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Forest Hills benefi t concert helps City
Harvest feed millions of New Yorkers
BY KAYLA WONG
Even a rainstorm couldn’t
stop legendary hip-hop artist
Nas from returning to his hometown
of Queens.
On Thursday, Sept. 23, the
Grammy winner headlined the
Concert to Feed NYC at Forest
Hills Stadium to benefit
City Harvest, New York City’s
first and largest food rescue
organization.
The funds raised were
enough to feed more than 2.5
million New Yorkers in need
for a day and will help the organization
rescue and deliver
nutritious food during a time of
historic food insecurity across
the city.
Native New Yorker DJ Cassidy,
a world-renowned maestro,
record producer and creator
of the groundbreaking series,
“Pass The Mic,” kicked off the
night with an electric hourlong
musical journey celebrating
New York.
“We are grateful to our longtime
friend Nas and to DJ Cassidy
for partnering with City
Harvest to raise enough funds
to help us feed nearly 2.5 million
New Yorkers struggling to
put meals on their tables due
to the pandemic,” said Jilly Stephens,
CEO of City Harvest. “At
a moment when food insecurity
rates continue to be at record
highs throughout our city, we
DJ Cassidy performs onstage during The Concert To Feed NYC at Forest Hills Stadium on Sept. 23,
2021. Photos by Jared Siskin/Getty Images for City Harvest
are proud to partner with them
to bring fresh, nutritious food to
thousands of families across the
five boroughs.”
Celebrities in attendance
included television personality
and entrepreneur Bethenny
Frankel, model and City Harvest
Champion Brooks Nader
and rapper and record-producer
Slick Rick.
The Concert to Feed NYC
also featured VIP Speakeasy
suites and mini-lounges with
menus curated by City Harvest
Food Council Members, including
from Chef Angie Mar from
her latest restaurant Les Trois
Chevaux, and exclusive culinary
offerings from Matt Katakis’s
Butcher Bar, Simon Kim
and David Shim’s COTE Korean
Steakhouse, Roni Mazumdar
and Chintan Prandya’s Rah and
Melba Wilson’s Melba’s. They
were joined by Nas’s favorite,
Lauren Gustus’ Sweet Chick.
After the show, Queens
Borough President Donovan
Richards presented Nas with
an official key to the borough
of Queens. He also presented
the key to 10 City Harvest frontline
workers who worked tirelessly
during the height of the
COVID-19 pandemic to rescue
and deliver more than 200 million
pounds of nutritious food
to New Yorkers in need — more
than double the amount of food
the organization rescued and
delivered over the same time
period pre-pandemic.
And Nas didn’t just get a key
— the Richards also declared
Sept. 23 as Nas Day in Queens.
Samlyn Capital founder,
Rob Pohly, who underwrote all
venue-related expenses for the
event, said, “It was inspiring to
see City Harvest, Nas, DJ Cassidy,
members of New York City’s
restaurant community and
every day New Yorkers come
together to help feed our neighbors
in need during this critical
time.”
Nas with Queens Borough President Donavan Richards.
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