This week we welcome Mala Iqbal. Iqbal was born in the Bronx in 1973 and grew up in a household where three cultures and four languages intersected. Her most recent […]
Posted inFood Insecurity
Demand at a food pantry has doubled but donations have not
Cynthia Sangster, a church volunteer, called in a panic. The food pantry at St. Mark’s Church in Jackson Heights, Queens usually hands out 100 grocery bags to the needy on […]
Posted inDay Trips
Harriman State Park
As trails in popular Cold Spring and Beacon closed temporarily from Covid-19, we discovered a new local gem: Harriman State Park. Spread over Rockland and Orange counties, Harriman is vast, with […]