Harlem is being priced out of Harlem, and the housing New York calls “affordable” isn’t stopping it.

According to a new survey by the Community Service Society of New York (CSS), 83 percent of New Yorkers supported the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA). Intro 905, currently under ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Based on a survey of 727 CityFHEPS applicants and recipients, this report highlights how rental assistance helps New Yorkers achieve housing stability while revealing persistent barriers, from ...

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, ...

For more than 180 years, CSS has worked to advance economic, health, and social justice for New Yorkers. This report highlights how our integrated approach, combining research, direct service, and ...