Food Giveaway Coming To Stuyvesant Gardens This Week

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A food giveaway will be coming to the Stuyvesant Gardens houses this week just in time for the holidays.

Council Member Robert Cornegy Jr. has moved his "Wellness Wednesdays" giveaway to the Stuyvesant I and II buildings on Malcolm X Boulevard. The event brings food and other giveaways to different spots in Cornegy's district each week.

"Everyone in our community deserves to eat well," Cornegy wrote. "Please spread the word."

This week's food distribution will begin at 11 a.m. at 150 Malcolm X Blvd. and last as long as supplies lasts.

The giveaway is the first in two weeks since last week's Wellness Wednesday, scheduled for the Utica Avenue train station, was canceled given the snow storm.

Next week, Cornegy will move the giveaway to the Albany Houses on Troy Avenue.

The distributions come courtesy of The Campaign Against Hunger and the Met Council.

Patch has partnered with Feeding America to help raise awareness on behalf of the millions of Americans facing hunger. Feeding America, which supports 200 food banks across the country, estimates that in 2020, more than 54 million Americans will not have enough nutritious food to eat due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a Patch social good project; Feeding America receives 100 percent of donations. . Find out how you can donate in your community or find a food pantry near you.