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Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker

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Re: Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker

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Post by atdrummond »

arbitrage wrote: post #2

New York City, that is. Not New York State.

A homeless friend of mine is stuck in NYC and his family’s daily meals were (are) provided by this service - despite neither him nor his children being NYC residents. I am sure enough other adults (parents or otherwise) were receiving this food that making such disbursements allowed was mainly about legitimizing the good that was already occurring than accidentally admitting that significant amounts of people were presently being turned without food.

TL;DR: I’m sure NY residents not in the city can get the food if so desired, especially as the system operates on the honor code.

Re: Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker

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Post by calvinmorrison »

Zenst wrote: post #19
fraktl wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I were given food for free when I have no food, I'd eat anything. Not a New Yorker, was through war when I was a kid, speaking from experience.

Yet they singled out one religious dietary requirements whilst ignoring a whole demographic with a large populus and history of the area - colour me perplexed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews_in_New_York_City Still, thank you for replying instead of blind downvote because antisemitisim has many forms it seems, even here :( [EDIT ADD] WOW this comment has gone up and down like crazy - was +4 few mins ago, now -2 (a…

> because antisemitisim has many forms it seems, even here :(

The Talmud describes plenty of instances when breaking the laws are the correct thing to do in cases of life and death. Starvation being one of them.

Re: Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker

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Post by blisterpeanuts »

kijin wrote: post #22
ebg13 wrote: post #3

But in order to get them you have to congregate. :\

Now would be the perfect time to start testing food delivery using drones. Bonus points if the drones can be sprayed with disinfectant after each flight.

Drones are probably reasonable enough in a residential neighborhood of single family homes and duplexes, less practical for a large apartment building (unless they can fly right in the window).

Re: Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker

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Post by adrianN »

kijin wrote: post #22
ebg13 wrote: post #3

But in order to get them you have to congregate. :\

Now would be the perfect time to start testing food delivery using drones. Bonus points if the drones can be sprayed with disinfectant after each flight.

Where do you get millions of drones in short order?

Re: Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker

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Post by tnel77 »

JCharante wrote: post #28
_curious_ wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Without universal basic income, we are totally f@cked." Speak only for yourself.

As in, don't speak for the non-americans or you think this problem isn't going to affect people with savings, because I think that a huge proportion of the population being broke will have consenquences for the rest.

There are consequences for everyone, but some people may come out ahead on this one. I’ve locked in a crazy low refinancing rate on my mortgage, I’m going to refinance student debt, and my child staying home saves me A LOT since I don’t have to pay for daycare. There are consequences, but I may literally be better off financially (assuming the virus doesn’t get me).

Edit: Example of consequences being my high-interest savings account has dropped about 1.5%, but everything else is going well so far.

Re: Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker

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Post by Zenst »

adrianN wrote: post #26
Zenst wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also no kosher option. Still Halal and Vegetarian options available, so clearly some thought given and overlooked. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_New_York_City

Most vegetarian meals should be kosher, right? And I believe there are exceptions for unusual circumstances in the rules.

AFAIK yes, but then, they are just as equally Halal compliant and felt the need to specially cater for that group of dietary needs over another - would love to know the logic going on there upon this.

Re: Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker

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Post by _-___________-_ »

Junk_Collector wrote: post #23

I wonder why this is done through the Department of Education and if they will continue such a program when schools are back in session. People normally don't like a bunch of random adults hanging around schools.

My guess is the DoE had a bunch of people without much to do, and a bunch of facilities not being used.

Re: Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker

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Post by blisterpeanuts »

Zenst wrote: post #19
fraktl wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If I were given food for free when I have no food, I'd eat anything. Not a New Yorker, was through war when I was a kid, speaking from experience.

Yet they singled out one religious dietary requirements whilst ignoring a whole demographic with a large populus and history of the area - colour me perplexed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews_in_New_York_City Still, thank you for replying instead of blind downvote because antisemitisim has many forms it seems, even here :( [EDIT ADD] WOW this comment has gone up and down like crazy - was +4 few mins ago, now -2 (a…

Perhaps it would make more sense to offer kosher rather than halal, since Muslims accept kosher, whereas Jews don't accept halal (because not blessed by a rabbi, I believe).
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