹ First < 19 20 21 Visit our programs: Benefits Plus Learning Center | Community Health Advocates | ...

New York City's poorest riders badly need our help. It's only fair, By Rubén D ...

How do low-income New Yorkers make financial decisions and stay afloat in an increasingly unaffordable city? This discussion of new CSS research exploreshow New Yorkers navigate financial insecurity, ...

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 ...

The Community Service Society and the Progress and Poverty Institute Unveil Landmark Study on a half-century of Tax Inequities The Community Service Society of New York (CSS) and the Progress and ...

In June 2026, New York City announced the expansion of the Fair Fares NYC program, increasing eligibility from 150 percent to 200 percent of the federal poverty level. This expansion will extend ...

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 NEW YORK (June 4, ...

The numbers are in, and profits are up for rent stabilized landlords. The Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) staff’s 2025 Income and Expense Report shows that Net Operating Incomes (NOI, or landlords' ...