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Food Bank in the News, November 2015

Posted on Nov 12, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

Crain’s NY Business, 11/11/2015 – This tour shows how pizza is baked into the city’s history. Downtown Magazine, 11/11/2015 – NYC Charities That Are Giving Back This Holiday Season. Metro NY, 11/10/2015 – New photo show illustrates three years of food insecurity in New York City. CNBC, 11/5/2015 – Hidden in Plain Sight:  Portraits of Hunger in NYC. InStyle, 11/5/2015 – The Empire State Building Was Lit in Orange Last Night to Help End Hunger in...

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Food Bank in the News, October 2015

Posted on Oct 8, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

Next City, 10/9/2015 – Designing a Better Connection Between People and Government. Financial Express, 10/8/2015 – New York City Wine & Food Festival. NY1, 10/8/2015 – Giant Pizza Party Aims to Slice Out Hunger. Modern Farmer, 10/7/2015 – At Sky High Farm, Everything That’s Grown Goes to Food Banks. Village Voice, 10/6/2015 – Slice Out Hunger’s $1 Slice Night. Gothamist, 10/5/2015 – Nab $1 Slices From NYC’s Top Pizzerias At Wednesday’s Slice Out Hunger. The Daily Meal, 10/1/2015 – Join New York City’s Biggest Pizza Party and Support Hunger Relief with $1 Slices All Night on October...

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Food Bank in the News, September 2015

Posted on Sep 11, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

Amsterdam News, 9/25/2015 – New York City Wine & Food Festival 2015.  Benefits Food Bank. PR Newswire, 9/23/2015 – Taste Dumplings from Around the World. Voices of NY, 9/22/2015 – Economic Recovery Does not Stop Hunger in NYC.  Quotes Food Bank’s Camesha Grant. Virtual Press Office, 9/22/2015 – Join The Fight To End Hunger With The Food Network & Cooking Channel New York City Wine & Food Festival Presented By Food & Wine.  Includes a quote from Margarette Purvis. Harlem World, 9/21/2015 – HW Pick: Meet, Greet And Eat At NYC Wine & Food Fest ’15. Broadway World, 9/18/2015 – The Food Film Festival Returns to New York City; Tickets on Sale Now.  Benefits Food Bank, among others. Downtown Magazine, 9/17/2015 – Downtown Gets The Scoop On This Year’s NYCWFF From Founder, Lee Schrager.  Mentions Food Bank as beneficiary. Open Table, 9/16/2015 – How Chefs & Restaurants Can Become Ambassadors, Fight Hunger & Raise Awareness for Charity.  Interview with NYCWFF founder Lee Brian Schrager, Clay Dunn of No Kid Hungry, and Margarette Purvis. AndrewZimmern.com, 9/18/2015 – 5 Questions: Lizz Winstead. Mentions Food Bank, Mario Batali, and Anthony Bourdain. The Daily Meal, 9/16/2015 – Henri Bendel Will Host a Shop to Stop Hunger Event to Benefit the Food Bank For...

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Food Bank in the News, August 2015

Posted on Aug 7, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

PR Newswire, 8/26/2015 – New York City’s Top Pizzerias Unite to Fight Hunger at Slice Out Hunger.  Annual $1-a-slice festival benefits Food Bank. CNBC (and many others), 8/24/2015 – Food Bank For New York City Launches 10th Annual “Go Orange To End Hunger”™ Campaign During September’s Hunger Action Month.  Our annual awareness campaign runs throughout September. Ecocult, 8/24/2015 – The 8 Best Sustainable Ice Cream Shops in NYC.   OddFellows made the list, with a mention of their 5¢ per scoop donation to Food Bank. Bronx Times, 8/24/2015 – First-ever Bronx Food and Wine Festival to be served soon. Al Jazeera, 8/21/2015 – ‘Food hardship’ found to have reached post-recession low. Huffington Post, 8/21/2015 – Number Of U.S. Families Struggling To Afford Food Drops To Pre-Recession Levels: Report. News 12 Brooklyn, 8/18/2015 – Kids Educate Each Other About Healthy Eating. Queens Times Ledger, 8/17/2015 – Gillibrand, City Pols Rally for Better School Nutrition. Brooklyn Reader, 8/15/2015 – Food Bank Brings Summer Nutrition Program for NYC Teens and Tweens. Queens Tribune, 8/13/2015 – NYCHA Announces Doorway to Opportunity. Divine Lifestyle, 8/10/2015 – A Visit to the Food Bank For New York City. Crain’s NY Business, 8/7/2015 – Opening Doorways to Opportunity in Public Housing. WFMJ, 8/6/2015 – Perrier® and Flavorpill Make...

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Food Bank in the News, July 2015

Posted on Jul 14, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

Harlem World, 7/27/2015 – Midnight Jazz Breakfast Hosted By Rev Run Locally In Harlem. The Obamacrat, 7/26/2015 – “Black Chef Summer Series” Happening Now Through Sept. 7 in New York City. Tech Times, 7/24/2015 – Uber Drones will Deliver Ice Cream in Singapore.  Select dessert deliveries in NYC benefit Food Bank. Black Enterprise, 7/24/2015 – Black Chef Series Happening Now in New York City. SI Live, 7/20/2015 – Unique Food Service Program Aimed at Department of Probation Clients. Bronx Times, 7/20/2015 – S. Bronx NeON Opens Nutrition Kitchen. Premier Traveler, 7/20/2015 – The Brilliance of Observation.  Board member Gail Grimmett talks about her passion for Food Bank & her role at Delta. RealEstateRama, 7/17/2015 – NYCHA & Citi Announce Economic Empowerment Program for Public Housing Residents with Community Partners. NY1, 7/15/2015 – Adult Sizes Now on the Menu at Little Italy’s Piccolini.  $1 from each t-shirt sale goes to Food Bank. BET, 7/15/2015 – Harlem’s Black Chef Summer Series to Celebrate Local Talents. News 12 The Bronx, 7/13/2015 – Bronx celebrates Nutrition Kitchen grand opening.  Food Bank partnership with NYC Dept. of Probation. Harlem World, 7/11/2015 – The Black Chef Summer Series At BluJeen In Harlem.  With Food Bank culinary council member Chef Maxcel Hardy. Yahoo! Finance, 7/9/2015 –...

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Food Bank in the News, June 2015

Posted on Jun 12, 2015 in Internal Newsroom

Queen of Style, 6/30/2015 – Nathan’s Famous will Donate 100,000 Hot Dogs to Food Bank For New York City. Governor.NY.gov, 6/29/2015 – Governor Cuomo Announces Free Meals to Boost Children’s Nutrition During Summer Months.  Quotes Anti-Hunger Task Force chair Margarette Purvis. New York Eater, 6/24/2015 – Momofuku Uses Fried Chicken Dinners, Ko Reservations to Fuel Charity Auctions.  Food Bank culinary council member David Chang’s restaurants benefit Food Bank (called out in 1st paragraph!) Food Network, 6/23/2015 – Meet, Greet and Eat with Your Favorite Chefs at the New York City Wine & Food Festival.  Now a presenting sponsor, Food Network covers NYCWFF (benefits Food Bank). Gotham Gazette, 6/23/2015 – What Meals Should City Schools Provide, and When? Village Voice, 6/22/2015 – Tickets on Sale Now for Annual Celebrity Chef Schmooze.  NYCWFF benefits Food Bank. News 12 Bronx, 6/19/2015 – Mott Haven Food Pantry Seeks Funding. Covers Food Bank’s EFAP advocacy efforts. News 12 Bronx, 6/15/2015 – Best of the Bronx:  Woman Helps Feed New Yorkers.  Profiles Food Bank’s COO Lisa Hines-Johnson. CSP Net, 6/11/2015 – ‘Meatzilla’ Takes Manhattan.  Jack Link’s donates a ton of jerky to Food Bank. FRAC.org, 6/10/2015 – Food Research and Action Center Honors American Academy of Pediatrics President, New York City SNAP Task Force at...

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