Shoes, clean clothes, and diapers: Where to donate supplies to help NYC migrants

We are supported by our readers. Consider donating to fund the local reporting you rely on. [View in Browser]( Wednesday October 19, 2022 [Donate now]( ADVERTISEMENT [Shoes, clean clothes, and diapers: Where to donate supplies to help NYC migrants]( [Bill Tingling, director of community outreach at The Bridge (left) and founder Mark Appel, stand among stacks of donated items that will be distributed to shelters housing migrants.]( [Much of the aid is coming directly from grassroots organizations and community groups that are being stretched thin by the large influx of arrivals.]( ADVERTISEMENT More Stories From Today [Rows of green and black cots inside a large, white-paneled building.]( [What we know about New York City's first encampment for asylum seekers]( [The 'tent city' on Randall's Island has welcomed its first new arrivals.]( [Former New Jersey state Sen. Tom Kean Jr. is seen during the only in-person debate of his race against incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski on Oct. 13.]( [In NJ's 7th District race, incumbent Malinowski embraces reporters. Challenger Kean shuns them]( [The 7th Congressional District is New Jersey's most competitive race. Republican Tom Kean is betting a tightly controlled message is his best strategy.]( [New Jersey lawmakers have put off a vote on a bill that would establish protections for temp workers.]( [Immigrant groups furious after bill protecting NJ temp workers' rights gets pulled]( [The bill was expected to sail through the state Senate until two Democrats pulled their support.]( [people walk through the Oculus mall]( [Early Addition: Lanternfly-killing glue traps in Brooklyn were accidentally killing birds]( [Because a trap sticky enough to catch a hummingbird seems like overkill, here are your early links: landlords are keeping tens of thousands of stabilized apartments vacant, a snake on a plane terrified some passengers to Newark airport, and more.]( ADVERTISEMENT [Support Us]( Follow Gothamist on [Gothamist on Facebook]( [Gothamist on Twitter]( NYPR Network [WNYC]( [Gothamist]( [WNYC Studios]( [NJPR]( [WQXR]( [New Sounds]( Copyright © New York Public Radio, 160 Varick St., New York, NY 10013. All rights reserved. [Terms of Use]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe]( from this list.