Nearly 3 million low-income New Yorkers will get partial SNAP food aid for November after judges forced the Trump administration to fund the program.

The state is expected to have an additional $2.6 billion in tax revenue thanks largely to a better-than-expected year on Wall Street.

Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for New York on Thursday, days before SNAP benefits and other assistance are set to dry out amid the ongoing, and historic, federal government shutdown.

Gov. Hochul declared a state of emergency to free up an additional $65M to help food pantries feed 3M New Yorkers being hit by SNAP cutoff on Nov. 1.

NY Attorney General Letitia James visits a soup kitchen as SNAP benefit delays continue during a government shutdown.

New York is shelling out $30 million in emergency food assistance, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week, with federal SNAP benefits set to dry up Saturday amid the historic government shutdown. It would be the first time in U.

The White House on Tuesday said Americans will receive SNAP benefits, "fully complying" with a recent court order, after President Trump earlier said his administration would withhold benefits until the government shutdown ended,

Nearly three million people in the state of New York rely on SNAP benefits. That’s approximately one in seven people in the state. Today, Capital Roots volunteers are making a difference to support those families facing food insecurity.