For anyone concerned about affordability in New York City, recent policy shifts in Washington – and now right here at City Hall – should sound a screaming alarm that making ends meet in the five boroughs is about to get much, much harder for many.

That is because even as inflation squeezes families and federal safety nets are slashed, the City Council has passed a bill that would raise the cost of grocery delivery. But for seniors, working families, and those living in food deserts, grocery delivery is a lifeline for affordable food, medicine, and other daily essentials.

According to the New York Health Foundation two-thirds of “chronically ill food-insecure” New Yorkers say “transportation is a barrier to getting the food they need.” At the same time, more than half of SNAP participants

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