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Park Slope Offers Free Community Fridge For World Hunger Day
Gowanus Community Fridge and the Postmark Cafe are one of over 80 locations around New York offering a fridge full of free, fresh food.
CROWN HEIGHTS, NY â To commemorate World Hunger Day on Saturday, nonprofits City Harvest and NY Forever have collaborated with SHOWTIME to stock more than 80 community refrigerators full of free, fresh food across all five New York City boroughs.
From Oct. 11 to 16, âComida Gratisâ, Spanish for âFree Foodâ aims not only to feed hungry New Yorkers, but also to educate the community about food insecurity and a hunger crisis exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stocked fridges are available until Saturday at the following nearby locations:
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- Classon Community Fridge, 647 Classon Avenue, Crown Heights
- Pennie's Pantry, 535 Marcy Avenue
- Sincerely, Tommy, 343 Tompkins Avenue
- Gowanus Community Fridge-Nature Based, 123 3rd Street
- Gowanus Fridge-Postmark Cafe, 326 6th Street
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