Mutual Aid
FOOD PANTRY
We distribute fresh produce Mondays and Wednesdays at 9:30am. If you'd like to volunteer, or have a car and can help do pick-ups, please get in touch.
SUNDAY DINNERS
We have hosted Sunday dinners every week since May 2014 to March 2020. Volunteers sign up to cook in advance, and others help with serving and cleaning up.
Bringing food and drinks to share, including appetizers, desserts, and home-made items is always welcome. Sunday Dinner is a great opportunity to see the space, learn about ongoing projects, and find out how to get involved. $7 donation to reimburse the chefs for ingredients.
NYC MESH
Woodbine has joined the NYC Mesh network at our new space! We've installed antennas on our roof for both receiving and broadcasting signal to the surrounding neighborhood, and those who live nearby should now be able to access free internet.
NYC Mesh is a community wifi project that provides unfiltered neutral internet through a series of rooftop antennas. It offers independent access to the internet without having to pay, rely on, or be surveilled by companies like Verizon, Spectrum, and Optimum. We will host a workshop soon for those who wish to learn more, so we can connect more buildings and expand this network throughout Ridgewood and New York City.
SEED LIBRARY
Woodbine has started a seed library, open to all. We are building a collection of vegetable, fruit, herb, and flower seeds, which you can view here.
To access the library, please get in touch to make an appointment. We have empty seed envelopes, and you can take what you need. We are also accepting seed donations to continue to grow our library. And if anyone has any questions about gardening in the city, let us know.
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RIDGEWOOD INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
IS 093 at 66-56 Forest Avenue is offering free “Grab and Go” meals Monday-Friday, between 7:30-1:30.
PS 239 at 17-15 Weirfield Street is offering free “Grab and Go” meals Monday-Friday, between 7:30-1:30.
Grover Cleveland High School at 21-27 Himrod Street is offering free “Grab and Go” meals Monday-Friday, between 3-5pm.
Hungry Monk is a community crisis task force, running an emergency food pantry at 867 Cypress Avenue, (347) 592-5423.
Agape Christian Center at 59-02 Summerfield Street is hosting a food pantry on Saturdays, 10-11:30am, (718) 635-0674.
Maranatha Baptist Church at 61-16 68th Avenue is hosting a food pantry on Tuesdays at 4pm, (347) 408-0650.
Ridgewood Community Group is a Facebook group with more than 3900 members.
Ridgewood Tenants Union is organizing a volunteer mutual aid initiative, (929) 251–5044.
NEW YORK CITY
NYC Food Delivery Assistance call 311
NYC Department for the Aging for home-delivered meals, personal care, and home visits for senior citizens, (212) 244-6469.
Economic Impact Payment application site
Unemployment Insurance Claims (888) 209-8124
NYC Human Resources Administration to apply for SNAP (food stamps), Medicaid, Cash Assistance, (718) 557-1399.
Invisible Hands is offering food and supply deliveries, (732) 639-1579.
Met Council on Housing has a tenants rights hotline at (212) 979-0611.
Mutual Aid NYC is a website and organizing platform.
NYC United Against Coronavirus - Resources and Information is a document on the crisis.
RIDGEWOOD ELECTED OFFICIALS
Queens Community Board 5 (718) 366-1834
City Council District #34 Jennifer Gutiérrez (718) 963-3141
City Council District #30 Robert Holden (718) 366-3900
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (718) 286-3000
City Comptroller Brad Lander (212) 669-3916
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams (212) 669-7200
Mayor Bill de Blasio (212) NEW-YORK
State Assembly District #37 Catherine Nolan (718) 784-3194
State Assembly District #38 Jenifer Rajkumar (718) 805-0950
State Senate District #12 Michael Gianaris (718) 728-0960
State Senate District #15 Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (718) 738-1111
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli (518) 474-4044
State Attorney General Letitia James (518) 776-2000
Governor Kathy Hochul (518) 474-8390
US Congressional District #7 Nydia M. Velazquez (718) 599-3658
US Congressional District #6 Grace Meng (718) 358-6364
Junior Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (212) 688-6262
Senior Senator Charles E. Schumer (212) 486-4430
GENERAL
COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Friends Involved in Mutual Aid