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The Doles Recreation Center in Mount Vernon is hosting Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Items will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last. The center located at 250 South Sixth Street.

The New York Common Pantry is hosting its Annual Thanksgiving Lunch on Wednesday Nov. 23. Free hot Thanksgiving meals will be available to any and all (to eat in and to-go). The pantry is located at 8 East 109th Street, between Madison and Fifth Avenues, Manhattan.

Rev. Al Sharpton and the National Action Network is hosting a Thanksgiving dinner at the House of Justice, located at 106 W. 145th Street in Harlem on Thursday, Nov. 24, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Epsilon Pi Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, 103rd Precinct and the Black Achievement Fund are hosting a Thanksgiving feeding on Thursday, Nov. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Jamaica located at 89-90 164th Street, Queens. Only to go meals will be distributed.

The Kings Theatre in Brooklyn is hosting its 6th Annual Kings Cares Thanksgiving Luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 24 from noon to 2 p.m. The free holiday feast will be held in a heated tent located in the Kings Theatre Courtyard. The Kings Theatre is located at 1027 Flatbush Avenue. For updated event information please visit kingstheatre.com/calendar/kings-cares-thanksgiving-luncheon/.

The Goddard Riverside Community Center is hosting its Annual Thanksgiving Meal on Thursday, Nov. 24 from noon to 3 p.m. To-go meals will be served. The community center is located at 593 Columbus Avenue, Manhattan.

Our Lady of Refuge Church is hosting a Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, Nov. 24 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proof of COVID vaccination is required to sit and eat inside. The church is located at 290 East 196th Street, Bronx.

The Broadway Community Soup Kitchen will serve a Thanksgiving Day meal on Thursday, Nov. 24 from 12:30 p.m. to  1:30 p.m. The soup kitchen is located at 601 West 114th Street, Manhattan.

The Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen is hosting a Thanksgiving grab-and-go outdoor meal on Thursday, Nov. 24 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. The soup kitchen is located at 296 9th Avenue, Manhattan.

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