City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, D-Manhattan, joined other local leaders, including Forest Hills' Council member Karen Koslowitz at Queens Jewish Community Council headquarters this week*
The grocery store chain donated 1,000 pounds of kosher food to the Kosher Food Pantry in Forest Hills, at a time of year when demand for donations is incredibly high.
The donations will be distributed to the more than 300,000 families that are struggling during the Jewish holiday season.
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*Correction: The article originally stated that the group gathered at the Union Turnpike Stop and Shop location.
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