The Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center has partnered with Share Meals, Hunger Free America, BetaNYC and Plentiful to compile the most current and accurate data for these resource guides, which are CONTINUALLY UPDATED.
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Table of Contents
- Coronavirus NYC Food Resource Guide: Park Slope and Carroll Gardens
- Department of Education Meal Hubs (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- Red Rabbit Emergency Meal Distribution Sites
- Meals for Seniors (60-years-old and above)
- Supermarkets, Delis, Bodegas & Retail Food Stores (Offering Delivery)
- Supermarkets, Delis, Bodegas & Retail Food Stores (No Delivery)
- Park Slope and Carroll Gardens Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
- Shelters, Transitional Housing and Services for Homeless People in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens
- Resources for Immigrants and Undocumented Individuals & Families
- Resources for People with Disabilities
- Citywide Non-Profit Organizations Offering Food Delivery and/or Mobile Markets
- Additional Resources for New Yorkers
- Case Management Services
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- Official SNAP Enrollment Centers in NYC - Human Resources Association (HRA)
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
- Organizations Providing WIC Services close to Park Slope and Carroll Gardens (Please call rather than visiting)
Coronavirus NYC Food Resource Guide: Park Slope and Carroll Gardens
As New York City faces increasing closures and changes to everyday life due to coronavirus (COVID-19), the HUNTER COLLEGE NYC FOOD POLICY CENTER aims to provide additional resources and support to community members whose lives are impacted by COVID-19.
Below is a resource guide with the following information: meals for children, meals for seniors, retail food stores and their delivery/benefits policies, local food pantries and soup kitchens, resources for homeless people, resources for immigrant populations and resources for people with disabilities.
The Center has also included citywide organizations and additional resources for New Yorkers, which are applicable to community members outside of Park Slope and Carroll Gardens as well. If you have family, friends or co-workers in other neighborhoods, please refer to our website where we have published additional reports. Please always call the listed organizations before visiting to get the latest information about their services, as many are changing daily.
If you or someone you know has additional questions or is facing hunger or food insecurity please contact us at info@nycfoodpolicy.org or call the following organizations:
- USDA National Hunger Hotline (Hunger Free America): 1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (para español); Monday through Friday (7 a.m. to 10 p.m. ET)
- HRA’s Emergency Food Hotline: 866-888-8777
- Shelter or Temporary Housing Assistance: 3-1-1
Department of Education Meal Hubs (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
- To ensure everyone can access nutritious meals, the Department of Education’s Meal Hubs have expanded service to include all children and adults across the five boroughs.
- Sites will be serving grab-and-go meal service for adults and children and no one will be turned away.
- See menus for Breakfast and Lunch.
- No registration or identification required.
- Meal hubs will operate from 7:30am-11:30am for children and families and 11:30 am- 1:30pm for adults.
- No one will be turned away at any time
- All adults and children can pick up three meals at one time.
- Vegetarian and halal options available at all sites.
- Parents/guardians CAN pick up meals without their children present
- Please check the DOE website for updates and search for Free Meals at the select public school buildings here or text “NYCFOOD” or “COMIDA” to 877-877.
- Call the help desk:
- Call the Schoolfood Summer Meals team at 718-707-4398 or School Food’s Help Desk at 877-363-6325 if you have questions.
Meal Distribution Sites (3 Meals/Day) (Grab-and-Go)
Meal Hubs in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens
Sites expected to be open today as of 08/04/2020 at 01:50AM, unless it is a holiday.
- P.S. 307 Daniel Hale Williams
209 YORK STREET, Brooklyn 11201
non-kosher, No Accessibility - Dock Street School for STEAM Studies
19 DOCK STREET, Brooklyn 11201
non-kosher, Fully Accessible - Magnet School of Math, Science and Design Technology
511 7 AVENUE, Brooklyn 11215
non-kosher, Partially Accessible - P.S. 124 Silas B. Dutcher
515 4 AVENUE, Brooklyn 11215
non-kosher, No Accessibility - RED HOOK NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL
27 HUNTINGTON STREET, Brooklyn 11231
non-kosher, No Accessibility - P.S. 015 Patrick F. Daly
71 SULLIVAN STREET, Brooklyn 11231
non-kosher, No Accessibility - P.S. 032 Samuels Mills Sprole
317 HOYT STREET, Brooklyn 11231
non-kosher, Partially Accessible
Red Rabbit Emergency Meal Distribution Sites
- Red Rabbit is distributing nutritious, made-from-scratch meals for children 18 years of age or younger* every day at select locations in Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx
- *Exception is the West Harlem Group Assistance location, where adults can also pick up meals for themselves. At all other sites, parents can pick up for their children but not for themselves
- Identification is NOT required at any site
- One breakfast and one lunch is allowed per child at each pickup
- First-come, first-served basis; mobile sites (Red Rabbit trucks) rarely run out. Stationary sites that are open for longer windows usually distribute all meals within 1-2 hours.
- Please see the Red Rabbit Instagram @myredrabbit for everyday updates.
- Red Rabbit Sites Manhattan
- 8:30am – 8:50am: Global Charter 150th and Broadway (truck)
- 9:30am – 2:00pm: West Harlem Group Assistance, 142nd and Lenox Ave (Anyone, adults included, can pick up meals from this site)
- 10:00am – 10:20am: Capital Prep School, 1 East 104th Street (truck)
- 12:15pm – 12:45pm: Girls Prep Elementary LES School, 442 E Houston St (truck)
- Red Rabbit Sites Bronx
- 10am – 1pm: NYC Health & Hospitals Belvis, 545 E 142nd street
- 10:30am – 11:00am: Boys Prep School, 192 East 151st Street (truck)
- 11:15am – 11:50am: Girls Prep Bronx Elementary School, 681 Kelly Street (truck)
- Red Rabbit Sites Brooklyn
- 10:30am – 11:15am: Kaiser Park, Corner of Neptune and Bayview Avenue (truck)
- 10:30am – 12pm: Sheepshead Houses, 3023 Ave X (btwn Batchelder & Coyle)
- 11am – 1pm: Coney Island Prep High School, 294 Avenue T
- 12pm – 2pm: Marlboro Houses, 2298 W 8th St.
Meals for Seniors (60-years-old and above)
- General Food Assistance Resources
- Any New Yorker, including seniors, can visit nyc.gov/GetFood or call 311 and say “Get Food” for a list of key additional key resources:
- A list of locations of grab and go pick up of meals and pantry bags for seniors who have someone who can shop for them
- Information regarding how to apply for and use SNAP
- A portal to find out if you’re eligible for and enroll in Emergency Food Delivery
- Any New Yorker, including seniors, can visit nyc.gov/GetFood or call 311 and say “Get Food” for a list of key additional key resources:
- Additional Meal Delivery (see local list below for meal delivery providers)
- Meal delivery services work on a case-by-case basis and may offer breakfast, lunch and/or dinner depending on the case.
- Citymeals on Wheels delivers meals to seniors meeting the following criteria:
- Must be 60 years of age or older
- Must be unable to prepare nutritious meals or have no one to do so for you
- Must be able to live safely at home if services are provided to you
- Must be physically or mentally incapacitated and in need of some assistance
- Even if you receive home care or Medicaid, you are still eligible to get meals if the home care worker cannot prepare a meal to fit your dietary or religious restrictions, or if he or she is designated to assist only with other tasks.
- Click this link and enter your zip code at the bottom of the page to sign up, or call the organization at 212-687-1234.
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) at NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings County:
- The New York State Department of Health's Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) offers free, nutritious foods to seniors aged 60 years of age and older.
- Provides a free supplemental food package, once a month, to Senior citizens 60 years and older. Packages may include: cheese, canned vegetables and fruits, canned meats and fish, breakfast cereals, UHT and nonfat dry milk, fruit juices, rice, spaghetti, macaroni, whole grain rotini, peanut butter, dried beans.
- Who Can Apply for CSFP:
- Seniors 60 years of age or older
- To be eligible, applicants must have an income that falls within the CSFP guidelines established by the federal government, and be a resident of New York State.
- *How Do I Apply for CSFP: *To apply for the CSFP Program, please call a CSFP local agency provider nearest you for application information. Once each month you or your proxy will pick up your food at a convenient food distribution site. The CSFP local agency providers are listed below:
- Locations:
- New York Common Pantry: 423-438 E 138th St, Bronx, NY 10454
- (917) 982-2564
- Kings County Hospital Center: 840 Alabama Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207
- (718) 498-9208
- Kings County Hospital Center: 91-29 143rd St, Jamaica, NY 11435
- (718) 523-2220
- New York Common Pantry: 423-438 E 138th St, Bronx, NY 10454
- Locations:
- GoGoGrandparent
- Allows use of Lyft or Uber without a smartphone.
- Step 1: Register for GoGo by clicking here or by calling 1 (855) 464-6872.
- Step 2: CALL 1 (855) 464-6872 and wait to hear: “Thanks for calling GoGo”
- Step 3:
- PRESS 1 to immediately request a Lyft or Uber to your home.
- PRESS 2 to request a Lyft or Uber to where we dropped you off last.
- PRESS 3, 4 or 5 to request a Lyft or Uber to a custom pick up location (once you’re registered please give us a call to set these up).
- PRESS 6 to request a Lyft or Uber with an operator.
- PRESS 0 to speak with an operator about scheduling requests in advance or anything else.
- GoGoGourmet: Meals delivered to the door of your home (855) 754-5328
- GoGoGroceries: Groceries, delivered to the door of your home (855) 222-4919
- The National Supermarket Association, in partnership with Lyft, is providing access to transportation for seniors in New York City
- Using the code NSARELIEF in the Lyft app, seniors will have access to $25 for rides to and from designated National Supermarket Association-affiliated supermarkets in the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and Upper Manhattan during designated senior hours, between 5:30am and 9:30am.
- Uber started a service for senior citizens to order UberEats meal deliveries without the app by ordering food over the phone with a live Uber representative and getting it delivered to their door.
- Customers will only need a SMS or text-based phone to get started
- When they call 1-833-USE-UBER, a live team member will walk them through their options, take and place the order and dispatch a delivery driver for dropoff
- The service is available daily from 7AM to 9PM
- Gives full access to Uber’s NYC Eats restaurant partners and will include a tipping option (but with no delivery or service fees)
- PLEASE SCROLL DOWN to the section “Citywide Non-Profit Organizations Offering Food Delivery and/or Mobile Markets” FOR MORE MEAL DELIVERY OPTIONS
Special Supermarket Shopping Hours for Seniors Only
- Big Lots
- First shopping hour is reserved for senior citizens (65+) and those with underlying health concerns who feel they are most vulnerable to the virus. at-risk individuals.
- See Store Finder Here for the nearest Big Lots
- Dollar General
- First hour of opening for senior shopping only.
- See Store Finder Here for the nearest Dollar General
- Fairway Market
- 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. open to those 65 and older, those with increased susceptibility to serious illness, and expecting mothers
- See Store Finder Here for nearest Fairway Market
- Stop and Shop
- 6:00 am – 7:30 am is reserved for senior customers (60+)
- See Store Finder Here for the nearest Stop and Shop
- Target
- First shopping hour on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings is reserved for seniors and those with underlying health conditions.
- See Store Finder Here for the nearest Target
- Trader Joe’s
- Either 8am to 9am or 9 am to 10 am (depending on the store), a special line for senior customers outside the store to ensure expedited service.
- See Store Finder Here for the nearest Trader Joe’s
- Whole Foods
- 7am-8am on Wednesdays and Fridays
- See Store Finder Here for special senior hours at your closest Whole Foods.
- Costco
- 9-10AM on Tuesday and Thursday for members 60 and older and people with disabilities or who are immunocompromised
- Exceptions:
- Brooklyn and Staten Island stores Senior Shopping Hours are 8-9AM, Mon-Fri
Supermarkets, Delis, Bodegas & Retail Food Stores (Offering Delivery)
This list below includes all retail food stores within the neighborhood from a Google Maps Places API search with keyword search terms “bakery, cafe, convenience store, deli, food, grocery, supermarket.”
- For delivery services such as DoorDash, Instacart, FreshDirect, GrubHub, Peapod, Postmates, Shipt, Seamless, Yelp and UberEats, an email address and credit card is required for registration.
- The listed apps do not accept SNAP (EBT) payments for delivery, but many retailers do IN-STORE.
- The SNAP Retailer Locator allows anyone to locate nearby SNAP-authorized retailers by entering a street address, city, and state, or zip code. Enter your starting location and select a retailer or map point to get details and directions
- Delivery fees range from around $0.99 to $10, but most fees are waived if you spend over $10 or $15 in the app (for independent grocers, this may be higher)
- Many delivery services are flooded and there may be extra long wait times, unavailable products and/or no delivery possible.
Please call stores before visiting, as their services (take-out, delivery, benefits such as SNAP) may be changing frequently due to COVID-19.
Brooklyn Borough Hall Greenmarket
Court St & Montague St
(212) 788-7900- Saturday, Tuesday 8:00AM-4:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by phone
Brooklyn Deli
115 Willoughby St
(718) 855-2244- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by phone or for in-store purchases
Brooklyn Fare
200 Schermerhorn St
(718) 243-0050- Monday-Saturday 8:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday 8:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-9:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available by visiting store website and for in-store purchases
- Delivery radius: 2.5 miles
- Delivery minimum: $75
Brooklyn-Heights Deli
292 Henry St
(718) 643-1361Concord Market
91 Tillary St
(718) 522-1930- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-6:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available by phone, DoorDash, Grubhub, Mercato, Seamless, and by emailing concordmarket@gmail.com
- Delivery radius: NYC
CVS
168 Montague St
(718) 855-3252CVS
150 Court St
(718) 237-5881CVS
156 Henry St
(718) 237-5001CVS
218 Myrtle Ave
(718) 596-2460Duane Reade
386 Fulton St
(718) 330-0363- Wednesday-Monday 9:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- Tuesday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available by Postmates
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $15
- Delivery fee: $2.99
Foragers Market
56 Adams St
(718) 801-8400- Monday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- Saturday 8:00AM-8:00AM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by phone and Seamless
Gold Street Market
257 Gold St
(718) 522-2572- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-12:00AM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available by DoorDash, Instacart, Uber Eats
- Curbside pickup available
Gristedes
101 Clark St
(718) 855-0132- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available for in-store purchases only
J C Deli
408 Jay St
(718) 488-0967- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by Seamless
Johnson Gourmet Deli & Grill Inc.
176 Johnson St
(718) 522-6960- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by phone
Metro Finest Deli
233 Schermerhorn St
(347) 721-3711- Sunday-Saturday 6:00AM-11:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted, cold food only
- Delivery available by phone, DoorDash, Grubhub, Seamless, and Uber Eats
- Delivery radius for phone orders: 10 blocks
- Delivery minimum: $10
NYC Fresh Market
150 Myrtle Ave
(718) 855-3200- Monday-Friday 7:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- Saturday, Sunday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available for in-store purchases only
- Delivery radius: 7-8 blocks
- Delivery minimum: $60
Pea & Pickles
55 Washington St
(718) 488-8336- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-11:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by phone
- Delivery minimum: $20
Perelandra Natural Food Center
175 Remsen St
(718) 855-6068- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available by visiting store website
- Curbside pickup available, $5 fee
- Delivery radius: Brooklyn
- Additional fees: $5.99
Rite Aid
182 Smith St
(718) 246-4226- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by Instacart
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $10
Sahadi's
187 Atlantic Ave
(718) 624-4550- Sunday-Saturday 11:00AM-7:00PM: Open for pickup only
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- In-store pickup available by Mercato
3rd Street Newsstand & Deli
206 7th Ave
(718) 965-2613- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available for seniors by phone
- Delivery radius: 4 blocks
10th Avenue Deli and Grocery Express
561 17th St
(718) 499-7714- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-1:00AM: Store Hours
- Sunday-Saturday 12:00PM-10:00PM: Delivery Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by phone
- Delivery radius: 4 miles
- Delivery minimum: $10
A and M Prospect Deli
212 Prospect Park W
(718) 788-6736- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours 24/7
- Delivery available by Uber Eats
Amigo's Deli Grocery
458 3rd Ave
(718) 369-0397- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-11:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by phone
Associated Supermarkets
216 5th Ave
(718) 789-4499- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Curbside pickup available
- Delivery minimum: $50
Awesome Organic Market
493 5th Ave
(718) 788-3663- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by phone, Seamless, and for in-store purchases
Baba Deli
599 5th Ave
(718) 788-7819- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery by phone, Uber Eats, and Seamless
- Delivery minimum for phone orders: $10
CTown Supermarkets
329 9th St
(718) 768-3219- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery radius: 15 blocks
CVS
341 9th St
(718) 499-3414Down to Earth Park Slope Farmers Market
5th Ave
(914) 923-4837- WIC accepted
- Curbside pick up available by What's Good Marketplace app
- In-store pickup available
Fine Foods Deli
215 4th Ave
(718) 636-2185- Sunday-Saturday 6:00AM-2:00AM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by Seamless
Four & Twenty Blackbirds
439 3rd Ave
(718) 499-2917- Monday-Friday 8:00AM-6:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday, Saturday 9:00AM-6:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by DoorDash, Caviar, and Grubhub
J&H Farm
214 Prospect Park W
(718) 768-9211- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery radius: local
- Delivery minimum: $20
- Curbside pickup available
Jasim's #1 Gourmet Deli
244 11th St
(718) 768-2058- Monday-Saturday 7:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by Grubhub
New Way Mini Market
696 5th Ave
(718) 499-6249- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-12:00AM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by phone and for in-store purchases
- Delivery radius: 5 blocks
- Delivery minimum: $25
Number One Deli
536 3rd Ave
(718) 788-1846- Sunday-Saturday 6:00AM-2:00PM: Store Hours
- Delivery available by Seamless
- Takeout available
Prospect Market
236-238 Prospect Park W
(718) 788-9100- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available for in-store purchases only
- Delivery minimum: $25
Rite Aid
249 7th Ave
(718) 768-9567- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- Sunday-Saturday 9:00AM-10:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by Instacart
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $10
Sam Deli & Grocery
1601 10th Ave
(347) 583-7143- Sunday-Saturday 6:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by phone and for in-store purchases
- Delivery radius: 5-7 blocks
Union Market
754-756 Union St
(718) 230-5152- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by phone and for in-store purchases
- Delivery radius: 5-7 blocks
- Delivery minimum: $25
Whole Foods Market
214 3rd St
(718) 907-3622- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- Delivery available by Amazon (for Amazon Prime members only)
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Additional fees: Delivery fees vary. Free 2-hour delivery for orders over $35.
Windsor Farms Market
589 Prospect Ave
(718) 788-0323- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available by phone and for in-store purchases
- Delivery radius: 7 blocks
- Delivery fee: $5
- Delivery available until 6:00PM
5th Avenue Market
185 5th Ave
(718) 230-8050- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by phone, Grubhub, Seamless, and Delivery.com
- Delivery minimum: $15
CTown Supermarkets
239 Bond St
(718) 852-8542- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available by phone
- Delivery radius: 6-7 blocks
- Delivery minimum: $50
CVS
30 Flatbush Ave
(718) 858-6712Duane Reade
296 Flatbush Ave
(718) 399-2716- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available by Postmates
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $15
- Delivery fee: $2.99
Key Food Supermarkets
120 5th Ave
(718) 783-8339- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-8:00AM: Senior and Immunocompromised Shopping Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
- Delivery available by Instacart
- Delivery radius: 1 mile, or within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $10
Mile End Delicatessen
97 Hoyt St
(718) 852-7510Mr. Mango Fruit & Vegetables
59 Lafayette Ave
(929) 250-2000- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- WIC accepted
- Curbside pickup available by ordering online
- Delivery radius: 3 miles
Nevins Gourmet Deli
455 Atlantic Ave
(718) 855-5220Stop & Shop
625 Atlantic Ave
(718) 399-6161- Sunday-Saturday 6:00AM-7:30AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- SNAP accepted in-store only
- Delivery available by Peapod
- Delivery radius: throughout NYC
- Delivery minimum: per Peapod
- Delivery fee: As low as $2.95 with discounts, otherwise $6.95 for orders over $100, $9.95 for orders $60-$99.99.
The Market Place
271 Flatbush Ave
(718) 783-3300- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:30PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Pickup available by Grubhub
- Delivery available by Seamless
Ultimate State Deli
25 3rd Ave
(718) 855-0961Whole Foods Market 365
292 Ashland Pl
(718) 290-1010- Sunday-Saturday 9:00AM-5:30AM: Store Hours
- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- Delivery available by Amazon (for Amazon Prime members only)
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Additional fees: Delivery fees vary. Free 2-hour delivery for orders over $35.
World Famous Deli
475-477 Bergen St
(718) 622-5111Associated Supermarket
58-60 Lorraine St
(718) 858-4343- 6:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by phone or visiting store website
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $10
Carroll Grocery & Deli Corporation
142 Carroll St
(718) 522-3257- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by phone and for in-store purchases before 6:00PM
- Delivery radius: 5 blocks
- Delivery minimum: $20
Court Street Grocers
485 Court St
(718) 722-7229- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by Seamless
CVS
395 Court St
(718) 222-1193Fairway Market Red Hook
480-500 Van Brunt St
(718) 254-0923- Monday-Friday 8:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday, Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Delivery available by Instacart
- Delivery radius: within store zip code
- Delivery minimum: $10
Martinez Grocery
370 Court St
(718) 624-2170- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available by phone
- Delivery radius: 5-7 blocks
Smith Street Grocery
365 Smith St
(718) 802-0731- Sunday-Saturday 9:00AM-12:00AM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Delivery available by phone
- Delivery radius: within neighborhood
Union Market
288 Court St
(718) 709-5100- Sunday-Saturday 9:00AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
Supermarkets, Delis, Bodegas & Retail Food Stores (No Delivery)
This list below includes all retail food stores within the neighborhood zip codes from a Google Maps Places API search with keyword search terms “bakery, cafe, convenience store, deli, food, grocery, supermarket.”
Please call stores before visiting, as their services (take-out, delivery, benefits such as SNAP) may be changing frequently due to COVID-19.
Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable
181 Atlantic Ave
(718) 596-4624- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
Champion Deli & Grocery
121 Atlantic Ave
(718) 596-8620- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Delivery available at Grubhub
Dekalb Market Hall
445 Albee Square W
(929) 359-6555Downtown Natural Market
51 Willoughby St #1
(718) 834-1215- Sunday-Saturday 9:30AM-5:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Dumbo Gourmet Deli
157 York St
(347) 335-0029- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP accepted
Fort Greene Park Greenmarket
Washington Park & Dekalb Ave
(212) 788-7900- Saturday 8:00AM-3:00PM: Store Hours
Han's Market
51 Clark St
(718) 858-8124- Monday-Saturday 7:00AM-5:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Heights Deli & Convenience
89 Montague St
(718) 552-0666- Sunday-Saturday 6:30AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Key Food Supermarkets
102 Montague St
(718) 875-8121- Monday-Saturday 8:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday 8:00AM-5:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Key Food Supermarkets
169 Atlantic Ave
(718) 625-2253- Monday-Saturday 7:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- WIC accepted
Khim's Millenium Market
111 Lawrence St
(718) 855-5511- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Mom And Pops Organic Market
147 Smith St
(718) 389-7912Smith Gourmet Deli
126 Smith St
(929) 250-2270- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP accepted in-store only
Soft Touch Newstand Inc
1 Pierrepont St # 1- Monday-Friday 7:00AM-5:00PM: Store Hours
Sunny Delicatessen
153 Joralemon St
(718) 624-1956- Monday-Friday 6:00AM-5:00PM: Store Hours
- Saturday 6:30AM-5:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Time Out Market New York
55 Water St
(917) 810-4855- Temporarily closed until further notice
Trader Joe's
130 Court St
(718) 246-8460- Sunday-Saturday 9:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- SNAP accepted
Trader Joe's
445 Gold St
(718) 243-0107- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- SNAP accepted
Vishwa News Inc
17 Bond St
(718) 797-2532- Monday-Friday 7:30AM-5:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
York Grocery
187 York St12th St Park Slope Deli
396 7th AveAssociated Fresh
615 5th Ave
(718) 499-4246- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
Bartel-Pritchard Square Greenmarket
15th St
(212) 788-7900Bartel-Pritchard Square Wednesday Greenmarket
15th St
(212) 788-7476Big Apple
649 5th AveDoleh Supermarket
1689 8th Ave
(718) 499-6913- Sunday-Saturday 8:30AM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Dub Pies - Windsor Terrace
211 Prospect Park W
(917) 909-1510- Takeout only
Emporium Fresh Market
409 5th Ave
(347) 381-3220- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
Everybody Eats
294 3rd Ave
(718) 369-7444- Monday-Saturday 9:00AM-5:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Fifth Ave Market & Deli
434 5th Ave
(718) 788-1782Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket
Prospect Park, W Flatbush Ave
(212) 788-7476Hiller & Moon
814 Union St
(718) 230-5150- Monday-Friday 10:00AM-2:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday, Saturday 10:00AM-3:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
Hipster Deli Grocery CORP.
168 7th Ave
(718) 369-3354- Sunday-Saturday 6:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
J C Grocery
270 5th Ave
(718) 768-9258- Sunday-Saturday 7:30AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Junior's Deli & Grocery
1102 8th AveKh Grocery
672 6th Ave
(718) 788-3116- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-8:30PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Marketplace By Key Food
617 5th Ave
(718) 499-4246- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
Mr. Lime Fruit & Vegetables
313 7th Ave
(718) 499-2044- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
P&E Grocery
228 Prospect Park W
(347) 844-3830- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
Park Slope Deli
294 7th Ave
(718) 768-8726- Monday 5:00AM-12:00AM: Store Hours
- Tuesday-Saturday 12:00AM-11:59PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
Park Slope Food Coop
782 Union St
(718) 622-0560- Sunday-Saturday 9:30AM-7:30PM: Store Hours
- Thursday 9:30AM-4:30PM: Senior Shopping Hours
- SNAP accepted
Runner & Stone
285 3rd Ave
(718) 576-3360- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-6:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
- Curbside pickup available by visiting store website
Town Gourmet Deli
Tuniservice Delicatessen
306 18th StUnion Market
402-404 7th Ave
(718) 499-4026- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday-Saturday 9:00AM-10:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
Walgreens
462 5th Ave
(718) 499-7500- Monday-Friday 7:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- Saturday, Sunday 8:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC accepted
6th Avenue Deli
133 6th Ave
(718) 230-1192- Sunday-Saturday 6:30AM-7:30PM: Store Hours
- SNAP accepted
- Temporarily closed until further notice
BP
164 4th Ave
(718) 222-4501- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- SNAP/WIC accepted
South Portland Market
89 Lafayette Ave
(718) 246-5518- Hours vary
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Y & B Deli & Grocery
80 7th Ave
(718) 230-7553- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain
513 Henry St
(718) 522-6260- Monday-Friday 3:00PM-9:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Carrol Garden Deli
245 Columbia St
(718) 875-6276- Sunday-Saturday 8:00AM-11:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Carroll Gardens Greenmarket
Carroll St & Smith St
(212) 788-7900H & K Grocery Inc
291 Van Brunt St- Monday-Saturday 8:00AM-10:00PM: Store Hours
- Sunday 8:00AM-7:00PM: Store Hours
K & Y Fruit & Veggie Inc
291 Court St
(718) 222-0525- Sunday-Saturday 8:00PM-8:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Rite Aid
320 Smith St
(718) 403-9371- Sunday-Saturday: Store Hours, 24/7
- Monday-Friday 8:00AM-10:00AM: Senior Shopping Hours
- SNAP accepted
Willy Deli Grocery Corp
506 Court St #4002
(718) 237-0968- Sunday-Saturday 7:00AM-11:00PM: Store Hours
- SNAP/WIC not accepted
Park Slope and Carroll Gardens Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens
The Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center is collaborating with Plentiful: a completely free, easy-to-use reservation system for food pantries and the people they serve. Through their database, the information below is constantly updated with the latest opening hours and/or changes due to COVID-19.
Many pantries require identification but may be making exceptions under the COVID-19 pandemic. Please call to see if identification is required.
EMERGENCY HELP NEEDED: Millions of New Yorkers rely on food pantries and soup kitchens to survive. To date, ⅓ have closed in NYC due to COVID-19. They relied on retired seniors to volunteer and since seniors can no longer safely leave their homes, pantries are in desperate need of young and healthy volunteers.
VOLUNTEER TO SERVE EMERGENCY FOOD TODAY WITH IN IT TOGETHER NYC.
Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, Brooklyn Community Center - Food Pantry
191 Joralemon St
(718) 722-6001
Status: open
ID Required: no- Thursday August 6 9:30AM-12:00PM
- Thursday August 6 1:30PM-3:00PM
- Thursday August 13 9:30AM-12:00PM
- Thursday August 13 1:30PM-3:00PM
- Thursday August 20 9:30AM-12:00PM
- Thursday August 20 1:30PM-3:00PM
- Thursday August 27 9:30AM-12:00PM
- Thursday August 27 1:30PM-3:00PM
Department of Probation, Brooklyn
345 Adams St
(718) 488-3604
Status: open
ID Required: no- Friday 9:00AM-12:00PM
- Two visits per month allowed per individual
- Open to general public Friday, 9:00AM-12:00PM
- Open to clients Monday-Friday 9:00AM-5:00PM
First Presbyterian Church of Brooklyn
124 Henry St
(718) 624-3770
Status: open
ID Required: no- Thursday 9:00AM-11:00AM
- Canned and dry foods and milk only––no fresh food
- Pre-bagged food
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
157 Montague St
(718) 875-6960
Status: open
ID Required: no- Tuesday 10:30AM-12:00PM
- Due to COVID-19, pre-bagged food only
Colony-South Brooklyn Houses
297 Dean St
(718) 625-3810
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Wednesday 11:00AM-1:00PM
- When open, the food pantry available by referral only. Referrals can come from a church, agency, or doctor.
CUYLER WARREN U.M.C.
424 Dean St, Brooklyn NY 11217
Status: openHanson Place SDA Church Community Services - Food Pantry
150 S Portland Ave
(718) 230-0229
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Thursday 3:00PM-4:00PM
- Sunday 4:00PM-5:00PM
Hanson Place SDA Church Community Services - Soup Kitchen
150 S Portland Ave
(718) 230-0229
Status: open
ID Required: no- Thursday 3:00PM-4:00PM
- Sunday 4:00PM-5:00PM
Helping Hands Food Pantry (St. Augustine Church)
116 6th Ave
(718) 783-3132 x12, (718) 638-4669
Status: open
ID Required: yes- Saturday 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Food pantry registration available for those in zip code areas 11215, 11217, or 11238.
- Registration info can be found on their website or this link
- Each registered household may receive an emergency food bag once every four weeks.
Park Slope Christian Help, Inc. (CHIPS) - Food Pantry
200 4th Ave
(718) 237-2962
Status: open
ID Required: no- Monday-Saturday 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Pre-bagged food available to people who are homeless or in a shelter.
- Though the food pantry is closed due to COVID-19, grab-and-go bags are available outside the pop-up location everyday, from 11:00AM-1:00PM. Monday - Saturday.
- The pop-up location will be closed for the month of August.
Recovery House of Worship Brooklyn - Food Pantry
360 Schermerhorn St
(718) 875-1858 x108
Status: open
ID Required: no- Saturday 9:00AM-10:30AM
- Provides pre-packed grocery bags
Recovery House of Worship Brooklyn - Soup Kitchen
360 Schermerhorn St
(718) 875-1858
Status: open
ID Required: no- Monday, Tuesday, Friday 9:00AM-10:00AM
- Meals provided to-go
- Mobile hot shower provided Mondays 9:30AM-11:30AM
- Clothing for men, women, children, and babies provided Fridays
- Volunteers on site to assist with stimulus checks, EBT, cellphones, benefits, housing, detox and rehab options, etc.
South Brooklyn SDA Church Community Service Program
42 Prospect Pl
(718) 783-1662
Status: open
ID Required: no- Sunday 11AM-2PM
Food First
165 Conover St
(718)-624-1950
Status: open
ID Required: no- Wednesday 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Friday 10:00AM-12:00PM
- Menu changes daily
Movement of Pentecostal Christian Church
90 Summit St
(718)-237-0432
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Sunday 12:30PM-2PM
Red Hook Gospel Tabernacle
72 Van Dyke St
(718) 624-3093
Status: open
ID Required: unknown- Saturday August 8 10:30AM-12:00PM
- Saturday August 15 10:30AM-12:00PM
- Saturday August 22 10:30AM-12:00PM
- Saturday August 29 10:30AM-12:00PM
Lutheran Church Of Holy Spirit
267 7th St
(718) 768-4446
Status: unknown
ID Required: unknownHanson Place United Methodist Church
144 St Felix St
(718) 783-0908
Status: unknown
ID Required: unknownImani House Inc.
76 5th Ave
(718) 638-2059
Status: unknown
ID Required: unknownCalvary Baptist Church of Red Hook
773 Hicks St
(718) 522-5159
Status: unknown
ID Required: unknownNew York City Family Justice Centers (FJCs) - Brooklyn
350 Jay St
(212) 788-2731
Status: closed
ID Required: unknown- Friday 9AM-5PM
- Monday 9AM-5PM
- Thursday 9AM-5PM
- Tuesday 9AM-5PM
- Wednesday 9AM-5PM
Park Slope Christian Help, Inc. (CHIPS) - Soup Kitchen
200 4th Ave
(718) 237-2962
Status: closed
ID Required: unknown- Monday-Saturday 11:00AM-1:00PM
- Though the soup kitchen is closed due to COVID-19, grab-and-go bags are available outside the pop-up location everyday, from 11:00AM-1:00PM. Monday - Saturday.
- The pop-up location will be closed for the month of August.
Shelters, Transitional Housing and Services for Homeless People in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens
Many organizations that normally require proof of residence or ID are making exceptions due to coronavirus and extending services to people who are homeless or in crisis without documentation.
Below is a list of shelters, transitional housing and services for homeless people in the Park Slope and Carroll Gardens area. The NYC Food Policy Center will be continuously calling to check openings.
Please call before visiting in case of changes.
Also find shelter in NYC through the Coalition for the Homeless, Project STAY and ShelterList. Call the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) 24-hour hotline for additional direction: (212)-361-0584, or the Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) office, also 24/7 at 917-521-3900.
Brooklyn Legal Services
105 Court St, 4th Floor
(718) 237-5500- Services offered:
- Legal assistance to prevent evictions, tenants' rights trainings, support tenant associations
- Assistance for access to unemployment and medicaid
- Additional information:
- Offices are closed, but the Legal Services Access line is open, as are the assistance hotlines at (917)661-4500.
- Call 917-661-4500, Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 4:00pm for assistance.
- For the most up-to-date information and services please call listed number
- Services offered:
Community Counseling & Mediation - Elm Place
25 Elm Pl, 2nd Floor
(718) 802-0666- Services offered:
- therapy and medication for alcohol and substance abuse, housing referrals
- Mental Health counseling being offered remotely and at site
- Additional information: For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Services offered:
Housing Works - HIV Law Project
81 Willoughby St
(212) 577-3001- Offers free legal assistance to qualified New York City residents living with HIV in housing, government benefits, and immigration
- For services affected by COVID-19, please visit website
- Clinics remain open
- Running an emergency homeless shelter for folks with COVID-19
- Thrift Shops are closed until further notice, but the online Shop remains up and running
New York City Commission on Human Rights - Brooklyn Community Service Center
25 Chapel St, Suite 1001
(718) 722-3130- Services offered: provides education on New York City's Human Rights Law, and investigates and prosecutes transgressions of the law.
- Additional information: Services are offered remotely. Refer to their website or call for more information.
Good Shepherd Services - Single Stop Service Center
503 5th Ave, Suite 4A
(718) 965-3313- Services offered: Provides young adults (ages 18-25) involved with foster care and/or juvenile justice systems with a multi-service center providing non-residential support services and a residence providing transitional housing and support
- Services affected by COVID-19:
- Residential programs for adolescents in foster care or the juvenile justice system remain open as they are home to nearly 220 young people and families.
- Child welfare programs are contacting as many families as possible electronically. However, contacts with most high-risk families are still taking place in person and within recommended safety guidelines.
- Providing emergency assistance to foster care participants who have had to leave college, made travel and other arrangements for those who need to come home and ensured those who can stay in dorms have resources for food and other necessities.
- Redeployed staff whose school-based programs are closed to one of the following areas: (1) remote academic support for participants who are now homeschooling; (2) emergency child care centers that the city has set up for the children of health care workers and other essential staff; (3) residential facilities to relieve essential staff as needed.
- Leading advocacy efforts to ensure that Good Shepherd and other human service nonprofits in NYC responding to the crisis will receive support from our government partners
- For the most up-to-date information, please visit their website
Community Help in Park Slope (CHIPS)
200 4th Ave
(718) 237-2962- Services offered:
- Transitional home for prenatal and postpartum homeless women and their infants
- Grab-and-go food bags available 11:00AM-1:00PM daily is not available as of August 1.
- A church outside of CHIPS door will be providing Grab-and-go food bags Mo-Fr, 11:00AM-01:00PM.
- Additional information:
- For the most up-to-date information and services please call listed number or check the websites
- Services offered:
Fifth Avenue Committee
621 Degraw St
(718) 237-2017- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fifth Avenue Committee and Neighbors Helping Neighbors' offices are currently closed to the public. Staff are working remotely.
ICL - Stepping Stone Treatment Residence
50 Nevins St
(718) 855-4035- Temporarily closed
- For counseling and treatment services, call 888-425-0501 Mon-Fri, 9AM-5PM for in-person, phone or video call sessions
- For the most up-to-date information, visit their website or call the listed number
Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN)
621 Degraw St
(718) 237-2017 x151- Services offered: promotes sustainable homeownership for low-to-moderate-income, aiding those with workshops and mortgages.
- Additional information:
- Services are offered remotely. Refer to their website or call for more information.
- For the most up-to-date information and services please call listed number or check the websites
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center - Brooklyn
62 Hanson Place
(718) 622-7166- Services offered: resources for those subject to subject abuse or because of their handicaps
- Additional information:
- Services being offered on site
- For the most up-to-date information and services please call listed number
YWCA Brooklyn
30 3rd Ave
(718) 875-1190- Services offered: permanent residences for low-income or homeless women, services and programs for such residents.
- Additional information:
- To apply to housing programs, please visit their website
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
Center for Court Innovation - Red Hook Community Justice Center
88 Visitation Pl
(718) 923-8200- Services offered: multi-jurisdictional community court.
- Temporarily closed. Court cases are adjourned for 90 days.
- For questions, call 646-386-9000
- Additional information:
- Currently offering services remotely
- For the most up-to-date information on services affected, please visit their website or call the listed number
RAICES Spanish Speaking Elderly Council - Red Hook Senior Center
120 W 9th St
(917) 769-7518- Offices are temporarily closed but staff is working remotely. Please call for more information and check the website.
- All social activities at centers/social clubs suspended until further notice.
Resources for Immigrants and Undocumented Individuals & Families
The resources below come primarily from A Guide to Community-Based Organizations for Immigrants
While many food pantries and soup kitchens require ID under normal circumstances (COVID-19 may affect), some organizations are making exceptions for the state of emergency and extending their services to everyone in need, regardless of documentation.
Please call or email before visiting for updates about their services.
The following resources offer services for which ID/official residence is never required:
Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New York
- Languages: English, Spanish
- 1011 First Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10022
- Phone: (888) 744-7900
- Service delivery model has been transitioned to a telephonic model and we continue to serve the most vulnerable New Yorkers. If you need help, please call the Catholic Charities Helpline at 1-888-744-7900, Mon - Fri 9AM to 8PM
- Food pantry locations are open and provide “grab and go” bags so that New Yorkers will not go hungry during this “stay at home”. In East Harlem, our food pantry is packing bags of food for delivery to homebound seniors. For more information, contact us at CCFOOD@ARCHNY.ORG or the Food Hotline at 646-457-9730 for all food related inquiries.
- Bronx Center: 402 E 152 Street, between Melrose and 3rd Avenues
- Wednesday: 11 am to 3 pm
- Thursday: 10 am to 1 pm
- Friday from 10 am to 1 pm
- Kennedy Center: 34 W 134 St, Between Lenox and 5th Ave -- entrance through W 135 Street
- Wednesday: 9 am to 1 pm
- St. Cecilia Pantry: 125 E 105 St between Park and Lexington Ave, Manhattan
- Wednesday: 9 am to 12 noon
- St. Augustine: 1168 Franklin Ave between 167 and 168 St. Bronx
- Monday: 9 am to 12 noon
- Thursday: 2 pm to 4 pm
- Bronx Center: 402 E 152 Street, between Melrose and 3rd Avenues
- Eviction prevention services also continue to operate and are working to prevent the accrual of rent arrears. For more information, please call the Catholic Charities Helpline at 1-888-744-7900
- Immigration Division has been able to implement seminars and distribute critical information via electronic means, and our attorneys are still accompanying clients to those courts that remain open. For more information, please call the New Americans Hotline, 1-800-566-7636, Mon - Fri 9AM - 8PM, Sat-Sun 9AM - 5PM
Damayan Migrant Workers Association
- Languages: English, Tagalog
- 406 West 40th St. 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018
- Phone: (212) 564-6057
- Helps labor trafficking survivors develop escape plans, secure emergency housing and financial assistance, access social and legal services, find employment, and facilitate family reunifications. Also engages in community and organizing for fair labor standards and labor trafficking.
Refugee Services Refugee Services (RS) within the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance is the single state agency responsible for the implementation of services to refugees.
- Find a program for refugees here.
- Contact RS for information about services at (518) 402-3096.
Immigrant Rights and Services: Public Benefits Available to Immigrants Many important services and benefits are available to all people, regardless of immigration status. Some of these services are for emergency needs. The services listed below are available to all people, including undocumented immigrants.
- Children under 19 are eligible for health insurance under the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP),
- Pregnant women, children under 5 years of age, and mothers of babies up to 6 months old (or 12 months if breastfeeding) are eligible for nutrition education, nutritious food and breastfeeding support under Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC),
- Prenatal care for pregnant women under the Prenatal Care Assistance Program (PCAP),
- Emergency medical care, including ambulance service,
- Domestic violence counseling,
- Immunizations,
- HIV testing and counseling,
- Emergency shelter,
- Poison control hotline,
- Food pantry services,
- Child welfare and foster care services,
- Public school education,
- School breakfast and lunch programs,
- Senior services and senior center programs provided by the Department for the Aging,
- Services that protect against consumer fraud provided by the Department of Consumer Affairs,
- Protection against discrimination provided by the Human Rights Commission,
- Services and facilities provided by the Department of Parks and Recreation,
- Services provided by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene,
- Public library services and special events,
- Public transportation,
- Police protection, and
- Fire protection.
The following are some benefits that only U.S. citizens and immigrants with certain legal status that are “lawfully present” can receive:
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI),
- Food stamps,
- Cash assistance,
- Public housing,
- Section 8 Housing vouchers, and
- Medicaid (non-emergency).
Services for Immigrants and Undocumented Individuals/Families Close to Park Slope and Carroll Gardens
Arab - American Family Support Center
150 Court St, 3rd Floor
(718) 643-8000- Services offered: provides the Arab community and other immigrant populations with educational, preventive, social, and legal services, as well as referrals to food banks.
- Additional information:
- Call for appointment or service provided by phone.
- AAFSC remains open during the ongoing COVID-19 emergency in New York
- AAFSC has created comprehensive COVID-19 guides in English, Arabic, Bangla, and Urdu available online
Brooklyn Legal Services
105 Court St, 4th Floor
(718) 237-5500- Services offered:
- Legal assistance to prevent evictions, tenants' rights trainings, support tenant associations
- Assistance for access to unemployment and medicaid
- Additional information:
- Offices are closed, but the Legal Services Access line is open, as are the assistance hotlines at (917)661-4500.
- Call 917-661-4500, Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 4:00pm for assistance.
- For the most up-to-date information and services please call listed number
- Services offered:
Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens - Refugee Resettlement Program
191 Joralemon St, 2nd Floor
(718) 722-6112- Provides services to refugees, including referrals for ESL, medical/mental health, entitlement/benefit counseling, school, refugee status recertification, resume/job placement assistance, and financial assistance.
- Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens and affiliate agencies are operating in an emergency status.
- All but essential personnel have been encouraged to work from home.
- For clients seeking assistance, call the Catholic Charities Call Center at 718-722-6001.
- The following is an update on programs and services:
- All CCBQ Food Pantries are open at regularly posted schedules. Dates and times are subject to change. Click here for Food Pantry PDF.
- Childhood Development Centers CLOSED: Children are receiving daily remote learning from their teachers and parents and are receiving daily family engagement activities from social service staff. In addition, staff members are contacting families each day via telephone or other electronic/mobile apps to follow up on the health status of each child and family, connecting them as needed to other resources such as health, mental health, food and other services.
- Catholic Charities After-School Programs CLOSED
- Catholic Charities Behavioral Health Clinics and Programs: All programs are continuing to operate, both on-site and through teledoc technology, which enables us to provide counseling over the phone as needed. Click here for Teledoc Services Flyer.
- Catholic Charities Senior Centers CLOSED: On March 30, the NYC Department for the Aging began a mass meal-delivery system for seniors to enable them to stay safely at home. The last day of grab-and-go meals at our Senior Centers was Friday, March 27. Catholic Charities staff will continue making daily check-in calls to our seniors.
- Catholic Charities Home Delivered Meals Program: All seniors who receive meals through the Catholic Charities Home Delivered Meals Program are continuing to be provided meals at their regularly scheduled times.
- Catholic Charities HOMEBASE Homelessness Prevention Programs: All HOMEBASE programs are providing services, intake and renewals by phone ONLY. All pending and active evictions are currently suspended in NYS.
- Progress of Peoples Management (Affordable Housing Residences): For seniors living in one of our 21 affordable senior residences, Catholic Charities Progress of Peoples Management staff are regularly checking on the residents’ well-being. They are limiting outside visitors from coming to the residences and discouraging any gathering of seniors in the public spaces of the buildings.
- WIC Programs (Women, Infants and Children): The WIC Program for Women, Infants and Children is providing services via phone with limited office hours to provide nutrition education, issue food benefits, breastfeeding support and referrals to other programs. Contact: 718-715-7001.
- ESL Queens: Assist clients with enrolling in ESL, as well as provide any other services that client expresses a need for. ESL staff is teaching with virtual classes via Zoom. Call: 718-726-9790 and press #2 to access ESL Classes.
Housing Works - HIV Law Project
81 Willoughby St
(212) 577-3001- Offers free legal assistance to qualified New York City residents living with HIV in housing, government benefits, and immigration
- For services affected by COVID-19, please visit website
- Clinics remain open
- Running an emergency homeless shelter for folks with COVID-19
- Thrift Shops are closed until further notice, but the online Shop remains up and running
Kings County District Attorney's Office - Victim Services Unit
350 Jay St, 15th Floor- Services offered:
- investigates and prosecutes individuals and businesses that target and exploit immigrants through fraud or violence
- Assist all victims of crime, multilingual staff, connect victims with legal services and assist in applying for compensations
- Additional information:
- Check website for more info
- Hours:
- Open Mo-Fr, 9:00AM-5:00PM. Please call first for service
- Services offered:
Legal Aid Society - Brooklyn Office
111 Livingston St, 7th Floor
(718) 722-3100- Services offered: legal services for low-income families and individuals, including direct legal representation, social, medical, and mental health services, and immigration legal services
- Additional information:
- All legal aid society offices are closed to the public.
- For the most up-to-date information and services please call listed number
New York City Family Justice Center - Brooklyn
350 Jay St, 15th Floor
(718) 250-5113- Services offered: free and confidential assistance for victims and survivors of domestic and gender-based violence available to all, regardless of language, income, or immigration status
- Additional information:
- NYC Family Justice Centers are temporarily closed
- For the most up-to-date information and services please call listed number.
Safe Horizon - Immigration Law Project
50 Court St, 8th Floor
(718) 943-8632- Services offered:
- Provides legal services for immigrants, including assistance with U-visas, T-visas, work authorization, Violence Against Women Act self-petitions and battered spouse waivers, adjustment of status, naturalization, temporary protected status, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), green card replacement, and family based petitions
- 24-hour hotline at 1-800-621-HOPE
- Immigration Law Project: Conducting limited in-person work by appointment only Mon. – Fri. 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Please call Intake Line and leave a message. They are checking this number multiple times a day
- Streetwork Uptown Drop-In Center is open Mon. – Tues., Thurs. – Fri. 12 p.m.- 5 p.m. (Streetwork Uptown is closed Wed., Sat. and Sun.)
- New intakes for youth 18 – 24 years old limited to 3 a day, 10:30 – 3:30 p.m.
- Clients under 18 years old are able to do intakes at any time.
- Limited on-site services include: meals to go, food pantry, laundry drop-off/pick up, showers, clothing, emergency baby supplies, syringe exchange, Narcan distribution and harm reduction supplies, telehealth, remote groups opportunities, referrals.
- Additional information:
- Offices are temporarily closed but you can still call for more information.
- All Domestic Violence Shelters and Streetwork Projects are operating
- The Lower East Side Drop-In Center is open to clients for limited services Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri. 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Syringe exchange clients can access the showers one day a week of their choosing as well as syringe exchange at the door. Respite services are currently on pause.
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please visit their website.
- Services offered:
Good Shepherd Services - Single Stop Service Center
503 5th Ave, Suite 4A
(718) 965-3313- Services offered: Provides young adults (ages 18-25) involved with foster care and/or juvenile justice systems with a multi-service center providing non-residential support services and a residence providing transitional housing and support
- Services affected by COVID-19:
- Residential programs for adolescents in foster care or the juvenile justice system remain open as they are home to nearly 220 young people and families.
- Child welfare programs are contacting as many families as possible electronically. However, contacts with most high-risk families are still taking place in person and within recommended safety guidelines.
- Providing emergency assistance to foster care participants who have had to leave college, made travel and other arrangements for those who need to come home and ensured those who can stay in dorms have resources for food and other necessities.
- Redeployed staff whose school-based programs are closed to one of the following areas: (1) remote academic support for participants who are now homeschooling; (2) emergency child care centers that the city has set up for the children of health care workers and other essential staff; (3) residential facilities to relieve essential staff as needed.
- Leading advocacy efforts to ensure that Good Shepherd and other human service nonprofits in NYC responding to the crisis will receive support from our government partners
- For the most up-to-date information, please visit their website
Prospect Park YMCA
357 9th St
(718) 768-7100- Services offered: fitness and recreational services, immigrant services, ESL GED, computer, and citizenship/civics classes
- Additional information:
- Temporarily closed, but YMCA @ Home is available online with free workout videos, family activities, wellness tips, and more.
- Aiming to begin the reopening process on August 3rd; more information on the details can be found on their website
- For the most up-to-date information, please call the listed number.
Fifth Avenue Committee
621 Degraw St
(718) 237-2017- Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fifth Avenue Committee and Neighbors Helping Neighbors' offices are currently closed to the public. Staff are working remotely.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors (NHN)
621 Degraw St
(718) 237-2017 x151- Services offered: promotes sustainable homeownership for low-to-moderate-income, aiding those with workshops and mortgages.
- Additional information:
- Services are offered remotely. Refer to their website or call for more information.
- For the most up-to-date information and services please call listed number or check the websites
Resources for People with Disabilities
Coronavirus is putting immense pressure on mobile and delivery services throughout New York City. Below are resources for people with disabilities who may already rely on these systems and/or need extra support during this time. Please call or email before visiting for updates about their services.
Center for Independence of the Disabled NY
- Currently with customers via telephone only.
- Manhattan office: 212-674-2300.
- Queens office: 646-442-1520.
- If they are unable to speak with you when you call, they will return all messages as soon as they are able.
- ASL-speaking consumers can call the Manhattan office VP line at 646-350-2681 or the Queens VP line at 347-905-5088.
- Coronavirus update
- Food access
- Transportation and Access-A-Ride
Crisis Services/Mental Health: Mobile Crisis Teams A mobile crisis team is a group of health professionals, such as nurses, social workers and psychiatrists, who can provide mental health services, primarily in people’s homes.
- To request a team, call NYC Well at (888) NYC-WELL (888-692-9355)
Helping Hands for the Disabled of NY
- Action Line: We are here for you 9am – 9pm, seven days a week at 718-606-9712
- Food Pantry Available for Disabled People: We can bring food to you. 718-606-9712
NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities
- Can be reached by calling 311.
- Coronavirus Information ASL Video
- Emergency Preparedness
- Housing
- Social Services & Benefits
NYC Mayor’s Office: Disability Service Facilitators Contact Information with EMAIL ADDRESSES and/or ASL VIDEO PHONES which may be helpful for people who are unable to hear and/or speak
- NYC Mayor’s Office
- Ms. Noel Haight
- Voice Phone: 212-788-2548
- ASL Video Phone: 646-396-5830
- Email: MOPD_DSF@cityhall.nyc.gov
- Department of Health & Mental Hygiene:
- Jorge Martinez, Esq
- Voice Phone: 347-396-6067
- Email: jmartin4@health.nyc.gov
- Department for the Aging
- Kim Hernandez
- Voice Phone: 212-602-4197
- Email: khernandez@aging.nyc.gov
- Department of Homeless Services
- Elizabeth A. Iannone
- Voice Phone: 929-221-6617
- Email: disabilityaffairs@hra.nyc.gov
- Department of Transportation
- Denise Ramirez
- 55 Water St.
- New York, NY 10041
- Voice Phone: 212-839-3260
- Email: MobilityManagement@dot.nyc.gov
Office for People with Developmental Disabilities: The Front Door The Front Door is the way OPWDD connects people to the services they need and want. Once you enter, a person-centered planning process begins which helps you learn about and access service options taking your needs and desires into consideration. It will also give you the chance to direct your own service plan or help your family member or loved one as they direct theirs.
- The first step: Determine eligibility
- If eligible to receive services: Begin planning process
- Support and service options available: residential, employment, day habilitation, children’s services and aging services.
Contact the OPWDD regional office that covers your county (Manhattan 646-766-3220) to access the Front Door, or call the OPWWD Info Line at 1-866-946-9733.
Olmstead Rights: New York Disability Resources and Advocacy Organizations
- Links to government agencies and disability rights organizations in New York.
Services for People with Disabilities in Park Slope and Carroll Gardens
Access-A-Ride
130 Livingston St
(877) 337-2017- MTA service for those with disabilities
- No longer scheduling shared rides. You can still travel with a personal care attendant or guest.
- MTA recommends staying home if your travel is not absolutely necessary.
Brooklyn Legal Services
105 Court St, 4th Floor
(718) 237-5500- Services offered:
- Legal assistance to prevent evictions, tenants' rights trainings, support tenant associations
- Assistance for access to unemployment and medicaid
- Additional information:
- Offices are closed, but the Legal Services Access line is open, as are the assistance hotlines at (917)661-4500.
- Call 917-661-4500, Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 4:00pm for assistance.
- For the most up-to-date information and services please call listed number
- Services offered:
Center for Independence of the Disabled (CIDNY) - NY Connects - Brooklyn
27 Smith St, Suite 200
(844) 862-7930- Services offered: provides individuals (of all ages) who have disabilities with benefits counselors who assist with enrolling in long-term support services, such as home care, transportation, and benefits
- Additional information:
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call the listed number.
Cobble Hill Health Center
380 Henry St
(718) 855-6789- Services offered: health centers, nursing care, therapy, health aides, etc
- Additional information: for the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
Gateway Counseling Center, Inc. - Brooklyn
25 Chapel St, Room 603
(718) 855-2149- For the most up-to-date information, visit website
- Offices are closed but offering remote services.
- As of April 8, the OMH program is open for medication administration ONLY.
- Gateway’s mission is to expand the world of possibilities for individuals with disabilities and mental illness
Heartshare St. Vincent's Services
66 Boerum Place, 1st Floor
(718) 522-6011- Services offered:
- Mental Health Clinic
- Phone: (718) 522-6011
- Specialized Prevention Program
- Phone: (718) 422-2455
- Mental Health Clinic
- Additional information:
- Mental health services will continue over tele-health.
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call the listed number.
- Services offered:
Helen Keller Services for the Blind - Brooklyn
180 Livingston St, Floor 2
(718) 522-2122- All of the Helen Keller Services (HKS) offices, which include Helen Keller Services for the Blind in Hempstead, Brooklyn and Islandia, and Helen Keller National Center in Sands Point, remain closed until further guidance
- HKNC is offering peer collaborative virtual learning opportunities at no cost. Current and former HKNC students and/or others are invited to participate in active discussions on a variety of topics. Click here to see an updated schedule of programs.
- HKSB is currently offering virtual learning opportunities to our current consumers, as well as support groups for health and wellness. Remote learning continues for our children in the Children’s Learning Center and a pre-vocational program has begun for our teens.
- If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact HKS Chief of Staff Mary Fu at 516-393-7992 or [email protected]
Independent Living Association, Inc.
110 York St, 4th Floor
(718) 852-2000- Services offered: safe programs for intellectually/physically challenged individuals to enhance daily living skills and social inclusion, including community habilitation, residential services, and day habilitation.
- Additional information: for the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Day programs are suspended until further notice.
JBFCS - Brooklyn PROS Possibilities
195 Montague St, 8th Floor
(212) 584-8495- Offers recovery-oriented services for individuals 18 years and older who are living with mental illness
- All offices, clinics, and residences remain open.
Tri Center - Brooklyn
175 Remsen St, 6th Floor, Suite 625
(718) 858-4050- Services offered: case management/service coordination, disability services, and outpatient substance abuse counseling are offered virtually
- Additional information:
- Service are being offered via telepractice
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call the listed number.
Urban Resource Institute - The Urban Center for the Developmentally Disabled
50 Court Street, 10th Floor, Suites 1011-1012
(718) 342-2121- URI’s programs for domestic violence victims, homeless families, and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities remain open and ready to serve you.
- If you are a domestic violence victim seeking safety, please call the National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-7233.
YAI Center For Specialty Therapy - Brooklyn Heights
175 Remsen St, 4th Floor
(718) 306-1300- Organization providing individuals of all ages who have developmental disabilities with primary and specialty care, mental health services, and rehabilitative services.
- Open to patients with chronic conditions in need of care.
- Premier Healthcare offers COVID-19 antibody testing
- The antibody test is FDA approved, results available within two days
- No out-of-pocket cost, insurance is billed directly
- Appointments are required with same-day appointments available
- Primary care, dentistry, psychiatry, and podiatry are available on site at Premier clinics at East 41 Street in Manhattan, Remsen and Nostrand in Brooklyn, and Bayside in Queens. Neurology is available at East 41 Street.
Good Shepherd Services - Single Stop Service Center
503 5th Ave, Suite 4A
(718) 965-3313- Services offered: Provides young adults (ages 18-25) involved with foster care and/or juvenile justice systems with a multi-service center providing non-residential support services and a residence providing transitional housing and support
- Services affected by COVID-19:
- Residential programs for adolescents in foster care or the juvenile justice system remain open as they are home to nearly 220 young people and families.
- Child welfare programs are contacting as many families as possible electronically. However, contacts with most high-risk families are still taking place in person and within recommended safety guidelines.
- Providing emergency assistance to foster care participants who have had to leave college, made travel and other arrangements for those who need to come home and ensured those who can stay in dorms have resources for food and other necessities.
- Redeployed staff whose school-based programs are closed to one of the following areas: (1) remote academic support for participants who are now homeschooling; (2) emergency child care centers that the city has set up for the children of health care workers and other essential staff; (3) residential facilities to relieve essential staff as needed.
- Leading advocacy efforts to ensure that Good Shepherd and other human service nonprofits in NYC responding to the crisis will receive support from our government partners
- For the most up-to-date information, please visit their website
Mount Sinai Beth Israel - Methadone Maintenance Treatment Program - Vincent P. Dole Clinic
25 12th St
(718) 237-9600- Services offered:
- provides opioid-addicted adults (ages 18+) with methadone treatment, basic medical care, counseling, vocational services, counseling, and health education.
- Provides virtual appointments which you can request on their website; patients in the tristate area can connect with a doctor through online consultation, video visit or text
- Additional information:
- Social workers are working remotely at the moment
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
- Clinic Hours 06:45AM-03:00PM
- Services offered:
New York Memory Center
199 14th St
(718) 499-7701- On-site programs temporarily closed
- Virtual resources for people with dementia and Alzheimer's and their care givers (email jbrown@nymemorycenter.org for access link)
- Staff members are working and available 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday
AHRC New York City - Brooklyn Employment And Business Services
19 Rockwell Pl, 3rd Floor
(718) 246-1507- For the most up-to-date COVID information, click here
Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center
650 Fulton St
(718) 596-9800- Services offered: family medicine, general dentistry, OB/GYN, neurology, podiatry, and gastroenterology
- Additional information:
- Hours:
- Open Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm, Saturday 10:00am - 3:00pm
- For more information please call the number listed.
- Hours:
New York State Education Department - ACCES-VR - Brooklyn District Office
55 Hanson Pl, 2nd Floor
(718) 722-6700- Services offered: provides eligible individuals (ages 16+) with disabilities with vocational and educational services. (ACCES-VR program)
- Additional information:
- The District Office is currently closed and ACCES-VR Orientation Sessions have been cancelled until further notice.
- Vocational rehabilitation counselors are available via email or telephone, and ACCES-VR is accepting applications.
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call listed number
RAICES Spanish Speaking Elderly Council - Wyckoff Gardens Senior Center
280 Wyckoff St
(718) 237-1802- Services offered: senior centers, outpatient behavioral health clinic, and ACCESS program (program on the application of the principles of cultural competency as a means by which to reach and serve underserved minority populations and thereby increase access to aging services)
- Additional information:
- All social clubs and centers have suspended events
- All activities at RAICES sites are suspended, but the staff is working remotely - if in need of assistance, contact the center closest to your home.
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call the listed number. For Blanca Ramirez call extension 270.
- Meal delivery to registered members at senior center.
- If you are not a registered member and need a meal, please call the listed number and leave a message.
RAICES Times Plaza Neighborhood Senior Center
460 Atlantic Ave
(718) 694-0895- Services offered: senior centers - enrich participant lives with health and wellness activities, and provide assistance with services like Medicaid-Medicare and Medicare Part D, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Social Security (SSA), Medical Insurance Counseling, Food Stamps, Senior Housing Issues, Senior Citizens Rent Increase Exemption Program (SCRIE), and Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
- Additional information:
- All social clubs and centers have suspended events
- All activities at RAICES sites are suspended, but the staff is working remotely - if in need of assistance, contact the center closest to your home. To contact Mary Spena, call extension 113.
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call the listed number.
- Meal delivery to registered members at senior center.
- If you are not a registered member and need a meal, please call the listed number and leave a message.
Rainbow Heights Club
25 Flatbush Ave, 4th Floor
(718) 852-2584- Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Rainbow Heights Club is temporarily pausing on-site services for members.
- Providing all support services via telephone from 10 am to 5 pm Monday-Friday.
- Visit listed website for more information on accessing services
The Iyengar Yoga Institute of Brooklyn
525 Pacific St, 2nd Floor
(718) 875-7300- Services offered: special classes for those with breast cancer, HIV, and others
- Additional information:
- All physical locations are temporarily closed, but online classes are being offered - see Live Online Classes website for more information
- For the most up-to-date information and services, please call the listed number.
Brooklyn Public Library - Inclusive Services - Red Hook
7 Wolcott St
(718) 935-0203- Select BPL branches are now open for limited service! Learn about what is currently available, as well as our wide range of digital services. Please visit the website for the latest information.
- BPL will begin reopening gradually on July 13, with Red Hook Library as one of the first locations to open
- Hours will be 10am to 4pm on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday, and 1pm to 7pm on Tuesday and Thursday
- Library services will follow a phased approach and will be available to the public in the following steps.
- Encouraging patrons to use digital resources available online.
- Public library program providing children and teens with/without disabilities with educational and recreational programs, book-sharing, and creative education playtime; also providing parenting workshops and information resource center, and a gardening club focusing on gardening and related books.
Citywide Non-Profit Organizations Offering Food Delivery and/or Mobile Markets
- GetFoodNYC: a meal delivery program created by the City of New York to assist New Yorkers who are unable to access food themselves during COVID-19.
- Apply here by creating an account. Call 311 if you need help creating an account.
- Intended for individuals and families affected by COVID-19 who meet the following criteria:
- No members of the household can go out and get food because they are at increased medical risk or homebound
- No neighbors or family members can go out and get food for you
- Do not receive meal assistance from other providers (such as: Meals on Wheels or God's Love We Deliver); and
- You are unable to afford meal delivery or grocery delivery
- Households may place an order once every two days.
- Each order contains 4 meals per person in the household. No household will receive more than 8 meals per delivery.
- City Harvest: Mobile markets are still operating throughout the city. Please click here to find a mobile market in your neighborhood.
- CityMeals on Wheels: Deliver meals to eligible New Yorkers over 60 years old.
- Eligibility Requirements here.
- Require a Case Manager to coordinate services
- COVID-19 response
- God’s Love We Deliver: Deliver meals to eligible New Yorkers who are too sick to cook or shop for themselves.
- Eligibility Requirements and Application Information here.
- Require a Medical Provider to sign the application for services.
- COVID-19 response: Sending all clients shelf-stable bags
- Twitter Updates
- GoGo: GoGo turns on demand transportation companies like Lyft into services that can be accessed and monitored without a smartphone. You can order take-out food and/or groceries with GoGoGourmet and GoGoGroceries (see below). You may also request special accessibility services through GoGoGrandparent, though you do not have to be a senior (just 18+ years of age).
- Step 1: Register for GoGo by clicking here or by calling 1 (855) 464-6872.
- Step 2: CALL 1 (855) 464-6872 and wait to hear: "Thanks for calling GoGo"
- Step 3:
- PRESS 1 to immediately request a Lyft or Uber to your home.
- PRESS 2 to request a Lyft or Uber to where we dropped you off last.
- PRESS 3, 4 or 5 to request a Lyft or Uber to a custom pick up location (once you're registered please give us a call to set these up).
- PRESS 6 to request a Lyft or Uber with an operator.
- PRESS 0 to speak with an operator about scheduling requests in advance or anything else.
- GoGoGourmet: Meals delivered to the door of your home (855) 754-5328
- GoGoGroceries: Groceries delivered to the door of your home (855) 222-4919
- Meals on Wheels America: Deliver meals to eligible Network of over 5,000 independently run local programs
- Search for participating locations near you here. Requirements and eligibility vary from location to location. Some locations may also provide additional services, including pet food and medical supply delivery services.
- GrowNYC Fresh Food Boxes: seasonal produce well below retail prices
- Visit a Fresh Food Box site near you (see bullets below)
- Pay $14 (or $15 at workplace sites) in cash, credit/debit, EBT/SNAP, or Health Bucks for next week’s share
- Return the following week to pick up your share: 10-15 pounds of fresh, high-quality produce
- All Fresh Food Box sites accept SNAP/EBT and Health Bucks
- SUSPENDED: Hunter College, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 1 Centre Street, and Department of Health.
- OPEN (operating outdoors):
- Lenox Hill Neighborhood House: 70th Street & 1st Avenue, 1st Avenue Entrance
- Project H.O.P.E.: 854 Hunts Point Avenue
- Family Health Center of Harlem: Now operating at East Harlem Health Action Center (below)
- East Harlem Health Action Center: 158 E 115th Street
- Uptown Grand Central: Southwest corner of 125th Street & Park Avenue
- Bed-Stuy Fresh Food Box: 403 Lewis Ave
- No longer accepting new participants; join the waitlist
- See GrowNYC updates here.
- Mutual Aid Groups:** **Click here to find the closest mutual aid group to you:
- Request help online or call the Mutual Aid NYC Hotline
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA): programs in which individuals buy into a farm by purchasing a share and in turn, the individual receives a selection of fresh produce throughout the season
- Stapleton/St. George (open to Staten Island):
- Staten Island CSA, http://statenislandcsa.org/, Christ Church New Brighton, 76 Franklin Ave., 10301. 24 weeks of fresh organic vegetables. Separate egg and fruit shares available. (917) 734-3746
- Snug Harbor Heritage Farm CSA, https://snug-harbor.org/csa/, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island, NY 10301. (718) 425-3504. Sold out for 2020.
- Rabbits Garden Farm, https://www.rabbitsgardenfarm.com/csa-how-it-works, 7 Navy Pier Court, Staten Island, NY 10304
- Chef David Cavagnaro Food Baskets, https://www.instagram.com/_farmer_dave/. Includes some produce grown on Staten Island at Decker Farm as well as items sourced from other places. Payment is weekly rather than a lump sum. Most weekly baskets also include prepared food items like bread or soup. Contact him at [email protected]. Pickups are at Honor Wines, 104 Beach St, Staten Island, NY 10304.
- Go! Healthy Food Boxes, https://www.childrensaidnyc.org/programs/gohealthy. Goodhue Center, 304 Prospect Ave, Staten Island, NY 10301.Payment is weekly; pay what you can with no minimum payment and no questions asked.
- Tottenville/Great Kills (open to entire Island):
- Great Kills CSA, Christ Lutheran Church, 121 Cleveland Ave, Staten Island, NY 10308. 24 weeks of fresh organic vegetables. Separate egg and fruit shares available. [email protected] or (718) 887-1854
- Stapleton/St. George (open to Staten Island):
- GrowNYC Farmers Markets and Youthmarkets: offering seasonal, fresh produce, for New York City residents. Locate a market near you here; most accept EBT/SNAP and Health Bucks
- Deemed essential businesses, GrowNYC reconfigured 80+ food access sites to keep them open and safe for shoppers, producers, and staff.
- Working with community partners to deliver free Fresh Food Boxes to low income New Yorkers who are undocumented, unemployed, or struggling in high need neighborhoods.
- Building out distance learning resources to continue to support educators and the general public as learning spaces move remote.
- Many Greenmarket producers are offering a variety of ways to purchase their products, from allowing customers to pre-order and pick up at a market, to direct home delivery and shipping products from their online stores. All of that information is available in one place at GrowNYC Greenmarket Alternative Sales Directory 2020.
- See GrowNYC updates here.
- Common Pantry: Providing takeaway meals for hot breakfast and dinner programs
- 8 East 109th Street, East Harlem
- Monday-Saturday, 10AM-4PM: New Client Intakes
- Wednesday-Saturday, 10AM-2PM: Pantry Distribution
- Monday, 10AM-2PM: Senior Only (60+) Pantry Distribution
- Monday-Friday, 2:30-3:30PM: Lunch Service (Grab and Go)
- Saturday-Sunday, 4-5PM: Brown Bags
- 1290 Hoe Avenue, Bronx
- Tuesday-Friday, 10AM-4PM: Client Intakes
- Thursday-Friday, 10AM-2PM: Pantry Distribution
- Please note new clients will receive an emergency bag of food
- Scheduled Pantry Distribution is for existing clients.
- For additional questions about services contact NYCPServices@nycommonpantry.org
- 8 East 109th Street, East Harlem
- Farms That Are Delivering: A database of farms nation-wide that are delivering locally and across the country.** **
- Meat, produce, and dairy that can be ordered for purchase and delivery online
Additional Resources for New Yorkers
Case Management Services
- See hitesite to locate a Case Management Agency near you
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
- SNAP provides food assistance for eligible New Yorkers. SNAP benefits can be used to purchase fresh produce and groceries at participating stores and online retailers.
- All in-person Human Resource Administration (HRA) Appointments are CANCELLED.
- All SNAP application and recertification interviews can now be done online/by phone.
- Apply for SNAP online at www.nyc.gov/accesshra or by smart phone with the ACCESS HRA app. After you submit your application, complete your eligibility interview by calling 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669) anytime between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday.
- SNAP benefits usually take 30 days to come into effect after the submission of an application, or 7 days with expedited service. Because of coronavirus, there may be significant delays.
- If you cannot get SNAP benefits quickly enough and need urgent help, please call the Emergency Food Hotline at 866-888-8777.
- To help stop the spread of COVID-19, many HRA locations are consolidating until further notice. Please see below for locations, hours, and contact information. SNAP Application:
- Apply online for SNAP here. User guide here.
- For information on documents you may need to apply click here.
- To locate a SNAP center near you click here. If you were already in the process of applying for SNAP:
- Your Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) case will stay open EVEN if you DO NOT….
- Complete your eligibility interview in person if one was scheduled. You can still complete your eligibility interview by phone by calling 718-SNAP-NOW (718-762-7669) anytime between 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday to Friday.
- Submit your 6-month periodic report. Please submit all required documents through the ACCESS HRA app’s mobile document upload feature.
- Meet the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWD) work requirements
Official SNAP Enrollment Centers in NYC - Human Resources Association (HRA)
There is at least one SNAP enrollment center location open in each of the five boroughs at this time. Please call rather than visiting:
- Bronx - Crotona S46*
- 1910 Monterey Avenue, 5th Fl., Bronx, NY 10457
- Phone: 929-252-7436 | Fax: 917-639-1107
- Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- This center includes a children's area that does not provide supervision.
- Brooklyn - Clinton Hill #67
- 495 Clermont Ave, Brooklyn NY 11238
- Phone: 929-221-2809 | 929-221-1568
- Fax: 917-639-2511 | HDU Fax: 718-639-7705
- Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.
- Brooklyn - Coney Island #63
- 3050 West 21st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11224
- Phone: 929-221-3856 | 929-221-3867
- Fax: 917-639-2515 | HDU Fax: 917-639-2516
- Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- This center includes a children's area that does not provide supervision.
- Manhattan - Waverly S19
- 12 West 14th St, 4th Fl., New York, NY 10011
- Phone: 212-352-2524 | Fax: 917-639-2504
- Monday - Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.
- Queens - Queens S53
- 32-20 Northern Blvd., 2nd Fl., LIC, NY 11101
- (Entrance on One Honeywell Street)
- Phone: 718-784-6315 | Fax: 917-639-2492
- Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
- This center includes a Children's Corner, which provides supervision during limited hours.
- Staten Island - Richmond S99
- 201 Bay Street, 2nd Fl., Staten Island, NY 10301
- Phone: 718-390-6994 | Fax: 917-639-2537
- Monday – Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) offering assistance with SNAP applications Many CBOs provide help completing SNAP applications and screening applicants for eligibility.
- They DO NOT provide interviews (the final step of the application process) - this is only done at the HRA locations listed above.
- Due to COVID-19, interviews may not be required or may be completed by phone. HRA will contact you if they need more information after you apply. Please click here for the Site Finder, enter your address and choose Site Type “Food Stamp Center” to find a CBO offering assistance with SNAP applications close to you.
- It is difficult to confirm the status of these organizations, so please always contact them before visiting. The Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center is continually reaching out to try to verify opening hours and temporary closures.
- If you cannot go to a location, you can request reasonable accommodations (if you are working, elderly, or disabled; if you have problems with child care; if you have trouble traveling to a SNAP Center). Call HRA’s infoline at 718-557-1399 (free language translation services are available) or contact HRA online here. Retail store locations accepting SNAP in NYC: The SNAP Retailer Locator allows anyone to locate nearby SNAP-authorized retailers by entering a street address, city, and state, or zip code. Enter your starting location and select a retailer or map point to get details and directions.
Online retailers accepting SNAP in NYC:
- Amazon
- Add your SNAP EBT card here.
- Amazon Restaurants is not currently operating
- Amazon Fresh inventory and delivery may sometimes be unavailable; confirmation is available only at online checkout
- Prime Now, Amazon Fresh, and Whole Foods Market are still delivering. Delivery customers always have the option to select “unattended delivery” (if no alcohol in order) during checkout if they prefer not to come into contact with others.
- Check coronavirus updates here.
- ShopRite
- Do not accept EBT for delivery, just for pick up orders.
- Still delivering
- Implemented “drop at your door” service for delivery orders. Your driver will call or text you when they are on their way to make your delivery and your groceries will be left at your door unattended. (Provide your mobile phone number in the Delivery Instructions field at checkout when placing delivery orders.) Note, payment options may have changed to accommodate this service. *SNAP benefits cannot be used to pay delivery fees.
Health Bucks Health Bucks is a coupon program that is run by the City of New York for individuals who receive SNAP benefits, to buy fresh, locally-grown produce. Health Bucks can be used at any NYC Farmers Market that accepts SNAP benefits.
- You MUST be a SNAP recipient to be eligible for Health Bucks.
- For every $5 you spend at farmers markets using SNAP on an EBT card, you can automatically and immediately get $2 in Health Bucks
- Pharmacy to Farm Prescription program
- Receive $30 in Health Bucks when you fill your prescription for blood pressure medication at select pharmacies in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan
- Sign up at any pharmacy listed below:
- Brooklyn
- Brooklyn Center Pharmacy at 104 Dekalb Ave., 11201 in Downtown Brooklyn
- Myrtle Drug Care at 355 Myrtle Ave., 11205 in Fort Greene
- Park Drugs at 801 Nostrand Ave., 11225 in Crown Heights
- Whitman Pharmacy at 329A Myrtle Ave., 11205 in Fort Greene
- Manhattan
- Drug Mart II at 4873 Broadway, 10034 in Inwood
- Dyckman Pharmacy at 199 Dyckman St, 10040 in Inwood
- Nagle Pharmacy at 210 Nagle Ave., 10034 in Inwood
- New Amsterdam Drug Mart at 698 Amsterdam Ave., 10025 on the Upper West Side
- New London Pharmacy at 246 8th Ave., 10011 in Chelsea
- New York City Pharmacy at 206 1st Ave., 10009 in East Village
- Quick RX UWS at 909 Columbus Ave., 10025 in Upper West Side
- Queens
- Image Heights Pharmacy at 7501 37th Ave., 11372 in Jackson Heights
- Jannat Pharmacy at 7203 35th Ave., 11372 in Jackson Heights
- Nueva Vida Pharmacy at 81-25 37th Ave., 11372 in Jackson Heights
- Superior Pharmacy at 80-05 Roosevelt Ave., 11372 in Jackson Heights
- Brooklyn
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
WIC provides nutrition for eligible pregnant and postpartum women and children. Fathers and caregivers can also apply for their children.
- Normally WIC applicants must apply in person, but most centers are now working via phone.
- Determine if you are eligible for WIC here.
- You do NOT need to be a US citizen to receive WIC
- If applicants have all necessary documents, WIC benefits are effective immediately after application
- Locate a WIC center near you here or call 1-800-522-5006
- For more information on WIC see the New York State Department of Health WIC website
Organizations Providing WIC Services close to Park Slope and Carroll Gardens (Please call rather than visiting)
Park Slope Family Health Care WIC
220 13th St
(718) 832-5986- For existing WIC participants: services offered by phone.
- For new WIC participants: in person services required.
- Mo, Wed, Thu: 9AM-11AM , 1PM-3PM
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