{"id":146311,"date":"2021-01-03T02:05:49","date_gmt":"2021-01-02T23:05:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/vandals-destroy-nyc-community-fridge-set-up-by-state-sen-jessica-ramos\/"},"modified":"2021-01-03T02:05:49","modified_gmt":"2021-01-02T23:05:49","slug":"vandals-destroy-nyc-community-fridge-set-up-by-state-sen-jessica-ramos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/vandals-destroy-nyc-community-fridge-set-up-by-state-sen-jessica-ramos\/","title":{"rendered":"#Vandals destroy NYC community fridge set up by state Sen. Jessica Ramos"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Vandals destroy NYC community fridge set up by state Sen. Jessica Ramos<\/strong>”
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A community refrigerator offering free meals to those in need in Queens during the COVID-19 pandemic has been vandalized.<\/p>\n

The full-size fridge was set up in front of state Sen. Jessica Ramos\u2019 district office in East Elmhurst in October, and was staffed by dozens of volunteers to provide free meals to the poor.<\/a><\/p>\n

But when The Post visited Saturday morning, there were food containers and spilled rice on the ground, and the doors of the fridge and the electrical grid in the back were \u201cdestroyed,\u201d according to Ramos, who called it \u201can act of hatred.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been truly devastating to learn that someone would do this to a real lifeline in our community,\u201d Ramos told The Post. \u201cAt the peak of the pandemic, we were the epicenter. Most of our neighbors here, specifically on this block and in this neighborhood, have not received any economic stimulus and don\u2019t qualify for unemployment insurance.\u201d <\/p>\n

Ramos said her office is trying to collect surveillance video footage to see what happ<\/a>ened. So far NYPD has not been contacted, she said.<\/p>\n

The fridge is stocked by volunteers with meals, fruits and vegetables donated by local businesses, throughout the day, she said, adding that \u201chundreds of people\u201d use the fridge to feed their families. <\/p>\n

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Ramos said she is appealing to the community for donations, so that the food can continue to be given out. \u201cI\u2019m thankful to everyone for the outpouring of support and donations we\u2019ve received to replace the fridge and keep it stocked for several weeks to come,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many of our neighbors have already reached out,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to replace the fridge, we\u2019re going to continue to keep it fully stocked. No one is going to mess with our neighbors.\u201d\n <\/p><\/div>\n