The New York City Council has endorsed the Working Families Tax Credit, a state proposal designed to combat the growing affordability crisis. This measure would provide financial support to families, offering up to $1,600 per child, distributed quarterly and adjusted for inflation. As child poverty in the city remains a pressing issue, with studies suggesting this credit could reduce it by 17%, the timely intervention is seen as crucial to supporting middle-class families and ensuring children's welfare in an economically challenging landscape.
Now is a time, more than ever, that we must be ensuring no child is left to suffer in poverty. "New Yorkers are suffering from an affordability crisis...
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