Rethink Food Feeds Chinatown as Pandemic Pummels Business
May 14, 2020By Jessica Easthope The silence is deafening in Manhattan’s Chinatown. A few months ago, its streets were bustling. Now, an endless row […]
Topic: Food
Currents News full broadcast for Saturday, 5/9/20
May 9, 2020On the newscast: -It has been months since parishioners have prayed in the pews. But the Bishop of Brooklyn has a plan, already […]
Pop-Up Pantry in Elmhurst Offers More Than Food Thanks to Catholic Charities and St. Bartholomew’s
May 1, 2020By Jessica Easthope Food is the most basic of necessities, yet during the coronavirus pandemic, so many don’t have enough. Luis Espinoza […]
New York City’s Undocumented Population Faces Exposure to COVID-19 and Food Insecurity
April 24, 2020By Jessica Easthope People across the world are struggling in the midst of a global health crisis. They’re dealing with obvious medical […]
Brooklyn Pizza Shop Feeds Students, First Responders and Hungry During Pandemic
April 15, 2020By Emily Drooby Dough, sauce and cheese mix together for the perfect combination, but there’s something that makes Lombardo’s of Bay Ridge […]
Non-Profit ‘Rethink Food’ Brings Free Lunch for Hospital Workers
April 14, 2020By Jessica Easthope The heroes at Brooklyn’s Wyckoff Heights Medical Center are getting some much needed relief. For the first time, on […]
Currents News full broadcast for Wed, 4/8/20
April 8, 2020On the newscast: Heroic Catholics in Queens getting food to people who need it during the coronavirus crisis; The vicious disease is […]
Brooklyn Soup Kitchen Works to Combat Hunger During Coronavirus Shutdowns
March 18, 2020By Tim Harfmann Boxes and boxes of food are pouring into one Brooklyn soup kitchen, thanks to good samaritans. Denise Scaravella is […]
Coronavirus Fears Affecting Local NYC Restaurants
March 9, 2020By Tim Harfmann At Gargiulo’s Restaurant in Coney Island, Brooklyn there appears to be less cutting in the kitchen, due to a […]
Special Needs Employees Make Up the Staff of the No Limits Café
February 20, 2020By Jessica Easthope The day starts for employees at “No Limits Café,” with what they call the “pump-up session.” But that’s not […]