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Advocates worry that the reinstated rules will inevitably lead to some New Yorkers losing the aid they rely on to make ends meet, especially in the face of a steep…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByAnastasia Tomkin 0Comments

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May 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New Yorkers Most in Need Were Left Behind By State Budget

“Once again, the needs of the poor have been especially shut out of the state’s moral conscience, with our government refusing to include an increase to cash assistance grants in…

ByDominique C. Atchison 0Comments

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May 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Opinion Politics

Opinion: It’s Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done

“The city is becoming increasingly harsh for the very constituency the mayor claims to care about: the underserved in the forgotten outreaches of the city’s neighborhoods.”

ByHarvey Robins 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Justice Opinion

Opinion: 50 Years Later, Economic Abuse Survivors Are Still Living Like It’s 1974

“In the 50 years since the Equal Credit Opportunity Act became law, so much has changed: women are home buyers, can open credit cards and despite a persistent gender wage…

ByNathaniel Fields

Byblair doroshwalther

ByTeal Inzunza 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

City Speeds Up Benefits Processing, But Cash Aid Denials Remain High

New data suggests that the Department of Social Services is bouncing back from historically low processing rates for public benefits, though cash aid applications are being denied more frequently than…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Government News

City Hall Announces Near-Elimination of Benefits Case Backlog As Challenges Persist

While advocates who specialize in public benefits have called for these backlogs to be cut, they say New Yorkers who rely on cash and food support are not yet out…

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

Scenes From Closing Day at a Bronx Benefits Center

Friday marked the final day of operations at 1365 Jerome Ave. in Mount Eden, where Human Resources Administration staff helped New Yorkers apply for food, Medicaid and cash assistance.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jan 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC Still Slow To Process Most Food Stamp, Cash Aid Applications

The first four months of Fiscal Year 2024 saw timely processing of just 14.3 percent of cash assistance applications—a new low—and 41.6 percent of SNAP applications. Delays can have serious consequences…

ByEmma Whitford 2Comments

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Jan 2024

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

‘Why Are You Making It So Difficult’? NYC Cash Aid Applicants Face Denial Surge

The volume of cash assistance applications in New York City has increased dramatically in recent years. But as more households receive aid, the city is also issuing more procedural denials,…

ByEmma Whitford

ByPatrick Spauster 1Comment

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Nov 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Labor Opinion Politics Transportation

Opinion: City Services are Tattered, and Mayor Adams is Prepared to Make it Worse

“When Mayor Adams presents his budget Thursday, consider the choices he’s made and the impact on the working class and the services they rely on government to deliver. As a…

ByHarvey Robins 1Comment

Cash Assistance Recipients Navigate Revived Work Requirements, As City Processing Times Tick Up

Opinion: New Yorkers Most in Need Were Left Behind By State Budget

Opinion: It’s Well Past Time for New York City to Get the Right Stuff Done

Opinion: 50 Years Later, Economic Abuse Survivors Are Still Living Like It’s 1974

City Speeds Up Benefits Processing, But Cash Aid Denials Remain High

City Hall Announces Near-Elimination of Benefits Case Backlog As Challenges Persist

NYC Still Slow To Process Most Food Stamp, Cash Aid Applications

Opinion: City Services are Tattered, and Mayor Adams is Prepared to Make it Worse

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