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April 2020

Bed-Stuy Councilman Robert Cornegy Reveals Coronavirus Battle

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Bed-Stuy Councilman Robert Cornegy Reveals Coronavirus Battle

Robert Cornegy said he lost 36 friends and family members to COVID-19 as he battled the virus himself over the last month. Source: https://patch.com/new-york/bed-stuy/bed-stuy-councilman-robert-cornegy-reveals-coronavirus-battle By Matt Troutman, Patch Staff Apr 23, 2020 3:08 pm ET | Updated Apr 23, 2020 3:33 pm ET BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A prominent Brooklyn politician recently reemerged in

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COVID Pandemic to Double World Hunger, Report Finds

ByLisa Schlein Source: https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/covid-pandemic-double-world-hunger-report-finds April 21, 2020 09:28 AM Anthony Swain stands with his wife Connie as he holds a sign advocating for safe housing for the homeless during a news conference by various community organizations, during the new coronavirus pandemic, April 17, 2020, in Miami. GENEVA – A new report warns more than

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COVID Pandemic to Double World Hunger, Report Finds

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NYC soup kitchens are now serving grad students, actors and musicians

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NYC soup kitchens are now serving grad students, actors and musicians

Source: https://nypost.com/2020/04/19/food-banks-feeding-more-people-amid-coronavirus-unemployment-crisis/ By Jennifer Gould Keil The vast ranks of newly unemployed are straining the capacities of food banks, soup kitchens and pop-up services across New York City. One user, Brittany, a 35-year-old Ph.D. candidate at Teachers College at Columbia University, who declined to give her full name, says she started visiting food

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‘No New Yorker Goes Hungry’: De Blasio Announces Next Steps to Combat Food Emergency

April 16, 2020 | by Katie Kirker As the coronavirus crisis was unfolding in New York City last month, Mayor Bill de Blasio named his sanitation commissioner, Kathryn Garcia, as the new “food czar” to lead the implementation of a massive effort to ensure New Yorkers don’t go hungry. With the city already home

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‘No New Yorker Goes Hungry’: De Blasio Announces Next Steps to Combat Food Emergency

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NYC launches 0M plan to combat hunger, urges grocery stores to require masks

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NYC launches $170M plan to combat hunger, urges grocery stores to require masks

By ERIN DURKIN 04/15/2020 12:38 PM EDT New York City is launching a $170 million plan to feed its residents as coronavirus-driven job losses leave many unable to pay for food — and it’s urging all grocery stores to require their customers to wear face coverings. “Half a million New Yorkers have lost their

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NY Daily News: Mayor de Blasio touts $25 million in emergency food funding during visit to Brooklyn pantry

By Shant Shahrigian New York Daily News | Apr 14, 2020 | 6:31 PM When coronavirus hit the city and schools were closed, Danielle Chung had to stop working as an Uber driver so she could take care of her kids. “Prices are skyrocketing for some of the things, so if you can get help

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NY Daily News: Mayor de Blasio touts million in emergency food funding during visit to Brooklyn pantry

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Coronavirus attacking NYC’s food supply; Big Apple fighting back with million for pantries

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Coronavirus attacking NYC’s food supply; Big Apple fighting back with $25 million for pantries

Here’s some food for thought: The global pandemic that is killing jobs, crippling the economy and upending the nation’s healthcare system is also making it harder for more and more people to get a decent meal. Poor people in New York and across the nation were already bracing for new federal regulations that were scheduled

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City’s Food Programs Trying to Keep Up With Demand Amid Federal Uncertainties

Author Neil deMause Date April 14, 2020 Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Blasio visits the Campaign Against Hunger food pantry in Brooklyn on Tuesday. Among the many dilemmas facing New York amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, one of the biggest is how to make sure that city residents can still feed themselves. Even as

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City’s Food Programs Trying to Keep Up With Demand Amid Federal Uncertainties

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City Donations Help Bed-Stuy Food Pantry Meet Coronavirus Demand

The Campaign Against Hunger, no longer struggling with pandemic demand, received pilgrimages Tuesday from mayor and borough president. By Matt Troutman, Patch Staff Apr 14, 2020 5:20 pm ET BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A Bed-Stuy food pantry that once struggled to keep pace with demand as the new coronavirus hit received back-to-back pilgrimages from two of

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