Queens Chronicle: Feeding the needy, with charity to all
Posted on: October 9, 2014by Mark Lord Gone are the days when soup kitchens were located primarily in lower-income neighborhoods, served only soup and, perhaps, a piece of bread, and conjured images of…
Queens Chronicle: Speaker turned server
Posted on: October 2, 2014On Sept. 23, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, second from right, joined Councilmembers Karen Koslowitz, Rory Lancman and Mark Weprin at the Masbia soup kitchen at 98-08 Queens Blvd. in Rego…
Yes Magazine: 7 Practical Ideas for Compassionate Communities, From Free College to Debt Relief
Posted on: September 25, 2014By Shannan Stoll *** Check out Masbia at #6 *** It`s not hard to bring a little more equality into each others` lives. 1. 100,000 homes so far Teams of…
Queens Tribune: A Rosh Hashanah Ritual
Posted on: September 25, 2014Special Section Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito with Queens Jewish Council Members Karen Koslowitz, Rory Lancman and Mark Weprin, dipping Apples in Honey, a Rosh Hashanah ritual, prepared by Masbia’s Chef Ruben Diaz…
Times Ledger: Rego Park soup kitchen distributes food for Rosh Hashana
Posted on: September 25, 2014By Alex Robinson City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan) came to Rego Park Tuesday evening to tour a Masbia Soup Kitchen, which provided more than 500 families with food packages…
Times Ledger: Masbia Soup Kitchen provides for Rego Park hungry during Rosh Hashana
Posted on: September 24, 2014By Alex Robinson More than 500 families lined up to receive kosher food packages from the Masbia Soup Kitchen in Rego Park Tuesday in anticipation of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish…
5 Towns Jewish Times: Masbia Works To Banish Hunger On The Holidays
Posted on: September 16, 2014On Monday, September 22, Orthodox Union’s newly appointed executive vice president, Allen Fagin, along with director of field operations Jake Adler and New York directorof political affairs Jeff Leb, visited…
JP Updates: Speaker Mark-Viverito To Help Distribute Food For Needy On Rosh Hashanah At Masbia In Queens
Posted on: September 14, 2014By Jacob Kornbluh NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito will visit Tuesday afternoon Masbia Soup Kitchen in Rego Park, Queens, to prepare food and serve meals to hungry New Yorkers celebrating…
JP Updates: Masbia Soup Kitchen Says Dagim Contribution Made Alternative ’9 Days’ Menu Possible
Posted on: July 28, 2014By Jacob Kornbluh Masbia Kitchen continues to surprise with its serving the needy. On Monday, on the beginning of the “Nine Days,” a time of mourning in the Jewish community,…