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Through this Request for Proposals (RFP), the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), seeks a non-profit community-based organization (CBO) that serves the Western New York area of the State to participate in New York's independent health insurance o

Mayor Mamdani campaigned as a police reformer, yet his administration has kept many of his predecessors' most notorious policing strategies in place. Now, the payout of taxpayer money to settle the resulting lawsuits for police misconduct is poised to gro

Thank you to Chairperson Crystal Hudson and the New York City Council's Committee on General Welfare for the opportunity to testify today on CityFHEPS. My name is Yvonne Peña, and I am a policy analyst at the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), a

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 program is working well, areas where voucher-holders

The world as we know it is rapidly changing as artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes so many layers of our society and culture. Our institutions and governments are struggling to cope with this rapid transformation and find ways to regulate the unintended

An alarming new report finds income inequity in New York City has accelerated as the wealthy elite have built immense fortunes through investments, while most everyday workers struggle to survive on a paycheck. The report by Mark Levine, the city's comptr

Thank you to the Council's Committee on Housing and Buildings, and Chair Sanchez, for holding this critical hearing on the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) and to provide oversight for The Mayor's Housing plan, Block by Block: The Housing Plan

Small businesses also stand to save $1.25 billion in health insurance costs The Community Service Society of New York (CSS) commends Governor Kathy Hochul and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow for their leadership in making hea

Wherever in New York City you live, I bet you can picture an apartment building that fits one of these two descriptions: a multi-family rental property that has passed from absentee landlord to absentee landlord, falling deeper into disrepair as its tenan

New Study Challenges Assumptions, Finds Low-Income New Yorkers Make Resourceful Decisions in the Face of Economic and Systemic Barriers As the cost of living continues to strain household budgets, a new study from the Community Service Society of New York