Community Service Society of NY
@cssnyorg.bsky.social
We work with and for New Yorkers to promote economic opportunity & champion an equitable city & state http://cssny.org
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
✅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
November 25, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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
✅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
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
Working people have been left behind in New York. In the wealthiest city in the world, one in five can't afford $2.90 for the train or bus. As I told Trump today— it’s time to put those people right back at the heart of our politics.
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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
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
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
November 21, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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
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...
His record on housing, immigration & police accountability tells a different story.
amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/11...
November 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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...
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
Read more in Urban Matters from The New School's Center for New York City Affairs cssny.us/3K8yfoW
Time for a Public Option: Social Housing Is the Right Fit For the Mamdani Administration — Center for New York City Affairs
While crucial, new privately built housing is not nearly enough. We also need publicly funded, democratically controlled “social housing.”
cssny.us
November 19, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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
Read more in Urban Matters from The New School's Center for New York City Affairs cssny.us/3K8yfoW
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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
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
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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
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
Learn why New Yorkers support rent regulation CSSNY.US/StabilizingRents
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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
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 strongly support Resolution 0964 as a key step toward transit equity.
Read our testimony cssny.us/47H7XDv
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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 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...
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...
November 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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...
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...
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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...
www.wnyc.org/story/aca-op...
ACA Open Enrollment Starting | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Elisabeth Benjamin, vp of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society, discusses health insurance costs and how the government shutdown could impact open enrollment.
www.wnyc.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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...
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...
Elisabeth Benjamin, VP of Health Initiatives at CSS, discusses this on today’s @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social .
www.wnyc.org/story/aca-op...
ACA Open Enrollment Starting | The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
Elisabeth Benjamin, vp of Health Initiatives at the Community Service Society, discusses health insurance costs and how the government shutdown could impact open enrollment.
www.wnyc.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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...
Elisabeth Benjamin, VP of Health Initiatives at CSS, discusses this on today’s @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social .
www.wnyc.org/story/aca-op...
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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
- 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
October 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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
- 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
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
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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
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/...
“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/...
October 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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/...
“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...
Read the Urban Agenda cssny.org/news/entry/n...
October 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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...
Read the Urban Agenda cssny.org/news/entry/n...
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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...
Your Early Voting Guide, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing - City Limits
Early voting kicks off Saturday in the general election—the culmination of what’s been a dramatic 2025 race for the city’s next mayor, where much of the conversation has centered around housing and af...
citylimits.org
October 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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
Read more cssny.us/nycbuild
October 22, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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
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/...
Social housing aims to use public funds to create an affordable stock that the market struggles to deliver.
www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Public housing is getting a rebrand. Will it work this time?
It's so hard for the private market to build less-expensive housing that some local governments are experimenting with reviving public housing.
www.usatoday.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
“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/...
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
In a new CSS survey, 50% said reducing housing costs is the top priority, followed by curbing homelessness.
Read more at nytimes.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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
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
Our new fact sheet breaks down how recent increases compare across mayoral administrations.
Check it out cssny.us/3KntzLY
October 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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
Our new fact sheet breaks down how recent increases compare across mayoral administrations.
Check it out cssny.us/3KntzLY
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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...
Stabilized Rents Up 12.6% in Adams’ New York
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September 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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...
A new day for public housing is possible, starting with resident-led reform.
Read more amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/09...
September 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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...
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...
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...
September 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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...
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...
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...
September 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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...
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
85K+ people kept their coverage after COVID-era rollbacks thanks to the Keep NY Covered Project.
Learn how cssny.us/KNYC
August 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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
85K+ people kept their coverage after COVID-era rollbacks thanks to the Keep NY Covered Project.
Learn how cssny.us/KNYC