Food Bank’s mission to end hunger in New York City includes working with the media to drive the conversation about hunger throughout our city and across the country. By proactively ensuring that the latest and most accurate food poverty data is shared, the public is both empowered and inspired to effect change for our 1.5 million neighbors in need.
Press Highlights
Media Inquiries
Please contact our Media Relations team at 212.566.7894 for all press and media inquiries.
January
December
November
Some Forgo Shopping To Serve Others This Black Friday
CBS New York
11/24/2017
NYC Food Bank shortages a concern as Thanksgiving approaches
Pix 11
11/21/2017
NYC families hunger for $770M in lost food stamp benefits since 2013 cuts
New York Daily News
11/20/2017
NYC Food Bank shortages a concern as Thanksgiving approaches
AM New York
11/20/2017
Hungry New Yorkers have lost out on 223 million meals because of food stamp cutbacks
Mic
11/20/2017
With more food stamp cuts on horizon, New Yorkers are still getting slammed by a 4-year-old mistake
Think Progress
11/20/2017October
September
August
July 2017
New York Nonprofit Media Buzz
New York Nonprofit Media
7/25/2017
2017 New York Community Trust Nonprofit Excellence Awards Semifinalists Announced
Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York
7/24/2017
Katie Lee Dishes On Entertaining With Ease In The East End
Hamptons Magazine
7/19/2017
How Big Banks Are Donating Efficiency to UK Charities
Business Insider
7/10/2017
Urban Leaders, Policymakers, and Social Entrepreneurs To Convene at The New York Times 2017 Cities for Tomorrow Conference
The New York Times
7/6/2017June 2017
Produce Companies Among Honorees For Donating 1 Million Meals in NYC
The Packer
6/20/2017
In Times Square, Volunteers Pitch In to Feed Hungry Kids
Manhattan Express
6/14/2017
24-Hour Campaign Raises Awareness For Childhood Summer Hunger
Amsterdam News
6/8/2017
Stocking Up in The Square
Manhattan Times
6/7/2017
Advocates Hope That Food Issues Will Find a Place on City’s Campaign Table
City Limits
6/7/2017
AME Announces Keynote Speakers for 2017 International Conference
PRWeb
6/5/2017May 2017
Going Hungry in New York City
The Brian Lehrer Show | WNYC
5/31/2017
Levin Leads Fight for Emergency Food Funding
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
5/30/2017Even in Liberal Cities, Budgets Push Austerity Into Starvation Territory
The New York Times
5/25/2017
Harlem Moms Celebrated At Pre-Mother’s Day Event By Food Bank For New York City
Harlem World Magazine
5/13/2017
Cheers to a Good Cause
Downtown Magazine
5/08/2017
Hoping You’ll Catch ‘The Volunteer Bug’
Queens Chronicle
5/04/2017April 2017
Bill Clinton, Fashion Critic, Assesses Mario Batali’s Look (Can Do 2017)
Vanity Fair
4/21/2017
Bill Clinton Took It Upon Himself to Roast Mario Batali’s Fashion (Can Do 2017)
New York Magazine
4/21/2017
Celeb Snaps! Hottest Star Sightings (Can Do 2017)
CELEBUZZ
4/20/2017
Major Celebs Come Out to Support Food Bank for New York City’s Can Do Awards
Manhattan Digest
4/20/2017
Food Drive Gathers Enough Food to Feed 750,000 Family Members
NBC 4 New York
4/18/2017
Passover Food Drive and Distribution Event Helps Those in Need
Staten Island Advance
4/4/2017March 2017
Food Pantry Opens Inside Bronx High School
NBC 4 New York
3/22/2017
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Food Bank For New York City Highlight Successful Launch of Citywide School Food Pantry Initiative
NYC Council
3/22/2017
Food Bank For New York City To Host Annual Can Do Awards Dinner
Look to the Stars
3/21/2017Running Through Mayor de Blasio's Budget
WNYC
3/13/2017NBC 4 New York, Telemundo 47, Stop & Shop and Food Banks Team Up for Tri-State Food Drive
NBC 4 New York
3/10/2017
How NYC's Public Housing Residents Can Get Their Taxes Prepped For Free
Patch
3/2/2017February 2017
What Trump Means for Hunger and Nutrition in New York City
City Limits
2/27/2017
Nearly Twice as Many Free Tax-Prep Sites Open to NYCHA Tenants This Year
DNAinfo
2/15/2017Scraps for SNAP
Manhattan Times
2/13/2017
Law Firms Fight Hunger in New York City
Bloomberg Law
2/9/2017
City Soup Kitchens Worried About Impacts of Potential Funding Cuts
NY1
2/8/2017
NYC Food Bank Seeks Public’s Help As Possible Funding Cuts Loom
CBS NY
2/7/2017NYC food pantries and soup kitchens starved for supplies as funding stays low and cuts to food stamps loom
NY Daily News
2/7/2017January 2017
Hunts Point Soup Kitchen Will Be A First For Hunts Point
The Bronx Times
1/17/2017Hunts Point Soup Kitchen Will Be a First for Neighborhood
NY1
1/16/2017
Volunteers Build First Soup Kitchen in Hunts Point
News 12 Bronx
1/16/2017Volunteers Build Soup Kitchen in South Bronx for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
DNAinfo
1/16/2017Volunteers Build Soup Kitchen in South Bronx for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
DNAinfo
1/16/2017
Construction of Hunts Point’s First Soup Kitchen
WFUV
1/16/201710 Ways to Remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy in NYC
DNAinfo
1/11/2017
Low-income NY families needing assistance can now buy FreshDirect, but its competitors are unhappy
WPIX
1/6/2017AME Announces Keynote Speakers for 2017 International Conference
PRWeb
6/7/2017In Times Square, Volunteers Pitch In to Feed Hungry Kids
Manhattan Express
6/14/2017
Measuring the nutritional quality of food banks
NYC Food Policy Center
1/4/2017
