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Yahoo
21-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Free egg giveaway creates both smiles and frustration, due to limited supply
HARLEM, Manhattan — It created a line that extended down the block, around the corner, and down yet another block, almost to the next avenue and it was like that at all three of the New York City locations where free eggs were handed out on Friday. It left hundreds of people pleased to have received, for free, something worth anywhere from $8 to $10 or more. It left hundreds more people, however, disappointed, or even angry after the limited supply ran out. More Local News The giveaway, by FarmerJawn Agriculture, a Philadelphia-based urban farming organization, was at partner locations in three boroughs: Brown Butter Craft Bar and Kitchen in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn; Prince Abou's Butchery in Astoria, Queens; and Africa Kine in Harlem, in Manhattan. At each location, according to FarmerJawn, they gave out about 100 dozen eggs. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State 'We were out here since 5:00 a.m.,' said Annette Nelson. She was one of the first people in line at the Harlem location, which was about a block away from her home. 'Is it worth it?' she continued. 'Absolutely.' Not everyone felt the same way that she did. It only took about 15 minutes for the entire supply of large to extra large brown eggs to be handed out. Marta Garcia was at the back of the line, where word hadn't yet spread that the eggs had all been distributed minutes before she'd arrived. 'I need the food for my kids,' she explained. 'I've got three kids, and they like the eggs. The eggs are really expensive in New York, [and] I don't have the money to buy them. Twelve dollars for a dozen, you know?' She said that if there's another giveaway, she plans to come early. FarmerJawn did a similar giveaway in New York City a month earlier. FarmerJawn has not yet said if it will repeat the event in April. It has not yet responded to a request from PIX11 News for comment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Free egg giveaway in NYC: Where to find them
NEW YORK (PIX11) – One farm is working to help combat the shortage and high grocery prices for eggs. FarmerJawn Agriculture will host a free egg giveaway in Brooklyn and Queens this Friday, according to their social media post. The organization will give away 100 packs of a dozen eggs at each location on a first come first served basis. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Brooklyn residents can find the giveaway at the Brown Butter Craft Bar & Kitchen on Tompkins Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant starting at 10 a.m. Meanwhile, Queens residents can line up for eggs at the former Prince Abou's Butchery on Steinway Street at 1 p.m. 'Working people are the backbone of our communities, yet too often, relief isn't made for us. So we're doing what we can to pitch in,' read the post on Instagram. More Local News Organizers at FarmerJawn Agriculture say this egg giveaway will be the first of many to come. The farm is the largest Black-woman-owned organic regenerative producer in America. FarmerJawn Agriculture operates 128 acres of farmland and works to increase access to fresh, organic produce for underserved communities. Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
