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
The Community Service Society of New York applauds
@governor.ny.gov for her commitment to expand the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP) at a pivotal moment for student loan borrowers.
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@governor.ny.gov for her commitment to expand the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP) at a pivotal moment for student loan borrowers.
Read our statement cssny.org/news/entry/c...
January 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
The Community Service Society of New York applauds
@governor.ny.gov for her commitment to expand the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP) at a pivotal moment for student loan borrowers.
Read our statement cssny.org/news/entry/c...
@governor.ny.gov for her commitment to expand the Education Debt Consumer Assistance Program (EDCAP) at a pivotal moment for student loan borrowers.
Read our statement cssny.org/news/entry/c...
Our Next Door Project is teaming up with Senator Cordell Cleare
to host a Clean Slate Clinic.
Don’t miss the opportunity to have your record reviewed and find out if you’re eligible for sealing.
See you on Friday, January 23, in Harlem!
to host a Clean Slate Clinic.
Don’t miss the opportunity to have your record reviewed and find out if you’re eligible for sealing.
See you on Friday, January 23, in Harlem!
January 13, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Our Next Door Project is teaming up with Senator Cordell Cleare
to host a Clean Slate Clinic.
Don’t miss the opportunity to have your record reviewed and find out if you’re eligible for sealing.
See you on Friday, January 23, in Harlem!
to host a Clean Slate Clinic.
Don’t miss the opportunity to have your record reviewed and find out if you’re eligible for sealing.
See you on Friday, January 23, in Harlem!
Good news! @governor.ny.gov & @mayor.nyc.gov are advancing universal child care with statewide pre-K + free care for NYC toddlers.
With affordability top of mind for New Yorkers, this is a bold step toward stability & economic security for families.
Read more cssny.us/3Z4vtVD
With affordability top of mind for New Yorkers, this is a bold step toward stability & economic security for families.
Read more cssny.us/3Z4vtVD
January 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Good news! @governor.ny.gov & @mayor.nyc.gov are advancing universal child care with statewide pre-K + free care for NYC toddlers.
With affordability top of mind for New Yorkers, this is a bold step toward stability & economic security for families.
Read more cssny.us/3Z4vtVD
With affordability top of mind for New Yorkers, this is a bold step toward stability & economic security for families.
Read more cssny.us/3Z4vtVD
Outsized jumps in the city’s unemployment rate for Black New Yorkers — especially youth – are signaling stress in the labor market that our leaders at City Hall cannot afford to ignore.
Read the Urban Agenda amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/01...
Read the Urban Agenda amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/01...
January 8, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Outsized jumps in the city’s unemployment rate for Black New Yorkers — especially youth – are signaling stress in the labor market that our leaders at City Hall cannot afford to ignore.
Read the Urban Agenda amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/01...
Read the Urban Agenda amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/01...
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year 2026!
December 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year 2026!
Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's selection of Lillian Bonsignore to lead the FDNY signals a bold and forward-thinking agenda for the department.
cssny.us/4pdC9vb
cssny.us/4pdC9vb
December 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social's selection of Lillian Bonsignore to lead the FDNY signals a bold and forward-thinking agenda for the department.
cssny.us/4pdC9vb
cssny.us/4pdC9vb
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
A new CSS report explores why borrowers disengage & how to fix it.
cssny.us/4pxgyz2
December 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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
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-...
Read this column by Council Member @cmsandynurse.bsky.social
and CSS President & CEO David R. Jones on
@citylimitsnews.bsky.social
citylimits.org/opinion-new-...
December 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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-...
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
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
December 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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
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
✅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
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...
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...
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...
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
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
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