If SNAP benefits lapse, the Bronx figures to be hardest hit of NYC's 5 boroughs

City Council data from 2024 shows about 20% of New York City residents receive SNAP. In the Bronx, more than 40% of people ...
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New York Rep. Ritchie Torres warns Bronx residents most vulnerable to looming loss of SNAP benefits

In his Bronx district on Wednesday morning, Torres demanded President Trump come to the table and negotiate a compromise to ...

Walmart, NYC-area grocery stores threatened with mass looting after SNAP benefits expire: sources

Walmart and grocery stores across the New York area are being threatened with mass looting after SNAP benefits expire on ...
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SNAP benefit crisis: New York joins lawsuit to force Trump administration to fund food assistance amid shutdown

As 1.8 million New York City residents brace for their food assistance to be cut off this Saturday, New York State Attorney ...

NY Attorney General Letitia James sues government for withholding SNAP funds

New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with two dozen state leaders, is suing the federal government for withholding ...

If SNAP benefits freeze, thousands in Mount Vernon, N.Y., will struggle to buy food, mayor warns

The community just outside New York City is gearing up for a possible food crisis if SNAP is frozen​ due to the federal ...

Vermont, New York face SNAP deadline

Without federal funding for SNAP in November, New York has announced its own emergency funding for food assistance while ...
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‘True hunger crisis’ in the making as 1.8 million NYC residents face SNAP funding freeze next month

Nearly 1.8 million New York City residents could lose access to food assistance this week as the U.S. Department of ...