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April 28, 2020 - from Hamodia:
"Some New York City seniors who signed up for the city’s free home-delivered kosher meals received non-kosher food."
"As the coronavirus pandemic has swept across the city, it has devastated the economy and left many people homebound – particularly seniors, who are most vulnerable to the virus. To ensure that the elderly are properly fed without leaving their home, the city is using TLC-licensed drivers to home-deliver free meals to seniors, with a kosher option."
"But some Jewish residents" "received non-kosher meals. When they complained, the city said it had run out of kosher meals."
"In response to a request for comment from Hamodia, City Hall spokeswoman Laura Feyer said that the city is delivering over 30,000 kosher meals daily, for a total of more than 330,000 kosher meals; and more than 3 million meals overall."
"Meanwhile, the city Education department announced that starting Wednesday, it is opening new locations in Williamsburg and Crown Heights for distribution of its free kosher “Grab & Go” meals for people of all ages.
"The new Williamsburg location is at 300 Willoughby Avenue, in addition to the two current Williamsburg locations, at 60 Cook Street and 320 Manhattan Avenue. In Crown Heights, meals will be distributed at 791 Empire Boulevard, in addition to the existing location at 900 St. Marks Avenue. Another existing Crown Heights location, 655 Parkside Ave., will be discontinued, as it is far from the Jewish neighborhood and had been little-used. The new locations in Crown Heights and Williamsburg are more centrally located to the Jewish neighborhoods than the others."
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