With many families still recovering from Hurricane Sandy, now is not the time to cut their emergency benefits. Preserve food stamps for these New Yorkers in need.
Why is this important?
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Mayor Bloomberg is standing by a plan to cut emergency food stamps for many New Yorkers who are still recovering from Hurricane Sandy.
The mayor wants to cut the number of New York City zip codes that are eligible for the emergency food stamps from 82 to 12, impacting thousands of Hurricane Sandy victims.
