Listen below. Kol Mevaser is a Yiddish broadcaster, which runs as a hotline. It has special options for news, weather, lottery and traffic, together with scholarly information on several issues…
By Leisha Majtan NY1 VIDEO: The Masbia Soup Kitchen in Rego Park added blueberries and dried papaya to each bag of groceries that volunteers give out weekly to those in…
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…