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.