REPOST: SCHOOLS ARE GIVING OUT THREE FREE MEALS A DAY FOR NEW YORKERS WHO NEED THEM

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REPOSTED FROM Downtown Alliance Blog: 

Last month the Department of Education launched a grab-and-go lunch program to ensure that kids across the five boroughs wouldn’t go hungry since schools are shuttered in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. Now, the program has expanded to include three free meals a day for all New Yorkers — not just students.

Meals can be picked up at all 435 meal hubs across the city Monday through Friday, 7:30a–1:30p. Here’s what else you should know:

—Meal hubs will operate for children and families 7:30a–11:30a and for adults 11:30a–1:30p.

—No one will be turned away at any time.

—All adults and children can pick up three meals at one time.

—Vegetarian and halal options are available at all sites.

—No dining space is available, so meals must be eaten off-premises.

—Parents and guardians may pick up meals for their children.

—No registration or ID is required.

Find your pickup location by texting “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 877-877 or by checking the website. Here are the meal hubs that can be found in or near Lower Manhattan:

Battery Park City School55 Battery Place

Stuyvesant High School345 Chambers Street

P.S. 001 Alfred E. Smith8 Henry Street

P.S. 126 Jacob August Riis80 Catherine Street

P.S. 130 Hernando De Soto

  143 Baxter Street 

If you prefer to look up a location nearest you, click here.

You can also check out what is on the menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner by clicking here.

Here is an example of the Lunch menu for the month of April:

Free Lunch Meals

Lunch Grab & Go

April's Menu

Date	Menu
Daily Offerings	Daily Lunch Specials Peanut Butter & Jelly Sunbutter & Jelly Cheese Sandwich Hummus Grab & Go 1% Low Fat Milk Fat Free Milk Fat Free Chocolate Milk Condiments: Ketchup/ Mustard/ Mayonnaise BBQ and Hot Sauce Fresh Fruit Dressings: Chipolte Ranch/ Balsamic Vinaigrette/ Ranch/ Asian Sesame/ Honey Mustard/ Caesar/ French/ Italian Vinaigrette
April 13, 2020 Monday (Spring Recess)	(V) Assorted Cold Sandwiches (Vegetarian) Ranch Carrot Snacker Rold Gold® Heartzels
April 14, 2020 Tuesday (Spring Recess)	Asian Sesame Chicken Salad Frito-Lay ® Baked Scoops ® Served with Salsa Cup
April 15, 2020 Wednesday (Spring Recess)	Assorted Cold Sandwiches Confetti Corn Salad
April 16, 2020 Thursday (Spring Recess)	Popcorn Chicken Wrap  Chickpea Salad New York Chocolate Chip Cookie Fresh New York Apples
April 17, 2020 Friday (Spring Recess)	Assorted Cold Sandwiches Ranch Carrot Snacker Marinated Green Beans
April 20, 2020 Monday	(V) Assorted Cold Sandwiches (Vegetarian) Ranch Carrot Snacker Rold Gold® Heartzels
April 21, 2020 Tuesday	Assorted Cold Sandwiches Frito-Lay ® Baked Scoops ® Served with Salsa Cup
April 22, 2020 Wednesday	Assorted Cold Sandwiches Confetti Corn Salad
April 23, 2020 Thursday	Popcorn Chicken Wrap  Chickpea Salad New York Chocolate Chip Cookie Fresh New York Apples
April 24, 2020 Friday	Assorted Cold Sandwiches Ranch Carrot Snacker Marinated Green Beans
April 27, 2020 Monday	Assorted Cold Sandwiches (No Meat Offered) Ranch Carrot Snacker Rold Gold® Heartzels
April 28, 2020 Tuesday	Chopped Salad Frito-Lay ® Baked Scoops ® Served with Salsa Cup
April 29, 2020 Wednesday	Assorted Cold Sandwiches Confetti Corn Salad
April 30, 2020 Thursday	Popcorn Chicken Wrap  Chickpea Salad New York Chocolate Chip Cookie Fresh New York Apples

Notes

• All menus are subject to change.
• All menus are pork free.
• No fried food is offered or served in school meals.
• No artificial flavors, colors, or sweeteners are used in any school meal.

Be safe and Bon appetit,

Terresa =)
POSTED: 4/13/2020 at 2:58PM PDT

REPOST: Free Shake Shack Burgers!

ShackBurger Double, $7.99 (Scott Lynch/Gothamist)

REPOST FROM http://gothamist.com/:

Shake Shack, the Manhattan-based burger chain founded by Danny Meyer in 2004, is poised to hit a major milestone next week. The company will open their 100th location at Boston's Seaport on Tuesday, August 16th, and to celebrate the occasion they're giving away many, many free meals.

Starting at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, every standalone Shake Shack location will serve up 100 free single-patty ShackBurgers while supplies last. Only stadium and ballpark locations will be exempt from the hamburger free-for-all, which means that you're going to definitely want to check their list of NYC locations and plan for an early lunch (or late breakfast?) break on Tuesday to grab one of the best burgers the five boroughs has to offer.

"From our first-ever Shack in Madison Square Park twelve years ago, to so many incredible places in between, opening our 100th Shack at Boston Seaport is an epic milestone for us," Randy Garutti, CEO of Shake Shack, said in a statement Friday. CNBC reports the burger chain is working to boost sales after a weaker-than-expected same-store sales report was released last week. Following the poor financial status update, Shake Shack stock fell 8 percent.

Enjoy,

Terresa =)