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Staten Island: City Hall bungled $90M donation for rec center
City Hall’s paralysis by analysis cost a low-income Staten Island neighborhood a $90 million donation from the Kroc family for a recreation center, Borough President James Oddo charged. “To have...
Salvation Army bell-ringers reveal how much they actually rake in
On a frigid Saturday afternoon in Midtown, Lizzy Cedeno appears immune to the cold. She dances as exuberantly as a Broadway hoofer, singing carols alongside the Salvation Army’s familiar red...
The Salvation Army’s Massive Impact in 3 Statistics
With 39 community center locations across the Greater New York area, The Salvation Army provides everything from food and housing to disaster relief and counseling to individuals and families in...
This Is What It Looks Like To Climb Out of Poverty
The years following World War II were not kind to my family; in fact, they were devastating. We managed to stay together during the good earning years of the war....
Why "Christmas in a box" should be on everyone's shopping list
From the lavishly decorated window at Saks Fifth Avenue to the 9-foot-tall Swarovski crystal star atop the 78-foot-tall tree in Rockefeller Center, New York is a city that warmly embraces...
Anonymous couple drops $500K in Salvation Army kettle
A Minnesota couple shocked the local chapter of the Salvation Army over the weekend when they slipped a $500,000 check into one of the charity's famous red kettles. The Minneapolis...
Poor man returns $125K dropped from Brinks truck
He deserves to eat like a king! A man who is so poor he only had $1 for lunch found a bag stuffed with $125,000 — but instead of celebrating with...
Kids these days
We know all about Millennials. You know, those selfish, narcissistic and lazy kids who walk around with a sense of entitlement. Or do we? Because three SUNY New Paltz roommates...
De Blasio visits tenants uprooted by Harlem explosion
Mayor de Blasio visited a Salvation Army shelter Friday to meet with those left homeless or displaced after the explosion that rocked East Harlem, saying the city is working on...
Bowery Salvation Army to become new Ace Hotel
Even the homeless are getting priced out of Manhattan. The Salvation Army Chinatown Shelter has sold out for $30 million and is moving to Brooklyn. In its place will be...
Bell-ringers find 2 gold rings in kettle
BILOXI, Miss. — Salvation Army bell-ringers in Biloxi collected two golden rings.