As promised by the city, PS 234 and 89 (and I am sure 276 as well) had free packaged grab-and-go lunches prepared by kitchen staff. At PS 89, lunch was PB&J, milk and cookies. The meals are available in all city schools between 7:30 and 1:30.

The schools have a skeleton staff — the security guard(s), a couple of chefs, and one or two office staff members. When I stopped by around 1, only seven kids had come in to get lunch. This is not a surprise, but could be a bit frustrating for the staff who had to commute in…