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Rising food costs are eating a hole in New Yorkers’ budgets and driving them into debt, a new poll released Tuesday found.
No Kid Hungry New York unveiled alarming statistics about the financial and health struggles residents are facing due to the skyrocketing food costs. The survey, which engaged 1,596 respondents between Feb. 8 and 14, reveals that a staggering 53% of New Yorkers report an increase in debt over the past year as food prices surge.