🔴 LIVE: "Food Insecurity in NYC." Hosted by the Committee on General Welfare.

New York City Council Committee on General Welfare · April 13, 2026

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Clerk/staff opened the session, announced committee and decorum rules (no approaching the dais, silence devices) and instructions for submitting testimony slips; chair signaled readiness to begin.

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The New York City Council Committee on General Welfare held its annual hearing on hunger and food insecurity, hearing testimony from HRA/DSS/DHS officials, discussing four pieces of legislation (warming-center reporting, a SNAP anti‑fraud officer & campaign, a SNAP fraud victims compensation fund, and a Hot Foods Act resolution) and extensive public testimony from food‑access providers and advocates.

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