NEW YORK – On a recent day, a powder-blue van parked curbside in Brooklyn, one of the hardest-hit communities in America by the coronavirus pandemic, and a group of women wearing protective face masks and gloves set to unloading.
Locals lined up, spaced out next to orange traffic cones on the sidewalk, waiting their turn to pick up much-needed free supplies that help them make it through what are tough times for the borough. “We go to areas where we’re needed most.
Today ... we handed out food, all kinds of food, canned food, squash, coffee, crackers, adult and baby diapers,” said driver Denise Rodriguez, 26. “We handed out condoms — all essential stuff.”Known as Sistas Van and sponsored by the nonprofit Black Women’s Blueprint, in normal.