Nearly 865K New Yorkers collected welfare over past year — most in almost 30 years: ‘Communist playbook 101’

New York City dished out welfare checks to nearly 865,000 people over the past year — a historic handout that has sent public assistance spending skyrocketing to a record-breaking $2.7 billion, The Post can reveal. The city’s Department of Social Services served a staggering 864,999 welfare recipients for the 12-month period ending May 30, a whopping 55.7% increase since 2022 and totals the Big Apple hasn’t seen in roughly 30 years, an examination of agency records found. The city’s taxpayer-funded budget for cash-assistance payments soared even higher — up 72.6%, from $1.57 billion in fiscal 2022 to its current $2.71...