STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More than 22,000 Staten Island households could lose access to crucial food assistance benefits starting next month due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, but some neighborhoods will see their residents suffer far worse than others.

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.

The Advance/SILive.com analyzed data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates to determine which Staten Island neighborhoods would be most severely impacted if SNAP benefits are not issued in November.

The 10304 ZIP code, which covers Clifton, Concord, Emerson Hill, Stapleton and parts of Todt Hill and Dongan Hills, would

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