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Masbia Mentioned In The NYT: New York’s Food Banks Expand To Meet Demand For Aid In The Pandemic

Posted on In the Media · December 13, 2021 9:02 PM · 1 reaction

Those logistics and shipping delays have had a significant impact on food aid in New York. The Masbia Soup Kitchen Network, which operates three locations in Brooklyn and Queens, has found creative solutions, like ordering prepackaged produce to avoid having to manually sort produce in bulk, said Alexander Rapaport, the organization's executive director. But he added that the transportation issue had been more difficult to navigate.

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Masbia in the NYT: Their Daily Miracle: Getting 8 Tons of Food to the Needy, Every Day

Posted on In the Media · May 21, 2021 5:14 PM

This story is written by Andy Newman, and photographed by Stephanie Keith, for New York Times, you can spot them wearing masks in the above photo. The Story is about those who make the miracle possible helping New Yorkers who still struggling for food after fifteen months since the pandemic started. Staff and volunteers in pantries across New York City tell their side of the story and difficulties to overcome to serve those in need. Our ED, Alexander Rapaport, stated: “The poor don’t deserve the rich people’s garbage,” while sharing Kosher food with the needy at Masbia’s three locations. But rescue also has its place in Masbia's operation two of our generous donors are featured in this story Grow & Behold and Manischewitz.

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The Making of a NY Times Feature Story on Food Pantries During COVID

Posted on Blog · December 03, 2020 5:12 PM · 1 reaction
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The pandemic took a toll on too many people's lives, but did so in way greater numbers on people's livelihoods, leaving many jobless and stranded for food.  The NY Times wanted to find a way to document it as it happened. The scope of the story went through many reformations. The resulting article was a three full page cover story in their Food section. At the time they first started working on this article, NYC was at the height of its COVID infections rate and was on lockdown. Travel was heavily discouraged unless absolutely necessary to the point where the streets were practically empty. Even newsrooms kept their staff close to home - literally. Stories were assigned to reporters based on their proximity and going indoors to gather information for stories was heavily discouraged.
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