mutual aid / resources

even though the worst of the pandemic was obvs fucked, it's still the case that a lot of ppl had more time & money & resources to help in 2020; a few years out, most of those projects have died out. this is an attempt to find active efforts for mutual aid (especially food!!) & community support.

[some of old "covid-19 resources + efforts" page still up @ nyc-noise.com/covid19/]

city-wide & manhattan

NO PROMISES & no borough-breakdown for manhattan (sry, there are waaaay more groups & i can't go through all of them eep! but a nod to gotham food pantry / @gothamfoodpantry for uptown nycha spots); these are mostly bigger resource lists, key being mutual aid nyc.

• free narcan + fentanyl test strips + more harm reduction resources 

• protest.one // active protest calendar // @protest.nyc + @nycprotestcoverage

• nycfridge.com // community fridge map; partially-outdated, but worth trying for notes: you can view/add updates under "edit fridge info" & it shows when a spot was last checked!

• mutual aid nyc // many inactive, but a comprehensive list organized by borough
• nyc united against coronavirus // many inactive, but lengthy resource list; most food options outdated.
• foodbanknyc.org // possibly active; as of 10/5, has "september 2023" distribution schedule; might be updated?
• ayuda nyc // outdated, but might be updated eventually...? related to south bronx mutual aid (@southbronxmutualaid)

i tried to use these oct '23 & it was a miserable waste of time :'( went home & had rice
• nyc community fridges // outdated with no way to edit or annotate entries
• food help nyc // outdated .gov map for food pantries & soup kitchens
• why hunger // outdated nonprofit map tool

some instas for activism / aid / resources: @aad.nyc + @hkfridge + @mexicanosxunidos + @nycmesh + @rentrefusersunited + @showerpowernyc + @thepeoplesbodeganyc + @weelauneedefense_nyc + @wolpalestine + @wol.palestine+ @wspmutualaid + @xr_nyc

queens (checked sept '23)

• nycfridge.com // nyc-wide community fridge map; partially-outdated, but worth trying for notes: you can view/add updates under "edit fridge info" & it shows when a spot was last checked!

• astoria: astoria food pantry (@astoriafoodpantry) + @astoriahalalfridge + @freestoreastoria + @therollinglibrary

• ridgewood
–– fenix community fridge (586 seneca) // 10/5: emptied as i was arriving, but still active!
–– food pantry (585 woodward) // MW 10am, woodbine / @woodbine.nyc; 612 woodward ave free fridge is closed
–– misc: @ridgewoodrides

• queens (misc): the connected chef (@theconnectedchef) + @anakbayanqueens

brooklyn (checked sept '23)

• nycfridge.com // nyc-wide community fridge map; partially-outdated, but worth trying for notes: you can view/add updates under "edit fridge info" & it shows when a spot was last checked!

• bed-stuy: wethepeople.nyc (@wethepeople_nyc)
• bushwick: club a (@club_a_nyc) anarchist food distro + bushwick ayuda mutua (@bushwickayudamutua) + collective focus (@collectivefocushub) + @clean_bushwick_initiative + @thepeoplesgardenbk
• clinton hill / fort greene: clinton hill fort greene mutual aid (@chfgaid)
• crown heights: crown heights mutual aid (@crownheightsaid) + @cleanupcrownheights + @chcarecollective
• downtown bk (brooklyn heights, columbia waterfront, cobble hill, boerum hill, carroll gardens) : west brooklyn waterfront mutual aid (@wbwmutualaid)
• flatbush: equality for flatbush (@equality4flatbush) + @flatbushmixtape
• gowanus: gowanus mutual aid (@gowanusmutualaid)
• greenpoint: @greenpointcommunitykitchen
• north bk (williamsburg, greenpoint...): north brooklyn mutual aid (@nbkmutualaid + @nbk.fridges + @nbkhousingdefense + @nbkopenstreets)
• red hook: red hook initiative (@rhookinitiative) + red hook mutual aid (@redhookmutualaid)
• south bk (sunset park, bay ridge, bensonhurst, midwood...): south brooklyn mutual aid (@southbrooklynmutualaid)

bronx (checked sept '23)

• nycfridge.com // nyc-wide community fridge map; partially-outdated, but worth trying for notes: you can view/add updates under "edit fridge info" & it shows when a spot was last checked!

• northwest bronx (~jerome park): northwest bronx community & clergy coalition (@northwestbronx)
• riverdale: @theneighborhoodfridge + @thefriendlyfridgebx
• south bronx: south bronx mutual aid (@southbronxmutualaid)
• south west bronx: casa bronx (@casabronx)