Although the brutal heat wave seems to have passed, there's still a long, sticky summer ahead, which can be legitimately dangerous for elderly and medically compromised people. To help beat the heat, the Sunset Park Redevelopment Committee, in partnership with Community Environmental Center, is offering free, energy efficient air conditioners to low-income, sick and elderly Brooklyn residents. more ›

All of those counterfeit clothes the city confiscates used to go to the needy... but the NY Times reports that this past year city officials destroyed the new, unused clothing and footwear. more ›

After admitting it did some things that were "wrong" and donating a pittance to help small business, Goldman Sachs continues to attempt some public penance by announcing a several hundred employees will serve Thanksgiving dinners to the needy next week. The Post reports that at the Salvation Army dinners, "The so-called masters of the universe will wait on downtrodden diners as if they were in a Michelin-star restaurant, bus their tables, then take out the trash afterwards." more ›

The annual Canstruction sculptures are on display at the World Financial Center. As the Canstruction website explains, "Teams of architects, engineers, and students mentored by these professionals, compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food...At the close of the exhibitions all of the canned food used in the structures is donated to local food banks for distribution to emergency feeding programs that include pantries, soup kitchens, elderly and day care centers." more ›