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14/03/2026

14/03/2026

SNAP's Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) time limit rule is now in effect throughout New York State.

Here's what you need to know:

✔️ Who is affected?

Adults ages 18-64 who are able to work and do not live with a child under age 14. These individuals can receive SNAP benefits for only three months within a three-year period unless they report sufficient work activity or are exempt.

✔️ What's required?

Documentation of at least 80 hours per month of paid work, job training, or community service.

✔️ Many people are exempt, including individuals who are pregnant, living with a child under age 14, living with a disability, receiving unemployment, and more.

SNAP participants who aren't exempt have three months to meet ABAWD requirements before benefits are impacted.

Visit our website for more information about the ABAWD rule, exemptions, and resources to help SNAP households maintain their benefits: hungersolutionsny.org/federal-nutrition-programs/snap/abawd-time-limits

14/03/2026

Yesterday, I used my double-bottom stainless steel pot to cook over a wood-burning stove, and now it's completely blackened. I tried cleaning it with baking soda, but it’s still far from shiny. It makes me so sad!

This pot is actually induction-compatible and comes with a 30-year warranty. I bought it about 12 years ago, and it's still in great shape, except for this soot. The handles are slightly burned too. It’s a very heavy and thick pot, which makes it durable but also difficult to clean.

I really want to restore its original shine. Does anyone have a proven method to clean burnt stainless steel cookware? I need a solution that works effectively because regular scrubbing isn’t enough. Maybe a combination of vinegar, lemon, or special cleaners?

I’d love to see my pot gleaming like new again! Any tips? —Royal Cherry

14/03/2026

Most kids his age are selling lemonade. He sells perspective.

Ciro Ortiz is an 11‑year‑old from Brooklyn who became known as the “emotional advice kid” after setting up a small folding table inside the Bedford Avenue L‑train subway station in New York City.

His cardboard sign is simple: “Emotional Advice $2.”

Every Sunday, for about two hours, Ciro sits at his table and offers five‑minute advice sessions to commuters rushing through one of the busiest cities in the world — for two dollars.

After going through a tough time at school, Ciro decided he wanted to help other people deal with their feelings, believing that if he struggled with emotions, adults probably did too.

And he was right.

People sit down and talk to him about relationships, work stress, family problems, life transitions, the anxiety of change, the exhaustion of adulthood.

His advice is surprisingly steady for a sixth‑grader.

His signature message?

“We have to accept change… life is always changing.”

There is something powerful about hearing that from an 11‑year‑old in a subway station.

Commuters say his words feel sincere, honest, not rehearsed, and some have told his parents that he managed to articulate exactly what they had been feeling but could not put into words.

On a good Sunday, he can make around 50 dollars.

But that is not the headline. Reports say Ciro has donated some of his earnings to classmates who could not afford school lunch.

In the middle of a concrete tunnel where strangers sit down and admit they are overwhelmed, Ciro held a space for people to feel heard and understood. Imagine a world where we all do this in our own way and own time.

Let us never forget that the way we experience life can change in an instant if we focus on how we are showing up for others and ourselves.

14/03/2026

Found this cast iron skillet in pretty rough shape. What are the best ways to get it cleaned up? 

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