Alexander Rapaport is a Brooklyn Chasid with a black beard and payes who dresses in the traditional black coat, white shirt, and prayer shawl. Lee Jones is an Ohio-born-and-bred Christian farmer known for his uniform of blue overalls and red bowtie.

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.

New York, NY -- Sept 2nd, 2020 --  September begins the seventh month of the COVID-19 emergency food relief at Masbia Soup Kitchen Network. It will also be the beginning of a concerted effort to modernize the breadline. Due to the unprecedented 500% increase in demand since the start of the pandemic, the breadlines have been snaking around the block with hundreds of people on the lines at each of the Masbia locations. Moving to an appointment system is a way to give people back their dignity, safety, and their time, since they won't have to wait for hours on the line.