Leaving his home in Monsey well before five a.m. on Sunday morning to get to New York’s Port Authority by six a.m., Legislator Aron Wieder was on a pay-it-forward mission for his grandparents. “Both of my grandparents are Holocaust survivors,” the Legislator shares with Rockland Daily. “When…
Roger Milliner was one of dozens of workers at a resource fair on the grounds of Lincoln hospital this weekend. He’s part of one of the many organizations across New York providing community services for those seeking asylum in the city. “I feel extremely proud of my staff,” said Milliner, the chief…
Buses with at least 140 asylum seekers arrived in New York Sunday in what officials are calling the largest single-day arrival of migrants from Texas. The asylum seekers arrived on three buses into Port Authority around 6:45 a.m., Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs spokesperson…
The Masbia Relief Team jumped into action to help the asylum seekers that have been arriving at the Port Authority Midtown Bus Terminal. Asylum seekers have been arriving in New York City in the last few weeks in very distressed conditions. They arrived hungry and barefoot, having lost everything…
When New York City schools open next month, they will have an influx of hundreds of migrant children sent here from Texas with the asylum-seeking families. CBS2’s political reporter Marcia Kramer says the Adams administration unveiled a detailed plan to welcome them. Two busloads of asylum…
On Tuesday night at 10 pm, 12 migrants arrived at the Port Authority Midtown Bus Terminal without shoes. Responding immediately, Masbia Executive Director Alexander Rapaport and two of his workers headed to Walmart where they filled up at least six shopping carts full of sturdy shoes and warm socks…
Local activists say that some of the migrants bussed-in from the Texas border Tuesday night arrived without shoes, or anywhere to go. Volunteers from the Masbia Relief team are at the Port Authority today helping those migrants, along with the Office of Immigrant Affairs and the immigrant workers organization…
While Kentucky’s small Jewish community was not impacted by the flood, Jewish organizations are nevertheless pitching in to help. In addition to Chabad and the Israel consulate, Masbia, a kosher…
Staff of Masbia, a New York-based, Orthodox Jewish-run food network, traveled to Jackson, Kentucky, this week, to assist victims of catastrophic flooding in the area. In addition to their usual role of providing hot meals and groceries in Brooklyn and Queens, Masbia in recent years has traveled to…
As the voter registration deadline for the upcoming primaries rapidly approaches, one community organization in Borough Park is giving out registration forms to those who stop for food. Masbia Soup…