For Many More New Yorkers, Food Pantries Are a Lifeline.

The article reports on the importance of food pantries as a form of relief to New Yorkers who are experiencing difficulty in buying essentials like foods amidst the coronavirus pandemic as of October 2020. Topics include the almost 12 million visits recorded by emergency food distributor City Harvest to its pantries from March to August, the sharp increase in the number of people being served by nonprofit group BronxWorks, and the people serviced by the food pantry Masbia of Flatbush.