STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York is fast-tracking tens of millions of dollars in emergency food funds to help feed the millions of state residents who are set to potentially lose their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits later this week as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.

Earlier this month, the federal government directed states to withhold issuing SNAP benefits for the month of November unless the government shutdown has been resolved.

That means nearly three million New York residents who receive SNAP benefits, including 121,536 in Congressional District 11, which covers Staten Island, could lose access to them beginning Nov. 1.

With that in mind, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that she is fast-tracking $30 million in state funds to support mor

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