…in pensions or Social Security fail to keep pace with seniors’ actual expenses. Now that New York State’s budget woes have dramatically increased, the Legislature has empowered the Governor…
…is also actively lobbying to exclude their franchise workers from benefitting from the federal act, according to the letter. “It shouldn’t be up to the local and state governments to…
…immigrants and workers are somehow a drain on the social safety net. “They actually contribute more than they take. For example, according to a recent Fiscal Policy Institute report, they…
…so far spent $110 million on the repeal initiative — called the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act — according to Service Employees International Union Local 1021, which is aiding…
…to balance a multi-billion dollar state budget hole while also keeping essential safety net programs, by raising revenue from our wealthiest top 1%. I will fight for Suffolk families, small…
…far back as the 1990s, according to Barber. Fifteen of Korn’s buildings were on the landlord watchlist in 2019, and he had an average of 2,877 NYC Department of Housing…
…the private community hospitals serving low-income neighborhoods, which the State designates as “safety net” hospitals. Finally, there are the five large, private, and well-financed citywide hospital networks. The system’s inequities…
…won’t accept our hard fought for benefits, earned by years of work, being taken from us. Nor should we accept seeing our children and grandchildren have their educational, health or…
…the table,” said Comptroller Stringer. “In these challenging times, every dollar counts. While the federal social safety net continues to discriminate based on immigration status, we’re working around the clock to…
…its unemployment, healthcare, and other safety-net programs to cover independent contractors. The NYC Comptroller has recommended that basic safety net protections must extend to New Yorkers regardless of immigration status,…
