Episode 60: Hunger in New York

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Derek discussed hunger and food insecurity challenges across the state of New York, focusing primarily on New York City.

Key Stats

Between 1.2 and 1.4 million New Yorkers are food insecure in New York City representing a food insecurity rate around 15%
2.8 million people are food insecure across the state of New York representing a rate between 10.4% to 14%
The child hunger rate in New York City is 25% (1 in 4) and 20% state wide (1 in 5)
The poverty rate in New York city is around 25% (over 2 million people) and 15% to 17% for the entire state

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Citations

https://www.cityharvest.org/
https://www.cssny.org/news/entry/testimony-hunger-and-food-insecurity-in-new-york-city
https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/new-york
https://nyhealthfoundation.org/resource/hunger-on-the-rise-nys-food-insufficiency-2024update/
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsen
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-more-new-yorkers-facing-food-insecurity-tariffs-and-federal-funding-cuts-could-worsen

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