But there were also other rituals to be followed: Thousands of oft-disappointed but resolute Knicks fans steeled themselves for the team’s almost-annual Christmas Day game, this year against the Milwaukee Bucks. Some families flocked to homeless shelters and soup kitchens, including local politicians, who donned plastic aprons and spooned out yellow rice and collard greens at a must-stop event in Harlem. Around noon, orders started to roll in for chicken and broccoli with brown rice. He had just finished his morning routine of picking over the restaurant’s new deliveries of potatoes, carrots and frozen french fries. “We appreciate the American holiday, we acknowledge that it’s there, but for us life goes on,” he said.

Source: New York Times December 25, 2018 23:05 UTC