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Woah. This is still happening. I haven't seen any lines recently in my area but during the height of the pandemic, you couldn't miss it. The lines were 15 blocks long. I'm not kidding. And they weren't standing 6 ft apart either.
Miguel Rodriguez stood in a long line outside a food pantry in Long Island City, waiting for his turn to pick up free groceries after his construction company canceled a day of work.
It was the first time Rodriguez, 38, of Elmhurst, came to the pantry run by the charity Hour Children. He said he now earns 30% less than his pre-pandemic wage and his hours are not steady.
“We have two kids at home. We need food. I'm working. We are working, but it's not enough,” said Rodriguez, who lost his job as a cook in March 2020 when the restaurant he was working at went out of business after the government ordered non-essential businesses to close.
Rising food prices are forcing New Yorkers struggling to feed themselves and their families to rely more on food banks and pantries. U.S. inflation has hit its highest level since 1982, eroding consumers’ purchasing power and exacerbating the food insecurity crisis that existed before COVID-19 swept through the city.
Woah. This is still happening. I haven't seen any lines recently in my area but during the height of the pandemic, you couldn't miss it. The lines were 15 blocks long. I'm not kidding. And they weren't standing 6 ft apart either.
Miguel Rodriguez stood in a long line outside a food pantry in Long Island City, waiting for his turn to pick up free groceries after his construction company canceled a day of work.
It was the first time Rodriguez, 38, of Elmhurst, came to the pantry run by the charity Hour Children. He said he now earns 30% less than his pre-pandemic wage and his hours are not steady.
“We have two kids at home. We need food. I'm working. We are working, but it's not enough,” said Rodriguez, who lost his job as a cook in March 2020 when the restaurant he was working at went out of business after the government ordered non-essential businesses to close.
Rising food prices are forcing New Yorkers struggling to feed themselves and their families to rely more on food banks and pantries. U.S. inflation has hit its highest level since 1982, eroding consumers’ purchasing power and exacerbating the food insecurity crisis that existed before COVID-19 swept through the city.
I was passing through East Harlem last year and they must've been giving away free food by a school. The line went for almost two blocks! No idea what it was, but people were out there early with their carts ready.
In other news, people will line up for free stuff.
Some people will simply line up.
I remember someone doing a human behavior study some years ago. They formed lines with nothing saying what the line was for and observed that some people will just get on line when they see other people lined up.
But yes, especially if they know there is free stuff.
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