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It’s not uncommon to see hundreds of New York City tenants screaming at a Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) vote. In fact, it happens every single year. What is uncommon, however, is for them to be shouting for joy instead of in anger. On June 25th, for the first time since the de Blasio administration, the RGB voted to freeze the rent for New York City’s roughly one million rent-s...

The Community Service Society of New York (CSS) thanks Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Speaker Julie Menin, and the New York City Council for their leadership in adopting a Fiscal Year 2027 budget that preserves funding for several critical programs serving low-income New Yorkers during a time of significant fiscal challenges.

Despite difficult budget constraints and competing ...

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has a chance to show who has the final say on oversight of the New York City Police Department: the civilian watchdog that investigates cases of alleged misconduct, or the police commissioner who can simply overrule all disciplinary recommendations.

Mamdani must break with the past, send a message about his authority over the NYPD and

The expansion of New York City's Fair Fares program from 150 percent to 200 percent of the federal poverty level is a significant win for New Yorkers who depend on public transit to get to work and meet their daily needs.

By extending eligibility to an estimated 1.3 million working-age residents, Mayor Mamdani, Speaker Menin, and the New York City Council have made tr...