Advocates say halting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, benefits would be catastrophic, not just for families, but for food banks already stretched thin if it’s paused because of the federal government shutdown.

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Across the city, 1.8 million people rely on those benefits. Most are children, seniors or people with disabilities

The Trump administration confirmed federal food aid will stop Nov. 1, citing legal limits on contingency funds

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday the state is stepping in with a total of $41 million to keep pantries stocked.=

“SNAP provides 95 million meals per month in New York City. And that’s more than Food Bank for New York City distributes in a year,” said Nicole Hunt, director and public policy and advoc

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