Donate a Coat at These New York Cares Collection Sites

New York Cares is hoping to collect a record number of coats this year in their 24th annual Coat Drive. The organization aims to reach their goal of 200,000 coats – more than doubling last year’s 78,000 – in hopes to meet an unprecedented need in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Collections are running now until December 31, and the site offers a cool visual aid to watch the progress of the drive borough by borough. Brooklyn is still looking pretty blue. Let’s warm our city up! Drop off clean, gently used coats here:

Park Slope Library (431 6th Avenue)

• Monday & Wednesday, 10am – 6pm
• Tuesday & Thursday, 1pm – 8pm
• Friday, 10am – 6pm
• Saturday, 10am – 5pm

Pacific Library (25 4th Avenue)

• Tuesday & Thursday, 10am – 6pm
• Wednesday, 1pm – 8pm
• Friday, 10am – 6pm
• Saturday, 10am – 5pm

Central Library (10 Grand Army Plaza)

• Monday, 10am – 6pm
• Tuesday – Thursday, 9am – 9pm
• Friday & Saturday, 10am – 6pm
• Sunday, 1pm – 5pm

Atlantic Avenue – Barclays Center Terminal

• Monday – Friday, 7am – 9am

Litchfield Villa at Prospect Park (PPW between 4th & 5th Sts)

• Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm

NYPD 78th Precinct (65 6th Avenue)

• All hours, every day. (Good to know if you’re overcome by the spirit of giving at 3am.)

There are also ways beyond coat donations to help the drive. Volunteers are needed to sort coats now through January. Also, New York Cares estimates that for every $50 given, 16 coats can be dispersed. Financial donations can be made here.

Image via New York Cares