5 Numbers Show How Hunger Is Worsening in N.Y.C.
But food stamps are limited to citizens and certain categories of immigrants.
Alex Rapaport, who heads Masbia, a food pantry organization, said food stamps should be made more available in a crisis like this.
“The most dignified way of feeding people is food stamps,” Alex said, “Why turn all of America into a bread line?”
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