NYC has held up emergency food stamps for thousands of residents, prompting contempt of court demand

NEW YORK — The city has failed to process thousands of expedited food stamp applications within a legally required time frame this year, leaving some of the city’s most vulnerable residents without consistent access to meals, according to data reviewed by the New York Daily News. The processing delays are prompting a cadre of watchdog groups, led by the Legal Aid Society, to call for Adams’ …