New York City residents increasingly line up every day for free food as jobs remain scarce during the coronavirus pandemic, with the lines sometimes stretching out for a quarter mile, the New York Post reported. “We feel like we are underwater, drowning in a tsunami of people,” Rodriguez, a volunteer who acts as executive director for La Jordana food pantry, told The Post. Barrera, 50, has visited the food pantry every Saturday since he lost his construction job early on during the pandemic. The Food Bank of New York estimates that it has increased its overall distribution by roughly 20% as of June compared to the same time last year. The Food Bank of New York also reported that is has seen a 91% increase in first-time visitors over the past few months during the pandemic.

Source: Fox News August 24, 2020 02:03 UTC