Restaurants give out free food during SNAP suspension
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- The ongoing government shutdown means millions of New Yorkers have stopped receiving their SNAP benefits.
Food pantries, non-profits and restaurants are stepping up with free meals to make sure New Yorkers have food on the table. To see a map of food pantries across the city, click here.
In Brooklyn, Je T'aime Patisserie will be giving out free breakfast to anyone who shows their SNAP or EBT card, according to owner Jatee Kearsley. Kearsley is also accepting donations to help fund the free breakfasts.
"Although the government really isn't caring, we care," Kearsley said in a post to Instagram. "There's no gimmicks, that's it. If you have your food stamp card and you're hungry... we will give you a free coffee or tea and a free pastry."
Here's a list of restaurants giving out free food to people who've lost their SNAP benefits:
- Je T'aime Patisserie, Bed-Stuy
- Free breakfast for anyone with a SNAP/EBT card
- Charles Pan-Fried Chicken, Harlem
- 200 free meals every Monday and Thursday at St. Joseph's Church at 4 p.m.
- FieldTrip USA, Harlem
- 100 free meals on Monday to the first 100 people with SNAP cards
- Bel Aire Diner, Astoria
- 100 free meals starting at 5 p.m. on Nov. 17
- Kyo, Bed-Stuy
- Free croissant and coffee with SNAP card
- Gunther's, Ridgewood
- 100 free bowls of soup on Nov. 10
- Aloha Alley, Dumbo
- 100 free Chicken Teri Platers on Nov. 24