The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleges nearly 28,000 food stamp applications were overdue as of December.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.New York City officials left tens of thousands of New Yorkers scrambling to buy groceries without their food stamps, a federal lawsuit filed on Friday claims.
“I can’t buy soap because I got to buy rice. I can’t buy toilet paper because I got to buy eggs,” she said. “I can’t let us go without food because of their mistakes.” And a city Law Department spokesperson said officials are reviewing the lawsuit, which names the Adams administration, city Social Services Commissioner Gary Jenkins and Human Resources Administrator Lisa Fitzpatrick.
“No family should go hungry because of administrative delays they have no control over,” said Abby Biberman, the associate director of the Public Benefits Unit at the New York Legal Assistance Group, which is representing the plaintiffs.
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