A Bronx health exemption is the right fix for SNAP’s new work rules
A diabetic grandmother in Parkchester now has 80 hours a month to account for, or she loses the food assistance that helps her afford insulin-friendly meals. New federal work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program took full effect…
When food aid comes with homework: How new SNAP rules are testing the Bronx
Lawrence Seiler spent over twenty years exempt from proving he deserved help feeding his family. As of March 1, 2026, that exemption no longer exists for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers like him. New federal work requirements for the Supplemental…
From fatigue to function: How a Bronx Imam built a prevention movement that changed New York policy
Twelve years ago, Sheikh Musa Drammeh could not climb two flights of stairs without stopping to catch his breath. The Bronx community organizer visited his physician complaining of fatigue and persistent weakness. Blood work returned clean. A…