Need to warm up? This story should give you the warm fuzzies (sorry). City Harvest reports (via their Facebook) that "FreshDirect donated approximately 72,000 pounds of food this week after Monday’s snowstorm brought business to a halt on the East Coast." The food would have gone undelivered and to waste otherwise. This is a photo from this morning's 1,000 pound drop off at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in Chelsea. more ›

Thanksgiving is over, but you can still show your thanks by looking at volunteer opportunities around the city. The economy may be picking up, but not fast enough for many people who have found it difficult to find work. The Daily News spoke to some folks who were waiting fro Thanksgiving meals at soup kitchen. Quite a few are trying to remain hopeful, even though they've been on interview after interview; one man said, "I don't take the benefits from the government. I just want to make a living." more ›

Being down on your luck doesn't mean you have to deny your expensive tastes—at least not tomorrow if you head over to the Broadway Community Inc. soup kitchen! After a fire in a restaurant that prefers to remain anonymous, the soup kitchen received a donation of a $1,100 tin of Petrossian caviar. So Maureen Fitzpatrick, the kitchen's sous chef, is planning on serving up blinis and creme fraiche for the expected 200 visitors, who dine restaurant-style with real non-paper plates! Should you want to score some free blinis lend a hand, the fancy soup kitchen is located on West 114th Street in Morningside Heights. more ›

Arnold Diaz, who famously exposed the Drunken Negro Cookie baker in his engrossing Fox 5 SHAME segment, is back to send another victim into a shame spiral. This time it's the president of the United Homeless Organization, which sets up tables on seemingly every street corner soliciting donations for the homeless. If the operation had ever seemed a little shady to you, well, it probably is. Diaz digs up the questionable tax filing from the group's president, Steven Riley, and confronts him in Union Square about it. Things get shamelessly physical. more ›

Earlier this year, vintners Paul Wegimont and Greg Sandor opened Bridge Urban Winery, an offshoot of their North Fork vineyard. Nestled by the Williamsburg Bridge in a blossoming artisanal corridor that includes Marlow & Sons and Diner, their sleek yet cozy wine bar specializes in strictly New York State wine, as well as food pairings prepared with all locally-sourced ingredients. more ›