Gov. Hochul declared a state food emergency and unlocked an additional $65 million in state hunger funding as officials at the city, state and federal levels scrambled to cope with the impact of a cut off of SNAP benefits for low-income recipients starting on Saturday.

After packing food baskets at an East Harlem community center, Hochul lashed out at President Trump and Republicans for turning a deaf ear to pleas to extend food assistance as the government shutdown stretches towards a second month.

“People are saying: ‘How much more can I take?'” Hochul said. “In 48 hours, the clock is going to run out on 42 million people including 3 million in New York.”

She warned GOP lawmakers that they would pay a heavy price at the ballot box if they don’t find a way to fund people’s basi

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