“Something has got to give, and we are experiencing the breaking point in our local food banks where more food is distributed every month than what is donated.”
Food bank shelves in Welland, Port Colborne empty wellandtribune.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wellandtribune.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The proposed hub would be located in a vacant newsstand at 72nd Street and Broadway near the 1/2/3 train stop, where around 31,000 straphangers pass through every weekday. It’s part of a $1 million pilot program by Mayor Adams and Sen. ator Chuck Schumer, aimed to improve working conditions by providing a place for delivery workers to rest, repair their gear and recharge their e-bikes.