{"id":553087,"date":"2026-01-30T04:01:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/553087\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T04:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T04:01:23","slug":"how-will-a-government-shutdown-affect-new-york-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/553087\/","title":{"rendered":"How will a government shutdown affect New York City?"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) \u2014 With a government shutdown<\/a> looming, New Yorkers could soon see key programs affected.<\/p>\n

Federal lawmakers are currently at a standstill on budget negotiations as Democrats call for guardrails on Immigration<\/a> and Customs Enforcement. If they don\u2019t reach some agreement by Friday at midnight, it\u2019ll trigger a partial government shutdown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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What services could be affected in New York City?<\/p>\n

The biggest concerns for New York City are its tens of thousands of federal employees and Section 8 housing<\/a> choice vouchers, according to Comptroller Mark Levine.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor a city that depends on Section 8 for so much housing, very worrisome to have that potentially disrupted,\u201d Levine said. \u201cIt\u2019s the chaos and the uncertainty for families and for the economy and for people who do business here,\u201d Levine said.<\/p>\n

During the 43-day government shutdown last year, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) had to delay Section 8 payments<\/a> to city landlords by roughly one week due to the lack of federal funding.<\/p>\n

NYCHA gets its funding for Section 8<\/a> from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.<\/p>\n

More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State <\/a><\/p>\n

How much funding comes from the government?<\/p>\n

Federal funds make up 6.4% of the city\u2019s 2026 spending<\/a>, and the city has over 46,000 federal employees, according to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. All of these people could be out of a salary.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s hardship for them, but also, they\u2019re part of the economy and that\u2019s money lost in restaurants and stores and entertainment venues,\u201d Levine said.<\/p>\n

The city receives $10 billion in federal grants<\/a> per year, which could be delayed should federal staff be furloughed. The city\u2019s parks could also be closed, though the state can step in to keep them open.<\/p>\n

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Will SNAP be protected this time?<\/p>\n

It comes on the heels of the largest government shutdown in history, largely felt through the pause of SNAP funding<\/a>. Roughly 240,000 New York City residents and as many as 3 million New Yorkers rely on SNAP benefits<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The last shutdown<\/a> left states scrambling to figure out how to pay for SNAP and whether to fund it partially, fully, or not at all.<\/p>\n

SNAP funds should be protected this time around.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome of the worst impacts we felt last time have been averted,\u201d Levine said.<\/p>\n

Despite the uncertainty for New Yorkers, Levine said he is supportive of the Democrats\u2019 efforts to rein in ICE\u2019s tactics.<\/p>\n

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