The first and largest food rescue organization in New York City, City Harvest has moved its food rescue and delivery operations to Sunset Park, Brooklyn, enabling it to rescue and deliver even more food to New Yorkers who are struggling to put meals on the table. Their new home, the Cohen Community Food Rescue Center designed by Rockwell Group, Ennead Architects, and Ware Malcomb, has refrigerated and ambient areas for food collection, loading docks, and will also have a state-of-the-art demonstration kitchen and event space.
“We have rescued and delivered over one billion pounds of food in our nearly 40-year history,” said Jilly Stephens, CEO. “More than 250 million of those pounds have been just since the start of the pandemic.” Chef Eric Ripert, who is vice chairman of the City Harvest board, added, “With this gigantic building, we could increase what we handle.” Read more in The New York Times.