(NY1) Hundreds waited in the rain in Jamaica, Queens — careful to keep an appropriate distance from each other — in a line that stretched for almost two blocks.
One man picking up food was almost in tears when asked how his community is managing during the crisis.
“They are in need. They need it. You know, you need food on your table. So, there’s no jobs. I mean … I don’t want to start crying over here,” said the Jamaica resident.
The giveaway was part of the city’s effort to ramp up distribution of halal meals that meet Muslim dietary restrictions during Ramadan, the holiest month on the Muslim calendar.
An additional 400,000 halal meals are being distributed during the month at city schools, and another 150,000 meals are being handed out at community-based organizations like ICNA, the Islamic Circle of North America.
