EYE ON THE EAST VILLAGE

CONVERSATIONS WITH VOICES OF NEW YORK'S ORIGINAL CREATIVE UNDERGROUND

WITH EV GRIEVE & ROTATING GUEST HOSTS

EPISODE 7: EAST VILLAGE COMMUNITY FRIDGE AT S'MAC

November 1, 2021

28:56

WHILE EV GRIEVE IS ON A VERY-MUCH NEEDED BREAK, RADIO PRO DELPHINE BLUE STEPS IN TO INTERVIEW S’MAC RESTAURANT CO-OWNER SARITA EKYA ABOUT THE CREATION, DEVELOPMENT AND DAILY MAINTENANCE OF THE EAST VILLAGE COMMUNITY FRIDGE, LOCATED ON E 12TH ST. AND 1ST AVE.  SARITA TALKS ABOUT HOW THE ALL VOLUNTEER-RUN AND OPERATED FRIDGE PROGRAM EMERGED FROM THE DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD.  WITH THE HELP OF EAST VILLAGE NEIGHBORS ALONG WITH THE NYC FOOD INSECURITY PROGRAM CHANGEFOOD.ORG , AND MANY OTHER LOCAL FOOD BUSINESSES, THE FRIDGE SERVES HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY DAILY.

TO DONATE TO THE COMMUNITY FRIDGE, CLICK HERE AND FOR MORE INFORMATION AND UPDATES ON THE FRIDGE, FOLLOW THEM @EASTVILLAGENEIGHBORS

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SARITA EKYA AND S’MAC, NOW IN IT’S 15TH YEAR OF SERVING UP NYC’S BEST MAC ‘N CHEESE AND MORE, GO TO WWW.EATSMAC.COM

GUEST: SARITA EYKA OF S'MAC