The U.S. government will cut off Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits on Nov. 1 for millions of Americans, the first time in history that a federal administration stopped food assistance during a government shutdown.

Governor Kathy Hochul on Thursday declared a state of emergency as the Trump administration readies to cut off food aid to about 3 million New Yorkers, of which about 1.8 million are New York City residents. The state so far has allocated about $106 million in emergency funds for various food aid programs to keep programs and food banks stocked.

The city also allocated an extra $15 million in emergency funding for food assistance on Thursday.

“As a working-class mayor who grew up in a family living on the edge of homelessness and that relied on

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