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A Campaign Against Hunger worker stocks produce at the Ocean, Brooklyn food pantry.

Trump istration

New York Charities Worry They Won’t Be Able to Make Up for Steep Medicaid and SNAP Cuts

May 29, 2025, 3:46 p.m.May 29, 2025, 4:20 p.m.

Multiple districts in New York consistently rank among the most SNAP- and Medicaid-reliant in the nation.

Trump istration

Brooklyn Food Pantry Loses Federal Migrant Aid Grants — for Feeding Migrants

April 17, 2025, 6:08 p.m.April 17, 2025, 6:08 p.m.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency yanked $1.3 million in funds from the Campaign Against Hunger, accusing the group of aiding “illegal aliens.”

People eat dinner at the Food Bank for New York City’s Harlem kitchen.

Trump istration

Food Banks Tighten Their Belts as Federal Cuts Keep Coming. Patrons Don’t Know Where Else to Turn.

April 9, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 9, 2025, 8:15 a.m.

At least 2.5 million pounds of food and produce deliveries to the city have been paused by the federal government, while a program that brought in-state produce to pantry visitors has been axed even as demand is surging.

How to New York

How to Apply for Summer Food Benefits for NYC Kids

Feb. 24, 2025, 3:20 p.m.Feb. 24, 2025, 3:20 p.m.

Families can get $120 per child through the Summer EBT program, which is open for applications through Sept. 3, 2025.

Health

Hochul Shutters Live Bird Markets in NYC After Bird Flu Detected in Poultry

Feb. 7, 2025, 10:59 a.m.Feb. 12, 2025, 8:55 p.m.

Seven cases of bird flu were found during routine inspections of live bird markets in The Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens.

Health

Whooping Cough, Food Insecurity Levels Spike in NYC

Dec. 4, 2024, 4:28 p.m.Dec. 4, 2024, 4:28 p.m.

Pertussis cases surged in 2024. Meanwhile, 1 in 6 households with children in the city reported lacking enough to eat.

Hostos Community College in Mott Haven had pedestrian walkway above the Grand Concourse.

CUNY

Bronx Community Colleges Go a Year Without Cafeteria Services

Oct. 7, 2024, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 13, 2024, 11:29 a.m.

Hostos and Bronx Community College have had a hard time g and keeping food vendors to offer on-campus dining services since the pandemic.

Food vendor Trisha Forbes slices watermelons in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.

Summer & THE CITY

Hawking Melons in Bed-Stuy With the Summertime Salesman ‘Everybody Knows’

July 3, 2024, 12:59 p.m.July 9, 2024, 11:41 a.m.

Watermelon vendor James Jackson sells as many as 200 of them a week from his corner at Throop Avenue and Macon Street. He’s been at it for decades.

Food

New York Charities Worry They Won’t Be Able to Make Up for Steep Medicaid and SNAP Cuts

Brooklyn Food Pantry Loses Federal Migrant Aid Grants — for Feeding Migrants

Food Banks Tighten Their Belts as Federal Cuts Keep Coming. Patrons Don’t Know Where Else to Turn.

How to Apply for Summer Food Benefits for NYC Kids

Hochul Shutters Live Bird Markets in NYC After Bird Flu Detected in Poultry

Whooping Cough, Food Insecurity Levels Spike in NYC

Bronx Community Colleges Go a Year Without Cafeteria Services

Hawking Melons in Bed-Stuy With the Summertime Salesman ‘Everybody Knows’

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