Mobile food pantry told to stop handing out food in Shirley parking lot

Lighthouse Mission says it was notified by the property manager of complaints by businesses in the William Floyd Plaza shopping center.

Kurt Semder

Jul 3, 2025, 9:37 PM

Updated 6 hr ago

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The Lighthouse Mission mobile food pantry has stopped at the William Floyd Plaza shopping center for the last time.
Pastor Jim Ryan tells News 12 they were notified of complaints by businesses in the shopping center - and were asked to not be there under threat of arrest.
He says they claimed the food pantry and the people they serve were impeding their business.
News 12 reached out to the property manager for more information, but has not yet heard back.
Starting next week, it will instead stop at the Mastic-Shirley LIRR station, which is about a mile away.