Philadelphia man has given away 500 pizzas, lowered from his apartment window Updated: January 17 Published January 17 Ben Berman bakes pizzas in his Philadelphia apartment, then lowers the pies out a window to people waiting for a free meal below. He named his crusade Good Pizza and hoped to raise a few hundred dollars for his two favorite charities. By the first week of January, he had raised more than $32,000. MUST CREDIT: Jimena Sanchez Share on Facebook Print article It was the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic when people in Philadelphia’s Center City first noticed that pizzas were dropping from Ben Berman’s second-story apartment window.