May. 23, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Responding to federal cuts in anti-hunger programs, Council Member Shahana Hanif will allocate $20,000 in discretionary funding from her FY26 budget to Gotham Food Pantry and Community Help in Park Slope. Each organization will receive $10,000 to help meet the surging demand for food assistance in Brooklyn and…
Apr. 3, 2025 By Gabriele Holtermann Ahead of Passover, which begins at sundown on April 12, the Met Council’s Borough Park hub distributed thousands of pounds of groceries to food-insecure community members so they can celebrate the liberation of the Jewish people from Egyptian slavery with dignity. According to the UJA Federation of New…
Dec. 2, 2024 By Robert Pearl ‘Tis the season for holiday giveaways and turkey dinners. Council Member Inna Vernikov and her team hosted a Thanksgiving food giveaway outside her Sheepshead Bay headquarters on Nov. 18. Under the bright and sunny November sky, residents and neighbors formed lines that wrapped around the block to receive…
Nov. 22, 2024 By Jada Camille Thanksgiving Day preparations are already underway in Brooklyn, thanks to local businesses and civic leaders who helped distribute free turkeys this week — and there are even more on the horizon. Ruby’s Bar and Grill hosted a giveaway on the historic Riegelmann Boardwalk Nov. 19, with donations totaling 500…
Jul. 26, 2023 By Adam Daly
The Met Council on Jewish Poverty, America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to fighting poverty, secured a federal funding boost of $1 million from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.