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Here’s Where to Donate Coats in Brooklyn this Winter

Irina Groushevaia

Nov 27, 2019 — 1 min read

BROOKLYN — As the temperature drops consider helping a fellow New Yorker out with a winter coat.

You can donate a new one or lightly used one at one many Brooklyn drop-off locations. Don’t have time? You can also donate $20 to provide a coat for someone in need.

These coats go to social service agencies, public schools, transitional housing shelters, and more. You can donate your old coat to the following One Warm Coat, New York Cares, or independent drop off locations:

Bay Ridge

BMW of Brooklyn

9326 4th Avenue

Bay Ridge Nissan

6501 5th Avenue

Crown Heights

Crown Heights Community Mediation Center

256 Kingston Avenue

Coney Island

Concern for Independent Living
3003 W 21st Street

East New York

PTA OF PS 224

755 Wortman Avenue

Flatbush

CAMBA, Inc.

1720 Church Avenue, Fl 2

Flatlands

Divine Intervention Institute Inc.

2070 Flatbush Ave

Greenpoint

Broadway Stages

203 Meserole Ave

Greenpoint YMCA

99 Meserole Avenue

Marine Park

Bical Auto Mall2859 Flatbush Avenue

Red Hook

Red Hook Recreation Center

Saturday, December 7, 2019

11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Williamsburg

Brooklyn Brewery79 N 11th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249New York Cares has partnered with local precincts during their annual Coat Drive. Contact your local precinct or check the map below for participating precincts.

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