City offering free grab-and-go meals to New Yorkers in need this summer

This summer, the Department of Education will continue to offer free grab-and-go meals to all New Yorkers. (The program started up again on June 28.) 

Per the Summer Meals website: 

• No registration, documentation or ID is required to receive a free breakfast or lunch

• Multiple meals can be picked up at once 

• Breakfast and lunch service times are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (click links to view menus) 

• Vegetarian meals are available at all locations 

• All meals are grab and go, not to be consumed on-site

Local schools offering grab-and-go meals include:

• P.S. 20, 166 Essex St. at East Houston

• East Side Community School, 420 E. 12th St. between Avenue B and Avenue C

• The STAR Academy/P.S. 63, 121 E. Third St. between Avenue A and First Avenue

• P.S. 64, 600 E. Sixth St. at Avenue B

Visit this link for the full list of meal locations. This link has a map of all free meal programs in the city. 

The city launched the community-meal program in April 2020 during the early days of the pandemic. Gothamist reported that, to date, the DOE has distributed more than 130 million grab-and-go meals since then.

Previously on EV Grieve:

• Where residents can get a free meal during the week  

New hours for the city's free meal pick up

With the start of in-person elementary school classes today, the city has changed the hours for its community meals pick up. Those hours are now 3-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Local schools offering grab-and-go meals include:

• P.S. 19 Asher Levy, 185 First Ave. between 11th Street and 12th Street

• P.S. 64/Tompkins Square Middle School 600 E. Sixth St. at Avenue B

Visit GetFoodNYC to find locations that offer free food (food pantries and Grab & Go meals at NYC schools).

The meal features an assortment of sandwiches or wraps, a vegetable, a piece of fruit and milk. (There's a daily menu here.) Multiple meals can be picked up at once. There is no need to prove residency or bring any other form of ID.

The city launched the community-meal program back in April while schools were closed.

Previously on EV Grieve:

Where residents can get a free meal during the week

Photo from April by Stacie Joy