How to Make Reasonable Disability Accommodation Requests in the NYC DHS Shelter System and the NYC HRA If you’re living with a physical or mental disability, you have a right to have your needs met through “reasonable accommodations” or “reasonable modifications”, somet…

Here's How to Make Reasonable #DisabilityAccommodation Requests in the #NYCDHS Shelter System and the #NYCHRA, the proper way to ask for medically appropriate diets, fridges, access to kitchens, etc.
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How to Get a Lower Fare on NYC Buses, Subways and Ferries Your guide on the options for seniors, low-income New Yorkers and people with disabilities to get money off transportation costs.

Lilly Sabella at @thecity.nyc shows How to Get a Lower Fare on NYC Buses, Subways and Ferries with #NYCHRA #FairFares & #MTA #ReducedFares programs. You show or upload govt ID and they mail you a card. What if you have no ID and shelter mail is unreliable? Good luck.
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Mamdani taps de Blasio alum Steve Banks as top NYC lawyer, names health deputy, chief counsel In a statement to The News before the press conference, Mamdani said Banks and Arteaga would bring “effective, principled leadership” to his administration.

#MayorMamdani has appointed former #LegalAidSociety boss, then #NYCHRA and NYC #DSSCommissioner, #SteveBanks as the NYC #CorporationCounsel. That means, if you sue #NYCDHS, he'll be your opposing lawyer, at least on the papers.
www.nydailynews.com/2025/12/30/m...

...which links to a PDF of the new
"New York City #FoodStandards for Meals and Snacks Purchased and Served". Know what you'll eat, folks in #NYCDHS and #NYCHRA shelters, jails, and #NYCHHC hospitals.
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