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New York, NY — A new report from the Community Service Society of New York (CSS) finds that New York City’s Fair Fares discount transit program is helping many low-income New Yorkers stay connected to jobs, school, and essential services, but significant gaps remain that limit its full potential.

The report,

Before the NYC Council Committee on General Welfare

Thank you to Speaker Menin, General Welfare Chair Hudson, and Transportation Chair Abreu and to all the Committee members for this opportunity. My name is Rachel Swaner, and I am the Vice President of Policy, Research, and Advocacy at the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), an organ...

For years, gig work has been sold to New Yorkers as flexibility. Work when you want. Be your own boss. Make extra money on your own schedule. But for many workers—especially Black and Latino New Yorkers—that’s not what the job actually looks like.

A new

In March 2026, the Trump Administration proposed two extreme rule changes with the goal of evicting thousands of public housing and Section 8 tenants. The proposed rule changes were issued by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under Secretary Scott Turner. The two proposals, if enacted, would do the following:

Impose a 30-day time limit...

Overview

Small buildings—structures with one to four housing units—are widely distributed across New York City and house a diverse range of residents. One-to-four-unit residential buildings account for over 37 percent of all housing in New York City.[1] This housing stock is unique in that it is home to some of the wealthiest and some of the lowest-income New Yorke...