By Veronique Greenwood and Jacob Templin Fresh, locally sourced food? Check. Art on the walls? Check. Helping New York`s hungry? Check. The phrase “soup kitchen” doesn’t exactly ooze comfort. Getting…
By BrooklynNews.com The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to announce that it has partnered with Masbia Soup Kitchen Network, along with five other Brooklyn food pantries and soup kitchens,…
By Matt Gnaizda, NTD Television NEW YORK—The smoky-sweet scent of barbecue chicken fills the air inside Masbia, a restaurant-style food kitchen in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Chef Ruben Diaz is cooking enough…
By Heather Holland NEW YORK CITY — As you give thanks, give back. While many soup kitchens in the city have already filled their Thanksgiving Day volunteer slots, there are…
By Holly Kellum NEW YORK—In a swanky lower East Side restaurant Monday, policymakers, philanthropists, and food charities offered suggestions for Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio to make good on the promise…
By Anna Sanders A month before the NYC Rescue Mission’s annual Thanksgiving banquet, executive director Mayes put his foot down: Only 200 volunteers. “If we have too many volunteers for…
By Renny Grinshpan Brooklyn grocers expect to take a hit and soup kitchens brace for great community needs in anticipation of the enactment of the Farm Bill. Roughly one in…
By BrooklynNews.com A year after Hurricane Sandy left thousands without homes and in need of basic amenities, several Brooklyn organizations are holding a reunion for volunteers and donors who came…
A year after so many generous neighbors helped others in need during Hurricane Sandy, volunteers and donors who worked at Masbia, the John Jay High School and Park Slope Armory…
View the coverage here. MIDWOOD – Students from J-Teen Leadership in Westchester spent the day volunteering at a soup kitchen in Midwood today. The group of students is a teen-led Jewish…