5 Numbers Show How Hunger Is Worsening in N.Y.C.

5 Numbers Show How Hunger Is Worsening in N.Y.C.

Elaine ChenReporting from New York City

500,000 Number of unemployed in October

But that official figure doesn’t take into account all of the people who stopped looking for jobs or are underemployed.

5 Numbers Show How Hunger Is Worsening in N.Y.C.

Elaine ChenReporting from New York City

13.3 million Pounds of food City Harvest distributed in October

City Harvest, one of the biggest food distributors, gave out 429,000 pounds of food a day last month, more than twice as much as this time last year.

5 Numbers Show How Hunger Is Worsening in N.Y.C.

Elaine ChenReporting from New York City

250,000 Users on a food pantry app

The Plentiful app makes appointments for people to pick up food from pantries and soup kitchens. From March to October, there was a 50 percent increase in users compared to last year.

5 Numbers Show How Hunger Is Worsening in N.Y.C.

Elaine ChenReporting from New York City

7x New food pantry visitors from Corona, Queens

Corona, one of the areas hardest hit by the virus, saw a spike in people relying on food pantries for the first time compared to last year, based on Plentiful data.

5 Numbers Show How Hunger Is Worsening in N.Y.C.

Elaine ChenReporting from New York City

67 percent Increase in food stamp applications

Applications jumped from March through September, compared to the same period last year. Social service agencies are trying to direct people to use food stamps, which allow them to purchase food in grocery stores.