Gov. Kathy Hochul and Cardinal Timothy Dolan hosted a special Thanksgiving turkey distribution event in Harlem on Tuesday to help families in need this holiday week.

Other religious leaders from Catholic Charities of New York and local elected officials also attended the event at Lt. Joseph P. Kennedy Community Center on Nov. 25.

Hochul highlighted the importance of the food distribution event, which followed the recent threat of cuts to SNAP benefits.

“Today we're helping some of our brothers and sisters, and life is sometimes hard for people and we have to make sure that we never forget them, not just during the holidays my friends, but year round,” she said. “And it is a shame, it's a shame the stress that our people were under over the last month when their SNAP benefits, their food

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