Amid an affordability crisis that leaves millions of New Yorkers and Bronxites hungry, the neighborhood supermarket chain Stop & Shop has donated $256,000 to Food Bank for NYC to support distributions throughout the tri-state area. Food insecurity affects as many as 1.4 million New York City residents, but Bronxites are hit particularly hard, according to Food Bank for NYC. The Stop & Shop donation was announced July 28 at a mobile pantry event in Longwood, where employees distributed food to more than 300 Bronx households. The rest was donated by the Stop & Shop Family Foundation. Leslie Gordon, president & CEO at Food Bank For NYC, said in a statement that Stop & Shop is “a force multiplier of our work and impact.”