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English, 03.12.2020 03:00 soleydyperez

PLS HELP! Hungry men and women waited all day long in breadlines throughout the country – even in the heart of Times Square – just for a free meal.

—The Building of Manhattan,

Donald A. Mackay

For a meal that cost nothing, starving people would line up for hours, even in the middle of Times Square.

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