Our organization is Christian based in Astoria and our unchanging vision is to work alongside of the local NYC churches to assist them according to their needs. In addition to our main ministry, we have a food pantry.

Description and/or History:
we serve from 130 to 173 people in our community needed food each Friday from 10-12. Our focus for this community service is not only to give food out but to build relationships with those who come every week. While we are receiving grant support for food, we are in need of more funds as the numbers of people who must rely on our help is steadily on the increase while funding is going down substantially. We presently have around 30 volunteers who each week come to help serve our community much needed food.

The New York School of Urban Ministry began in 1984 by a minister of a bible school in upstate NY who felt that we ought to stand beside the local churches in the city of New York and to be an encouragement to them. While we are not a regular school as one would suppose from its name, we have churches from all over the U.S.A who come to us on a "mission trip" from their church. while here, we take them all over the city to various churches who would invite us to come and be apart of their ministry needs.

Contact person: Mr. John Cobberti, Food Pantry Coordinator, 718-204-6471, (email)

Address:

3165 46th Street (not For Mailing But Pantry Location) Long Island City, NY 11103 (See a map)

Directions:

From Manhattan take the R/V uptown Queens and get off at 46th Street. After exiting subway on Broadway, cross Broadway and walk up 46th Steet going the opposite way of traffic flow. Our building is midway up on the right between Broadway and Newtown Rd. From Jamaica to Manhattan: Take the R/V towards Manhattan and exit at 46th Street stop. After exiting subway, walk up 46 going against the flow of traffic towards Newtown Road and our building is at 31-65 46th between Broadway and Newtown Rd.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 46th Street in Queens,   Walk distance (in minutes): 2 min   Nearest Bus Stop: 104 (goes up Broadway), 2 min minute walk