This article originally appeared in Kings County Politics.

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Treyger Partners with many to Provide Pantry Boxes

Council Member Mark Treyger (D-Coney Island, Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, Gravesend) was joined State Sen. Diane Savino, Assemblymembers Bill Colton and  Steven Cymbrowitz; District Leader Nancy Tong; the Met Council; Joseph Impeduglia, Senior Youth Director, HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services and Nain Merino, Program Director, HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services; to provide 300 pantry food boxes and 700 prepared meals to residents at Marlboro Houses. 

“From the beginning of this pandemic, I have partnered with NYC Council Speaker Johnson to address a looming hunger crisis by securing emergency funding for our food assistance providers to protect our city’s social safety net. We won’t allow our safety net to collapse during times of crisis, and I am grateful to all of our community partners for ensuring that New Yorkers don’t go hungry,” said Treyger.

This food distribution was facilitated through Treyger’s advocacy with Speaker Corey Johnson for the City to allocate $25 million in emergency funding to food assistance programs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Treyger than partnered with the Met Council, local clergy, and HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services to make sure residents in need at the largest NYCHA development in his district have access to fresh and nutritious food options. Prepared meals were generously provided by Pastor James Pinto Jr. of Trinity Tabernacle of Gravesend.

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