The Kingsbridge Armory was converted into a warehouse of boxed food to be given out to residents of the Bronx. Mayor Bill de Blasio arrived to see how pallets of boxed food were set up to be loaded into livery cabs with each driver given a list of names and addresses to deliver each box to. In the box were supplies for three days of breakfast, lunch, and dinner with bagged snacks.
On hand were various city agency staff including Sanitation Commissioner Katheryn Garcia, Parks Commissioner Mitchel Silver, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and members of the National Guard. Mayor de Blasio walked around to see all the boxes of food placed in the armory, and stopped to see how the operation was going before speaking. During his speech the mayor said 'We will not let any New Yorker go hungry'. Each box contains three days of breakfast, lunch, and dinner with snacks/ People in need are urged to call 311 to receive the free food from the city.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. explained that there was hope that the Kingsbridge Armory could be used as a field hospital, but that there was not enough electricity coming into the armory so that plan had to be changed into a food depot for delivery to people in need.
Above - Pallets of boxes of food are lined up in the Kingsbridge Armory for distribution.
Below - the tag from the side of one box with the contents of the box listed.
Above - One box was opened to show what is inside.
Below - Lanes were set up for cars to pull into the armory to load up.
Above - Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr, demonstrated how the cars are loaded.
Below - Mayor de Blasio peaks about the use of the armory as a food distribution point, saying that the city will not let any New Yorker go hungry.
