SNAP benefits Archives – QNS

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Politics

As reports of SNAP benefit theft increase, officials urge recipients to remain vigilant

By Renee DeLorenzo

Jamaica

JPAFHC provides Thanksgiving meal kits to hundreds of NYC families

By Ethan Marshall

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News

Op-Ed | When SNAP disappears, Queens experiences hunger: A call to action from Forestdale

By Lorraine Stephens, Executive Director, Forestdale Inc.

Choose wisely

AMNY

Editorial | Choose wisely when you vote for the next NYC mayor

Governor Hochul Provides $30M for New York Families Facing SNAP Cuts

New York Family

Gov. Hochul allocates $65M for New Yorkers facing SNAP cuts, declares state of emergency

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Oct. 8. The Governor has slammed President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans after news broke that SNAP benefits may not be fully covered this November amid an ongoing Government shutdown. Photo: Susan Watts/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

AMNY

Hochul slams Trump and Congressional Republicans over threat to end SNAP benefits due to ‘insufficient funds’ for food program

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Jackson Heights

González-Rojas joins lawmakers and anti-hunger groups to call on Albany to address food insecurity

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Politics

Queens officials slam Trump’s federal funding freeze, call it ‘illegal and reckless’

By Shane O’Brien

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Flushing

Council members urge Congress to extend reimbursement for stolen SNAP benefits amid nationwide theft

By Iryna Shkurhan

Mayor Bill de Blasio addressed the federal government shutdown on its 27th day, Thursday, Jan. 17.

Business

Thousands of New Yorkers feeling the pinch of the federal shutdown — and it could get worse, de Blasio says

By Bill Parry

A member of Sacred Heart Food Pantry in Glendale stands next to an empty refrigerator in this 2014 photo.

Politics

One in 12 Queens working adults can’t afford enough food to live, report finds

By Robert Pozarycki

More from Around New York

Digging site for Gateway Tunnel

Gateway Tunnel: Appeals court declines to overrule order that Trump regime must release more than $200M in funding

Activists stand in front of the Rainbow Flag after re-installing it at the Stonewall National Monument on Feb. 12.

Defying Trump, activists re-install Rainbow Flag at Stonewall National Monument

Assemblyman Steve Stern

Schneps Podcasts

A Conversation with Assemblyman Steve Stern of New York’s 10th District

A new TJ Maxx store is opening at Herald Square, at 34th street looking at Broadway street (left) and Avenue of the Americas (right), with many pedestrians walking (and some standing), as well as traffic on Broadway (including taxi cabs.)

New York Family

TJ Maxx Is Opening a Massive New Store in Herald Square