It's too little. Period.
And you do need some minimum of clothing, electricity and gas. So your 132 ( which isn't 132 because the 11,700 is gross not net) is whittled down to nothing. Suppose the person doesn't like beans? Or rice? Or can't eat them for some medical reason?
C'mon PIA, unemployment in NYC can reach 23,000 a year .


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