Plaintiffs' argument that they are being denied assistance for reasons unrelated to need in violation of NY Constitution, article XVII, § 1 addresses the manner and level of assistance, not the denial of any assistance, and indeed all but one of the named plaintiffs is currently receiving public assistance. In actuality, the argument is an equal protection claim (see, Matter of Lee v Smith,
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