Free Food Pantry Coming To Upper West Side: What To Know

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, in partnership with Food Bank for New York City, is hosting a free pop-up food bank on Tuesday as part of Hunger Action Month this September.

Hunger Action Month is an initiative by Feeding America this September to inspire people to take action by volunteering, pledging, fundraising, and donating food and supplies to help take a stand against hunger.

The event will start on Tuesday at 11 a.m. on the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center near Columbus Avenue between West 62nd and 63rd Streets.

The food will be completely free.

The distribution is also in partnership with Disney, which will provide pantry bags and fresh produce for up to 500 households during the final month of Restart Stages at Lincoln Center.

All people who attend the pantry are required to wear face coverings at all times.

As of March 2021, nearly 480,000 New York City residents are unemployed, and nearly 1.6 million New York City residents are now projected to be experiencing food insecurity. It is the highest projected food insecurity rate in the last 10 years.

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.