Fresh Food For Seniors Program Returns To Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea

HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — A program that offers senior citizens a discount on locally-grown fresh produce is returning to the Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea for the summer, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer announced this week.

The "Fresh Food for Seniors Program" will make its return on July 11, but seniors are now able to sign up for the program. The program allows seniors to purchase a bag of locally-grown produced twice a month for just $8 per bag.

"New Yorkers know too well that eating healthy comes with an expensive cost. Our city’s seniors deserve nothing but the best, so it is crucial that the Fresh Food for Seniors program continues to provide affordable food they need," City Council Speaker Corey Johnson said in a statement.

A number of senior centers and residential buildings in Hell's Kitchen and Chelsea are participating in the program, but will only sign up their own members or residents.

Council Speaker Johnson's district office, located at 224 West 30th St. between Seventh and Eighth avenues, will offer the program for all neighborhood senior citizens. Seniors can sign up for grocery deliveries at the senior center on Mondays and Tuesdays and pick up their produce the following Wednesday, according to the borough president's office.

The following buildings and centers will offer pick up for residents and members:

• Encore Senior Center
• Greenwich House
• Hudson Guild NORC
• SAGE Center: Midtown
• VISIONS
• Penn South Program for Seniors

The program is also offered for seniors living on the Upper West Side and Roosevelt Island, city officials said.

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