By packing the RGB with his picks, Mayor Eric Adams is moving to derail Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's promise to freeze rents. New Yorkers voted for change last November. The new mayor should be allowed to do the job he was elected to do. Read more citylimits.org/opinion-by-t...

New volunteer opportunity for New Yorkers 55+. AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP connects older adults with flexible ways to support their community. Info session: Jan 8 at 10 AM with @cssnyorg.bsky.social

Very proud to work on this transformative proposal for Fair Fares with @cssnyorg.bsky.social and @ridersalliance.org. Excited for the future of this program as part of the broader affordability agenda. Huge thank you to @samanthaliebman.bsky.social for covering!

📢NEW: Major @nydailynews.com op-ed backs COPA—and the fight for an affordable NYC. The piece from Fifth Avenue Committee's Michelle de la Uz lays out why the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act is essential to keeping New Yorkers in their homes. PASS COPA NOW! www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/09/n...

#FairFares can deliver affordable transit and faster commutes to millions of New Yorkers within @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s first 100 days. Our five-point plan, developed in collaboration with @ridersalliance.org @pcac.org, explains how: pcac.org/press-releas...

Student debt is one of the biggest financial hurdles for young people—yet most start unprepared. A new CSS report explores why borrowers disengage & how to fix it. cssny.us/4pxgyz2

Passing COPA in 2025 sends a clear message: power belongs with tenants and communities—not investors pricing them out. Read this column by Council Member @cmsandynurse.bsky.social and CSS President & CEO David R. Jones on @citylimitsnews.bsky.social citylimits.org/opinion-new-...

Together, we can make affordability more than a promise—we can make it real. Every dollar you give helps us fight to expand health care access, increase affordable housing, and strengthen tenant protections Donate today at donate.cssny.org/meetthemoment

4 CSS leaders will join mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's transition committees! ✅CSS President & CEO David Jones – Social Services ✅Board Trustee Laura Kavanagh – Gov't Operations ✅ VP of Health Elisabeth Benjamin – Health ✅ Senior Policy Analyst Iziah Thompson – Housing

Thank you Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for citing our research & spotlighting the affordability crisis. Our report “When You Can’t Afford the Fare” shows that New Yorkers with low and even moderate incomes are struggling to afford transit. Read more cssny.us/3LXjhD6

New York is the first state to eliminate co-pays for maintenance & emergency inhalers! Huge thanks to @governor.ny.gov Kathy Hochul, Senator Gustavo Rivera, and AM @votejgr.bsky.social. No one should have to choose between meds & essentials! cssny.us/3K2mtg2

Mayor Adams promised to be mayor for the working-class New Yorkers who carried him into office – a pragmatic progressive who could marry public safety with equity. His record on housing, immigration & police accountability tells a different story. amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/11...

CSS's @iziah-thompson.bsky.social lays out a blueprint for how Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can build housing that's publicly funded, permanently affordable, and economically sustainable. Read more in Urban Matters from The New School's Center for New York City Affairs cssny.us/3K8yfoW

New Yorkers with chronic disease need affordable access to treatments! Bill 1804A/A128A would require insurers to provide NYers with access to both a rescue & maintenance inhaler at no cost is sitting on the Governor’s desk, awaiting her signature. Urge Governor Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill

Rent stabilization keeps families housed, saves them money, and fights displacement and gentrification—delivering not just affordability but also social and emotional stability. Learn why New Yorkers support rent regulation CSSNY.US/StabilizingRents

Expanding #FairFares to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level would help hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers facing economic insecurity. We strongly support Resolution 0964 as a key step toward transit equity. Read our testimony cssny.us/47H7XDv

We congratulate Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social on his historic victory. His triumph marks a shift toward equity, dignity, compassion and hope for working people who struggle to survive in a city that is increasingly unaffordable. www.cssny.org/news/entry/c...

LISTEN: Elisabeth Benjamin, vice president of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society, talks about what people can expect with next year's health insurance costs and how the government shutdown over ACA subsidies will affect open enrollment. www.wnyc.org/story/aca-op...

ACA premiums are expected to rise by over 40% as a result of federal cuts. For a couple in New York, that’s about $240 more per person each month. Elisabeth Benjamin, VP of Health Initiatives at CSS, discusses this on today’s @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social . www.wnyc.org/story/aca-op...

Today: - An update on NJ's elections & the DOJ's election monitoring in Passaic; - 30 Issues: Education in New Jersey; - @cssnyorg.bsky.social's Elisabeth Benjamin on next year's healthcare costs & ACA open enrollment; - What are you voting for or against? Live at 10 on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org

Our latest survey found rent stabilization offers protections, yet economic insecurity remains widespread. Nearly half of rent-stabilized tenants were unable to make ends meet or were barely getting by, and two-thirds lacked emergency savings. Read the brief at cssny.us/tenantinsights

Advocates want to raise the MTA’s #FairFares discount threshold to 200%, or even 300%, of the Federal Poverty Level. “We think it would be much less costly than a totally free system,” said David R. Jones, CSS President & CEO. Read more via @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The winner of next month’s New York City mayoral election must finish the job of desegregating the New York City Fire Department, ending its nearly 160-year history as a bastion of bigotry and racism in public employment. Read the Urban Agenda cssny.org/news/entry/n...

The cost of housing was the top issue New Yorkers want the city’s next mayor to address, a recent @cssnyorg.bsky.social survey of 2,000 residents found. “When your monthly rent is over half of your monthly salary, it’s impossible to get ahead,” one respondent wrote. citylimits.org/your-early-v...

NYC’s housing crisis is fueled by profit-driven development. Our new report lays out a bold vision for city-led social housing, and proposes an initial goal of financing 20,000 new, publicly owned social housing units over the next decade. Read more cssny.us/nycbuild

“Private developers have the hardest time building units most affordable for tenants,” said Iziah Thompson of CSS in an interview with @usatoday.com Social housing aims to use public funds to create an affordable stock that the market struggles to deliver. www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

New Yorkers are sending a clear message ahead of the 2025 local elections: housing must come first. In a new CSS survey, 50% said reducing housing costs is the top priority, followed by curbing homelessness. Read more at nytimes.com

Adams’ Rent Guidelines Board approved a 12.6% hike over 4 years—5x more than de Blasio’s first term and slightly above Bloomberg’s final term. Our new fact sheet breaks down how recent increases compare across mayoral administrations. Check it out cssny.us/3KntzLY

Rent increases are contributing to an affordability crisis in NYC. A new factsheet from @cssnyorg.bsky.social draws on our RGB testimony to show that hikes for rent-stabilized tenants under Adams and Bloomberg have caused rents to outpace the cost of other goods. www.cssny.org/publications...

Our President & CEO, David R. Jones, reflects on lessons we’ve learned working with the Watson Houses community—offering a blueprint for NYCHA on resident engagement. A new day for public housing is possible, starting with resident-led reform. Read more amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/09...

Federal healthcare cuts are threatening coverage for many New Yorkers. Elisabeth Benjamin, VP of health initiatives at CSS, shares how New York can fight back and protect vulnerable communities. Q&A via @cityandstateny.bsky.social cityandstateny.com/nyn-media/20...

Federal healthcare cuts are threatening coverage for many New Yorkers. Elisabeth Benjamin, VP of health initiatives at CSS, shares how New York can fight back and protect vulnerable communities. Q&A via @cityandstateny.bsky.social cityandstateny.com/nyn-media/20...

1 in 10 of all U.S. health care coverage losses under federal cuts will hit New York. But we have tools that work to keep people insured and minimize coverage losses. 85K+ people kept their coverage after COVID-era rollbacks thanks to the Keep NY Covered Project. Learn how cssny.us/KNYC

Trump’s HUD cuts would blow a hole in New York’s affordable housing. A 44% slash would gut Section 8, leave public housing in disrepair, and displace residents with low income — all to bankroll tax breaks for the wealthy. Read the Urban Agenda cssny.us/45ctaCv

A measure by @urbaninstitute.bsky.social @fpwa.bsky.social and CSS shows NYC families need far more than the poverty line to get by, nearly $15K/year just for food. SNAP cuts will deepen food insecurity for many New Yorkers. Albany must act now! nydailynews.com/2025/07/29/a...

Support older adults in our community! @cssnyorg.bsky.social mobilizes thousands of volunteers through their Retired and Senior Volunteer Program, a model in volunteer service that has been replicated nationally and internationally. Learn more and sign up here: www.cssny.org/issues/entry...

Corporate landlords are spending millions to block tenant protections, but rent control remains a proven, popular, and viable solution that could protect 30 million families from displacement. A new report offers data and tools to move policy forward. bit.ly/homesfutures

A recent CSS report shows eviction orders targeting middle-income households jumped 12% post-pandemic. New York's affordability crisis is pushing people out—94% of the 400K+ who left the state between 2020 and 2022 were city residents. Read more: citylimits.org/opinion-we-n...

📢Today, CSS is in Syracuse, learning about housing in Central New York. Excited to find out about enthusiasm for Good Cause Eviction and anti-flipping legislation.

Student aid opened doors once closed to working-class families. One bill could slam them shut again, hurting NYers and the state economy. The federal rollback is an attack on 20 years of work toward equity. New York must step up to mitigate the damage. amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/07...

A federal monitor flagged unconstitutional practices by NYPD’s Community Response Team — a unit meant to address quality-of-life issues. 97% of those targeted were Black or Latino men. Read the Urban Agenda amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/07...

Elisabeth Benjamin, VP of Health Initiatives at CSS, joined Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to honor Westchester Disabled on the Move—our long-time partner in health programs like CHA, ICAN, and the CSS Navigator Network.

Spot on. @cssnyorg.bsky.social @cityandstateny.bsky.social www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...

The Community Service Society applauds the NYC Council for doubling Managed Care Consumer Assistance Program (MCCAP) funding in FY2026—a bold move to protect healthcare access as federal proposals threaten to erode the safety net for New Yorkers. Read more cssny.org/news/entry/c...

The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ would devastate NY. Hospitals would lose $3B, and the state budget would be slashed by $13.5B. Seven NY Republicans can stop it. Read the Op-ed by CSS President & CEO David R. Jones to see what’s at stake: www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...

NEW: We joined @cmbrookspowers.bsky.social along with 17 @council.nyc.gov members and groups including @cssnyorg.bsky.social, @ridersalliance.org, @rpa.org, & @reinventalbany.bsky.social in calling on Mayor Adams to expand Fair Fares to 200% of FPL and the railroads in NYC. pcac.org/fair-fares-c...

We stand with Assembly Member Eddie Gibbs in calling to restore jury rights to New Yorkers who have served their time. More inclusive juries improve deliberations and build greater trust in verdicts. www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...

Read our op-ed, co-authored by @cssnyorg.bsky.social to understand the flaws in the City’s new research study on pregnant people seeking shelter. citylimits.org/opinion-city... Originally published in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social.

Medical debt burdens as many as 100 million Americans. New @lowninstitute.org data shows how hospital charity care + collection policies vary widely—sometimes helping, sometimes hurting patients. lowninstitute.org/press-releas....