As the voter registration deadline for the upcoming
primaries rapidly approaches, one community organization in Borough Park is
giving out registration forms to those who stop for food.
Masbia Soup Kitchen, located in Borough Park, has hundreds
of registration forms that they’re putting in the hands of every person who
stops by.
The executive director of the soup kitchen, Alexander
Rapaport, talks about the importance of the upcoming primary following the
recent redrawing of congressional districts.
Beyond the final results, Rapaport is focusing on community
representation in the polls.
“It’s important that low-income communities and immigrant
communities are represented at the ballot box,” said Alexander Rapaport.
The food pantry plans to hand out registration forms
through Friday, in dozens of languages.