The Yorkville Common Pantry serves the community
By Chine Labbe
Photo Credit: Chine Labbe
Every morning, from 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., Charles Staten welcomes 160 to 200 people for breakfast at the Yorkville Common Pantry (YCP), at 109th Street and Fifth Avenue, in East Harlem. Seated behind his desk, in the pantry’s basement, he collects initials and birth dates for all the clients. He then hands them a yellow card with a number, allowing them to stand in line and get their free meal.
