Economy
Bushwick: 'There are kids out there who are hungry besides us.'
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Lunchtime, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Trinity Human Service Center.
Lunchtime, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at the Trinity Human Service Center.
From August 2010 to August 2011 the average price of food in the New York metropolitan area increased by nearly 5 percent, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
On one Tuesday in September, visits to 12 food pantries and soup kitchens in Brooklyn found unique stories of why clients came, and similar reports from operators of rising demand .