Mayor Adams’ administration entered into a court settlement Friday requiring the city to implement a series of guardrails ensuring SNAP applications are processed in a timely manner — a move that comes on the heels of the critical low-income food benefits landing in the crosshairs of this fall’s federal shutdown.

The settlement, which marks the conclusion of a class-action lawsuit brought against Adams’ administration in 2023, will require the city to overhaul its application systems to make sure legitimate claims for the food benefits take no longer than 30 days to process.

The settlement sets the same guarantees for cash assistance applications, which have, like SNAP claims, been processed at historically slow rates rates under Adams’ administration.

“For too long, low-income New

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