In addition to delivery and takeout, the owner of C&B in the East Village has been baking bread for anyone in the community who is hungry or unemployed. In order to continue to bake all that bread every day in the cafe, they’re raising money to buy a bread oven. You can check out their campaign and learn more about donating on their GoFundMe page here.
This Thai restaurant on the LES recently started doing takeout, and they’ve also launched a Lunchbox 4 Neighbors project that makes lunches for anyone in the community. Each one costs $5 or whatever you can pay. You can check out their takeout menu and learn more about contributing to Lunchbox 4 Neighbors here.
Olmsted is working with the LEE Initiative, a foundation from a chef in Kentucky that’s helping restaurants around the country provide meals for furloughed restaurant employees. Olmsted is now only open as a food bank, with pick-up packages available for restaurant workers who have lost their jobs, including things like smoked pork from Hometown BBQ, fresh bread, toothbrushes, toilet paper, and baby food. You can find more information here and donate directly through the Lee Initiative’s website.
In partnership with World Central Kitchen, both the White Plains Road and Crescent Avenue locations of this Dominican restaurant in the Bronx are serving free lunch for children during school closures, but they’re not open for regular takeout and delivery.
In an effort to provide meals to people in need around NYC and employ some of their staff Tacombi is running exclusively as a community kitchen right now. You can learn more about donating and the specific hospital and community centers they’re serving here.
In partnership with Rethink Food NYC and Beyond Meat, Kopitiam has a goal of making 300 hot meals for people on the Lower East Side who have low or no income right now. In addition to that project and operating takeout and delivery, Kopitiam will also be delivering daily meals to hospitals around the city. You can check out the details here and learn more about donating directly to Rethink Food NYC on their website.
Much more is provided and found here: Restaurants that are helping the NYC community right now