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New York Joins Coalition of States Suing Trump Administration Over SNAP
A bipartisan coalition of state officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James, sued the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday to keep the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program partially funded through November. In a press release obtained by NOTUS ahead of the lawsuit being filed, James argued that the administration is unlawfully allowing SNAP to run […]
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SNAP Shutdown Pause and New Work Rules: What You Need to Know
As the government shutdown stretches on, more than 1.7 million New York City residents who rely on SNAP benefits will not receive them as soon as Nov. 1. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), once known as food stamps, is funding sent out monthly by the federal government to low-income people to help them buy […]
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Can Mamdani Make Union-Built Affordable Housing Add Up?
For months, the campaign to pass charter reforms to speed the construction of housing has flown well under the radar of most New Yorkers, drowned out by coverage of the mayor’s race. Now those reforms are front and center as Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani’s stubborn refusal to take a position on them has focused attention […]
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World Cup Economic Game Up in the Air
Book a room at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square for a long weekend starting next June 4 and the rate is $491 before taxes. But a week later, when the FIFA World Cup will come to Met Life stadium for the first time, the cost jumps to $651 a night. With tickets now on […]
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LISTEN: An Affordability Election and a Housing Agenda for the Next Mayor
In episode six of City Hall Free For All, the hosts give one last look at the election in its closing days, as early voting numbers are through the roof and a Mamdani mayoralty looks almost inevitable with Republican Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo running as an independent splitting the anti-Mamdani vote. Plus, public and […]
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