A food pantry in NYC prepares for an increase of need as SNAP benefits are set to end

Ana Maria Rus

(31 Oct 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 29 October 2025 1. Entrance to the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen and Pantry in Manhattan with a cross on the wall and baptismal font in the foreground 2. Various, volunteers helping people with bags of food 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Shakira Cruz, pantry manager, Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen: "We have a lot of seniors here, there's tons of seniors, there are a lot of disabled people, so they rely on us because the SNAP is just not enough.