Queens Borough President Launches Winter Coat Donation Drive

KEW GARDENS, QUEENS — The Office of the Queens Borough President is helping the borough's residents bundle up this winter.

Acting Queens Borough President Sharon Lee launched a borough-wide coat drive Friday to support families in need as temperatures start to drop.

The donation drive, organized in partnership with all 14 Queens community boards, will collect new coats for adults and children in the lobby of Queens Borough Hall and at select community board offices across the borough through Nov. 13.

"Need continues to grow in the ongoing pandemic, and with rising economic insecurity, so many are bracing for increasingly tough decisions," Lee said in a statement. "In times of great need, however, Queens always pulls through, and we are in this together. If you are able, please consider donating new, warm coats — either for adults or children — as the Borough of Families gears up for the winter months ahead."

Donated coats can be dropped off at the following locations:

• Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Bouelvard in Kew Gardens: Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Community Board 2, 43-22 50th Street, Suite 2B in Woodside: By appointment only (718-533-8773)
• Community Board 4, 46-11 104th Street in Corona: By appointment only (718-760-3141)
• Community Board 7, 133-32 41st Road, Suite 3B, in Flushing: Weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Community Board 8, 197-15 Hillside Avenue in Hollis: By appointment only (718-264-7895)
• Community Board 10, 115-01 Lefferts Boulevard in South Ozone Park: Mondays from 9 a.m. to noon
• Community Board 12, 90-28 161st Street in Jamaica: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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