Poverty
Posted inHousing
Facing a budget gap, the Mamdani administration is fighting a court battle against laws that expand the CityFHEPS rental voucher.
Posted inHealth, How to New York
SNAP Work Requirements Take Effect March 1: What New Yorkers Need to Know
Starting Sunday, some New Yorkers will need to prove they’re working or studying for at least 80 hours a month or risk losing benefits. The city is scrambling to help people understand the new federal rules.
Posted inHealth
Deaths Likely Due to Cold Rise to 22 Including Those Found At Private Residences
The updated death count came after hours of testimony on the city’s response to the recent arctic freeze, where 18 people have been found dead on city streets.
Posted inHomelessness
Mamdani Vows to Sweep Out Crackdowns on Homeless Camps
City numbers show that sweeps started under Mayor Eric Adams have not delivered on referrals for housing in more than a year.
Posted inTrump Administration
Trump’s USDA Prepares to Pause State Food Stamp Funding in Data Standoff
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said the administration will withhold SNAP spending starting next week to states — all led by Democrats — that have not provided personal information on participants.
Posted inKathy Hochul, Trump Administration
SNAP Is Funded Again. States Still Have to Deal With Trump’s New Eligibility Restrictions.
The biggest anti-hunger program in the U.S. is set to lose over $187 billion between now and 2034.
Posted inEducation, Homelessness
154,000 NYC Students Were Homeless Last School Year, Another Record High
The staggering total, which includes students who lived in shelters along with those doubled up with family or friends, is larger than the entire Dallas school system.
Posted inCity Life, The Bronx
Pinched for Pet Food: Hunger Pains Extend to New Yorkers’ Furry Friends
As food insecurity surges in the city, pets feel it, too.
Posted inCity Life
Indoor Ban Shuts Down Soup Kitchen at Downtown Manhattan Church
The director of a volunteer soup kitchen at The Parish of Calvary-St. George’s has clashed with its rector over a Covid-era rule banning clients from eating in the church or using its bathrooms.
Posted inTrump Administration
How Trump’s SNAP Cuts Will Squeeze New Yorkers — and Their Grocers
A trip to Superfresh in The Bronx suggests economic shock waves in store from Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.

