NYC Schools To Start Serving Free Meals As Remote Learning Begins

NEW YORK CITY — The city's Department of Education will serve three free meals per day starting Monday to keep kids fed as they attend classes remotely.

The meals, which include breakfast, will be available weekdays between 7:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at more than 400 sites across the city.

All New York City kids aged 18 or younger are eligible for the free meals, according to city education officials.

Here's what you need to know about how to pick up the meals:

• Click here to find a meal pickup site near you.
• No registration, ID or documentation is required.
• All three meals a day may be picked up at the same time.
• No dining space is available, so meals must be eaten off premises.
• Parents and guardians may pick up meals for their children‎.

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The launch of the free meals program coincides with the start of remote learning for New York City's 1.1 million students.

Schools will remain closed until at least April 20 in an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, according to Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Starting Monday, the city is also opening 93 child care centers, called regional enrichment center, to serve the children of health care workers, first responders, transit workers and other essential personnel. Eligible New Yorkers may fill out this survey to enroll their kids.

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