New York welfare payments hit $2.6 billion, a 30-year high in 2025 | Fox News

New York welfare payments hit $2.6 billion, a 30-year high in 2025 | Fox News: 

The rise in welfare payments comes as some of New York City's wealthiest contemplate a Big Apple exodus due to what many have described as a policy environment unfriendly to businesses and moneymakers.