Food Pantry (Free Food Distribution)

Groceries
Mondays 8am-10:30am
Saturdays 1pm-2pm
Twice a week, we distribute prepackaged bags of groceries:

• 2 lbs of white rice
• Vegetables, usually potatoes, onions, carrots
• Fruit, usually bananas and apples
• Bread (bagels, rolls, or baguettes)

If we run out of one of those item, we will replace it with a non-perishable item. For example, later in the morning we often have pasta instead of rice, or canned vegetables instead of fresh.

Tuesdays 6:30pm-7:30 pm

On Tuesdays, the bags we distribute are slightly different, with more non-perishable items:

• Canned beans (chickpeas and kidney beans)
• Canned tuna 
• Pasta 
• Tomato sauce 
• Bread

When available, we also include some fresh produce on Tuesdays, like apples or carrots. 

How It Works:

• There is no need to sign up, show your ID, or give your name. To get food, all you have to do is come on Monday morning or Saturday afternoon.
• Because of pre-bagging, wait times are down to just a few minutes, if anything at all. 
• We limit distribution to one bag per person present for pick up. We understand that you may be responsible for providing food for multiple people, and we are sorry we are not able to provide more. We need to have these limits in order to ensure we can stay open longer, rather than running out of food right away.
• ​Unfortunately we are no longer distributing milk or eggs due to increased costs of those items.
• We are not currently offering open shopping inside the pantry. If there is something specific you would like that is not in your premade bags, please let us know and we will do our best to request that donation from the community. 
  
• If you have any comments or suggestions about the food or the pantry in general, please let us know in person or email [email protected]

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All Resources:
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At 25-82 Steinway Street
Food Pantry Mondays 8am-10:30am, Tuesdays 6:30pm-7:30pm, and Saturdays 1pm-2pm
Rolling Library Mondays 6pm-8pm
Free Store Wednesdays 11:30am-2:30pm and 4:30pm-6:30pm (closed 1st Wednesday of each month)
Diaper Distributions ​2nd Monday of each month, 8am until we run out

Around the City
​Astoria Houses Tuesdays 11:30am-1:30pm
Queensbridge Houses Fridays 12pm-1pm
Community Fridges in Astoria and beyond
Other Mutual Aid Resources around NYC