Press Clippings
Following are highlights of media coverage concerning the Food Bank's ongoing work to end food poverty throughout the five boroughs. Included here are feature stories, Letters to the Editor, Op-Ed pieces and television, radio and Web coverage.
For more information, including copies of available articles, please contact Carol Schneider, Associate Director, Media Relations.
2013
JUNE
Food Bank Fights Food Stamp Cuts. Crain's, 6/12/13
MAY
Scott Stanford talks to President and CEO of Food Bank for New York City
Margarette Purvis about the latest cut backs on food stamps and what
this means for our community. NBC New York, 5/17/13
Food Bank for NYC Raises $2 Million at "Can Do" Awards Dinner, New York Nonprofit Press, 5/2/13
Food Bank for New York City's 30th Anniversary Can Do Awards, Lifeminute.tv, 5/2/13
Last Night's Parties, Guestofaguest.com, 5/2/13
Jon
Bon Jovi Performs At The Food Bank For NYC's Can Do Awards!!, Perezhilton.com, 5/2/13
What We’re Reading, New York Times Diner's Journal, 5/2/13
Jon Bon
Jovi Rocks Food Bank For New York City's Can Do Awards, LooktotheStars.org, 5/2/13
Chelsea Clinton Owes Everything to Mario Batali, Grub Street New York, 5/2/13
Bill and Hillary Clinton met Chelsea’s husband at Mario Batali's Babbo, New York Post, 5/2/13
Mario Batali and Mariska Hartigay at the 30th Annual Can Do Awards, InStyle, 5/1/13
Food Bank Gala with Bon Jovi Raises $2 Million, Wall Street Journal Blogs, 5/1/13
Livin' on a Prayer, Fashion Week Daily, 5/1/13
APRIL
Model Selita Ebanks Reveals her Tough Childhood, ABC News Blogs, 4/30/13
Fortifying the Food Bank for NYC, Crain's New York Business, 4/28/13
FEBRUARY
Hunger In New York: One City, Two Realities, Amsterdam News, 2/7/13
JANUARY
1 in 3 New Yorkers Having a Harder Time Affording Food, amNY, 1/15/13
Hunger a Growing Problem for Some New Yorkers, Crain’s New York Business, 1/15/13
Many Low Income New Yorkers Are Being Confronted with Starvation, Examiner, 1/15/13
NYC Hunger Expierence 012; One City, Two Realities, New York Nonprofit Press, 1/15/13
The Food Bank Releases a Report Showing the Struggle Many People Have to Afford Food, WBAI, 1/15/13
City Food Banks Still Recovering From Sandy, The Wall Street Journal, 1/15/13
The Growing Gap Between Low-income New Yorkers and City's More Prosperous Residents is Forcing Many to Skimp on Food, New York Daily News, 1/16/13
New York City Food Banks Still Recovering From Superstorm Sandy, Philanthropy News Digest, 1/27/13
2012
JUNE
Food Bank For New York City Founder Kathy Goldman Honored as White House “Food Security Champion of Change” Whitehouse.gov, 9/6/2012
"Believe It or Not, You Need Food Stamps" Huffington Post, 6/5/12
“The Farm Bill Should Protect Hungry Kids, Not Subsidies for Insurance Companies” Huffington Post, 6/6/12
“Staten Island Hunger Task Force taking steps to combat the growing crisis” SI Live, 6/14/12
MAY
"Mario Batali on food stamps" Crains New York, 5/11/12
"NYC's Batali and LaFrieda Step Up for Food Stamps" Daily Blender, 5/14/12
“Mario Batali Food Stamp Challenge: Chef Spending $31 On Food For One Week” Huffington Post, 5/14/12
"Mario Batali’s Food Stamp Challenge” ABC News, 5/15/12
“Food Bank Kicks Off Food Stamp Challenge” NY Daily News, 5/16/12
“Mission Chinese Set To Open Next Week” Zagat, 5/18/12
“Mission Chinese Food Arrives Next Week” NY Times, 5/18
“Mission Chinese Food Opens NYC Outpost Tuesday” Grubstreet, 5/18/12
APRIL
"Food Pantries Swell at Passover” The Jewish Daily Forward, 4/5/12
“Sites Across City Allow NYers to File Taxes For Free” NY1, 4/5/12
“Fighting Hunger For Over 25 Years” Wall Street Journal, 4/16/12
“2 In The Kitchen: Oatmeal Raisin Pancakes” CBS, 4/17/12
“Stars Get Charitable at Can-Do Awards” Yahoo, 4/18/12
“Celebrities Attend 2012 Can Do Awards Dinner” Celbuzz, 4/18/12
“Last Night’s Parties: Dakota Fanning At The Tribeca Film Festival Vanity Fair Party, And Jon Hamm At The Can-Do Awards” Guest of a Guest, 4/18/12
MARCH
“East Village Kids Get Recipe for Healthy Cooking Skills” DNAinfo, 3/1/12
“All U.S. residents must file tax returns” NY Daily News, 3/2/12
"Met Council and Food Bank For New York City Launch Virtual Food Drive to Help Provide Two Million Pounds of Kosher Food this Passover" The Jewish Voice, 3/21/12
“Virtual Drive fights hunger in Passover” Brooklyn Downtown Star, 3/22/12
“Bronx Notes: Free Tax Prep Help in the Bronx” Norwood News, 3/23/12
“Food Bank for New York City launches Passover virtual food drive” New York nonprofit press, 3/26/12
“Online Food Bank Donates Kosher Items for Passover” NYConvergence, 3/26/12
FEBRUARY
“The Food Bank For New York City’s CookShop program on the ‘Move!’ in battle against obesity” New York Daily News, February 19, 2012
“A Smorgasbord of Benefits,” The New York Times, February 14, 2012
“Mario Batali’s Pang Charity Sandwich” FOOD & WINE, February 10, 2012
JANUARY
“Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tells City Crowd He Wants to End Fingerprinting for Food Stamps” The Village Voice, January 20, 2012
"A few hours can mean a lot” National Catholic Reporter, January 20, 2012
“Improving the City With Vigilance for All,” New York Times, City Room blog, January 12, 2012
“Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers With College Degrees Can Barely Afford Food” The Business Insider, January 12, 2012
“Food Bank Annual Report Shatters Stereotype of New Yorkers Affected By Hunger” New York Daily News, January 11,2012
“Difficulty Affording Food Rises Among College Educated and Middle Class” AM New York, January 11, 2012
“More College-Educated New Yorkers Struggling to Afford Food, Study Says” DNAinfo, January 11, 2012
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