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It's literally just all (or close to all?) existing public school cafeterias staying open.

Same cafeteria workers as always, same types of menus.

The biggest change in logistics seems to be that all the meals are now to-go, so goodbye trays, hello bags.



Did public schools previously provide 3 meals a day?


I remember even 20 years ago, it was guaranteed 2 and for certain cases ppl would get an after school meal.


... and hello infection increases as people line up for them.


It's no different from lining up at the supermarket.

In theory everyone's supposed to be lining up 6 feet apart.

In practice... well, NYC grocery store aisles are some of the narrowest corridors you'll ever encounter in your life, and there often isn't even space to line up for a cashier.

So social distancing in supermarkets is a total joke. But the alternative is starving to death, since the grocery delivery services are all sold-out. So people line up for food wherever they go.


Exposed every day picking up meals vs exposed every other week in the supermarket.


Hardly anyone in NYC grocery shops every other week in normal circumstances.


Do you realize most people in NY have very limited storage space in their kitchens, no cars, and only buy what they can carry in 1-2 bags at a time because of that?


The cars thing I get, but most can carry quite a bit. Storage...you pile them, under the bed, corner etc etc. Whatever. We are living in horrible times

Of course you also need money to buy food for weeks, easy to say to others buy this and that)


I have been in this situation too and yes it's not the convenient thing I'd do by default, but it is possible.




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