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The Bronx Resource Desk · Lane: Benefits + Food Access
Community Resources — Food in the Bronx
Recursos de la comunidad — comida en el Bronx
Free food, benefits help, farmers markets, and the neighborhood stores that carry the block — gathered in one place by the Desk, and checked the way this project checks everything: against the source, by name, before it goes up. This platform began with an audit — a printed community guide whose entries we verified one by one. Most of it was out of date. What stands below is what checked out.
Every listing on this page was checked against an official source on October 29, 2026.
Hours and days can change — call ahead before you go. To find help by phone, dial 311.
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The finder tools, checked live on October 29, 2026. Put in your address or zip and they show what is open near you, today.
Food Help NYC
The official city finder for locations that offer free food — food pantries and soup kitchens — with map and list views.
Food Bank For NYC — Find Food
Free groceries, hot meals, and SNAP help at nearly 800 pantries, soup kitchens, and mobile pantries.
City Harvest — Food Map
A map of locations currently distributing food, free of charge — soup kitchens, food pantries, community fridges, Mobile Markets, and partner distributions.
City Harvest — Mobile Markets
Free produce markets in all five boroughs. Bronx sites: Melrose (286 E. 156th St — 2nd Saturday & 4th Wednesday, 9:30–11:30 AM) and St. Mary’s (595 Trinity Ave — 2nd Saturday & 4th Tuesday, 9:30–11:30 AM), for Bronx residents.
FoodPantries.org
A national directory of food pantries and soup kitchens, with current Bronx listings.
NYC 311 — Site Finder
The city’s site finder for services and locations. No computer? Dial 311 and ask.
Pantries & Kitchens
Food Pantries & Meal Sites
The Bronx pantries, soup kitchens, and meal sites that checked out current on October 29, 2026 — with the days, hours, and requirements as the operators and official lists publish them now.
Community Food Pantry at Highbridge
1363 Ogden Ave, Bronx, NY 10452
Tuesday 10:00 AM–1:00 PM · Thursday 12:00–3:00 PM · First Saturday of the month 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Run by the Muslim Women’s Institute for Research and Development. Requirements: photo ID and proof of address, registration, bring your own bags or cart, one visit per week.
(718) 960-2262
St. Luke’s Food Pantry
623 East 138th St, Bronx, NY 10454
Fridays 10:00 AM–12:00 PM
Proof of household income required.
(718) 665-6677
Salvation Army Bronx Citadel
425 E. 159th St, Bronx, NY 10451
Soup kitchen: Monday / Wednesday / Friday 1:00–2:00 PM. Food pantry: Tuesdays 10:00 AM–12:00 PM, by appointment after registration (register Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday 10:00 AM–12:00 PM), once per month.
Requirements: ID and proof of address. The pantry serves zips 10451, 10452, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10459, 10465, 10472, 10473, and 10474.
(718) 665-8472
NeON Nutrition Kitchen
198 East 161st St, Bronx, NY 10451
Tuesday / Wednesday / Friday 9:00 AM–12:00 PM, with a senior-priority first hour.
Run by the NYC Department of Probation with Food Bank For NYC — and open to everyone, not only people on probation. First-come first-served; bring bags or a cart.
(718) 537-5395
Project BRAVO Food Pantry
3058 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10467
Pantry: Monday & Friday 12:00–2:00 PM · Wednesday 10:00 AM–12:00 PM. Emergency food assistance Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–4:30 PM.
Montefiore’s food pantry. Email: projectbravofoodpantry@montefiore.org
347-899-0936
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
1891 McGraw Ave, Bronx, NY 10462
Fridays 8:00–10:00 AM
Sign up via Plentiful. Photo ID and birth certificates required; clients are served alphabetically (A–L / M–Z alternating weeks); first-timers are served regardless.
(718) 822-4535
BronxWorks — Carolyn McLaughlin Community Center Food Pantry
1130 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10456
Pantry days change month to month — BronxWorks publishes a monthly flyer with the current schedule. For the appointment pantry, call the number below on the designated call day.
Appointment pantry: (646) 596-1316 · Center: (718) 508-3040
BronxWorks — Heights Older Adult Center
31/33 West Tremont Ave, Bronx, NY 10453
Center open Monday–Friday 8:00 AM–4:00 PM, with congregate meals.
(718) 299-0300
BOOM! Health Harm Reduction Center
226 East 144th St, Bronx, NY 10451
Center hours: Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–6:30 PM · Saturday 9:00 AM–3:00 PM. On-site services include meals.
(718) 292-7718
Davidson Community Center
2038 Davidson Ave, Bronx, NY 10453
Food pantry: the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Friday of the month, 5:00–8:00 PM.
(718) 731-6360
Al Hajjah Fajr Tyson Halal Food Pantry
2269 Crotona Ave, Bronx, NY 10457
Monday–Thursday 1:00–5:00 PM · Friday 2:00–5:00 PM
Ash-Shifaa Inc., at the Al-Masjidu Adam Community Life Center.
(646) 353-0859
Jewish Community Council of Pelham Parkway
2157 Holland Ave, Bronx, NY 10462
Pantry: Thursdays 11:00 AM–3:00 PM.
(718) 792-4744
Part of the Solution (POTS)
2759 Webster Ave, Bronx, NY 10458
Food pantry: Monday–Saturday 8:30–11:00 AM. Community Dining Room: Monday–Saturday 12:30–3:00 PM.
(718) 220-4892 (pantry registration x101)
Momentum Project
Three Bronx sites — see the days below
Wednesday: Church of God of Prophecy, 85 East 165th St at Gerard Ave — 11:00 AM–1:00 PM and 4:00–6:30 PM (intake 3:00 PM). Thursday: BOOM! Health Harm Reduction Center, 226 East 144th St, 3rd Floor — 12:30–1:15 PM. Friday: Trinity Baptist Church, 808 East 224th St — 12:00–3:00 PM.
A BOOM! Health partnership. Reach the program through BOOM! Health’s main line.
(718) 292-7718
Spanish Soundview Seventh-day Adventist Church
1822 Lacombe Ave, Bronx, NY 10473
Wednesdays from 8:00 AM.
(718) 842-7373
United Bronx Parents / Acacia Network
Prospect Ave, Bronx — address being re-confirmed
Food pantry: Wednesday / Thursday / Friday 11:00 AM–12:00 PM. Meal program: Monday–Friday 2:30–4:00 PM. The pantry’s Prospect Avenue address is being re-confirmed — call before you go.
(718) 991-7100
St. Peter’s Love Kitchen Pantry
2500 Westchester Ave, Bronx, NY 10461
1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 10:00 AM–12:00 PM.
At St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Westchester Square.
(718) 931-9270
Christ The King Church Food Pantry
141 Marcy Place, Bronx, NY 10452
Families: 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 10:00 AM. Seniors: Saturday and Thursday, 3:30 PM.
Requirements: photo ID, proof of address, proof of income.
(718) 538-5546
Benefits Offices
HRA Benefits Access Centers
The Bronx’s five HRA Benefits Access Centers, verified against HRA’s own location pages on October 29, 2026. All five are open Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM.
Concourse Benefits Access Center
845 Barretto Street, Bronx, NY 10474
Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
Note: this center moved from Jerome Avenue in February 2024, and it is a Benefits Access Center only — it is no longer a SNAP Center.
929-252-8991
Rider Benefits Access Center
300 Canal Place, Bronx, NY 10451
Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
A separate Medicaid office, Rider Community, sits at 305 Rider Ave, 4th Floor, same hours — phone (718) 742-3897.
718-742-3924
Fordham Benefits Access Center
2541–2549 Bainbridge Ave, Bronx, NY 10458
Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
The Fordham Medicaid office is co-located on the 2nd Floor, Monday–Friday 9:00 AM–5:00 PM — phone 929-252-3230.
929-252-3331 / 929-252-3332
Hunts Point Benefits Access Center
847 Barretto St, Bronx, NY 10474
Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
The Hunts Point SNAP Center is at 845 Barretto St, B-Level, same hours.
929-252-4352 / 929-252-4349
Crotona Benefits Access Center
1910 Monterey Ave, Bronx, NY 10457
Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–5:00 PM
The Crotona SNAP Center is at the same address, 5th Floor, same hours.
929-252-7310 / 929-252-7311
Seasonal
Farmers Markets
Farmers markets run on seasons, not all year — each card carries its 2026 season dates, checked October 29, 2026.
Borough Hall Greenmarket
Grand Concourse between 161st & 163rd Sts (by Joyce Kilmer Park)
Tuesdays 8:00 AM–4:00 PM · June 2 – November 24, 2026
Poe Park Greenmarket
E. 192nd St between Grand Concourse & Valentine Ave
Tuesdays 8:00 AM–3:00 PM · June 23 – November 24, 2026
Hunts Point Farmers Market
Monsignor Raul Del Valle Square, 1048 E. 163rd St
Wednesdays 8:00 AM–3:00 PM · July 1 – November 25, 2026
Mt. Eden Farmers Market
Claremont Park, Mt. Eden & Morris Aves
Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:00 AM–3:00 PM · May 12 – November 24, 2026
Neighborhood Stores
Grocery Stores
The South Bronx grocery stores from the neighborhood’s resource sheets, each one confirmed operating at its address on October 29, 2026.
Associated
206 East 167th St, Bronx
(718) 681-9672
C-Town
630 East 169th St, Bronx
(718) 861-4750
Food Bazaar
238 East 161st St, Bronx
(718) 538-3720
Foodtown of Third Avenue
3100 Third Ave, Bronx
(718) 585-4004
Katelyn Food Center
3201 Park Ave, Bronx
(718) 992-0730
Key Food
1050 Westchester Ave, Bronx
(718) 860-2403
Food Universe Marketplace
760 Melrose Ave, Bronx
Formerly Met Foods.
(718) 292-5549
Bravo
210 East 170th St, Bronx
(718) 293-9288
Key Food
885 Gerard Ave, Bronx
Also signed as Stadium Supermarket.
(718) 293-3032
Associated Supermarkets of Woodstock
724 E. 161st St, Bronx
(718) 292-1718
Antillana SuperFood Marketplace
616 Melrose Ave, Bronx
Formerly Fine Fare — reopened March 27, 2026.
Real Supermarket
795 Prospect Ave, Bronx
(347) 590-1747
Anthony’s Minimarket
740 Saint Ann’s Ave, Bronx
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