Masbia In the NYT: A Photo Of The 24 Hour Breadline At the Masbia of Queens Made It Into The NY Times
A photo of the 24-hour breadline at the Masbia of Queens made it into the NY Times. In the photo, you will see people outside in the freezing cold with our propane heaters keeping them warm as they wait to get their COVID-19 emergency food relief. Also pictured is information on how to make an appointment as well as some of the food they would be receiving which includes chicken, tuna, oil, mayonnaise, eggs, fresh produce, and matzah that we picked up in food rescue.
Masbia on i24News in French: USA / Covid-19: Food banks overwhelmed
On November 25, 2020, reporter Marie Gentric of i24News in French came to Masbia of Flatbush in Brooklyn to report on food banks overwhelmed in the USA due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including an interview with our ED Alexander Rapaport.
Masbia on That's Life with Miriam L. Wallach: Feeding the Needy in the lead-up to Thanksgiving during this unprecedented pandemic
Miriam L. Wallach on That's Life, Nachum Segal Network, interviews our ED Alexander Rapaport.
Read moreMasbia on German Public Radio: Soup kitchens in New York "Everyone comes here" due to Covid-19
Masbia Soup Kitchen Network featured on German radio with Tagesschau correspondent Peter Mücke of ARD New York.
Read moreMasbia on PIX11: Masbia Soup Kitchen To Be Open 24 Hours Due to Covid-19
On November 5, 2020, reporter Rebecca Solomon from PIX11 News came to report on the new Masbia 24 hours operation because of the Covid-19 pandemic. She did one live interview with our ED, Alexander Rapaport, for the morning news and a second segment for the evening news.
Read moreMasbia on NY1: Masbia Distributing Emergency Food 24 hours Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
On October 21, 2020, news anchor Shannan Ferry of NY1 reported on the new Masbia Distributing Emergency Food 24 hours on NY due to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Read moreMasbia on Fox 5 New York: Masbia distributing Food 24/7 because of the coronavirus pandemic
On October 21, 2020, reporter Jessica Formoso from Fox 5 New York interviewed, via Zoom, our ED, Alexander Rapaport, to report on the new Masbia 24 hours operation due to Covid-19.
Read moreMasbia on News12 Brooklyn: Masbia Distributing Food 24 hours Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic
On October 20, 2020, reporter Katie Lusso from News12 Brooklyn came at 5:00 am to report on the Masbia Distributing Food 24 hours. She also came in the afternoon for the evening news. Both segments included an interview with our ED, Alexander Rapaport.
Read moreMasbia in the NYT: 1.5 million New Yorkers can’t afford food. Pantries are their lifeline.
An interactive story, written by Nikita Stewart, depicting New Yorkers' struggle to survive, and habit changes to overcome the hit of the covid-19 pandemic in the big apple. Families are portrayed by the lens of photographer Todd Heisler, in their day by day, heading to Masbia, and other similar nonprofit pantry organizations, during the pandemic.
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