The government shutdown had New Yorkers who depend on food assistance, like SNAP, checking their EBT cards as they experienced funding delays.
For some public housing residents at Harborview Terrace in Hell’s Kitchen, a food pantry crammed in a small space was a lifeline.
“The little bit of food that they give is very helpful. It’s a blessing,” Monserrate Sanchez, who has been living at Harborview for more than two decades, said…