MTA Fair Fares program move to OMNY: What does that mean for NYC MetroCard users?
New applicants for Fair Fares, an initiative that offers eligible New Yorkers a 50% discount on subway, bus and para-transit ...
NYC social services department accused of poorly managing rental assistance program in new audit report
NEW YORK — A scathing new audit report says poor management of a New York City-run rental assistance program led to major ...
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Demand for cash assistance reaches record levels in NYC: DSS
With affordable housing and homelessness at the forefront of New York City politics, Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park discussed the city’s administration of crucial assistance over ...
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NYC Fair Fares half-priced MetroCard program moving to OMNY
On Wednesday, Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS) announced that the Fair Fares program, which offers half-priced transit fares to eligible New Yorkers ...
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NYC poverty rate climbs as Congress considers deep cuts to social safety net
A quarter of New York City residents fell below the threshold after the prohibitive cost of living plunged another 100,000 people into poverty in 2023, the most recent year with data available.