By Associated Press - Friday, March 14, 2014

NEW YORK (AP) - The East Harlem Merchants Association says canned goods and clothing are now being accepted for victims of the explosion.

The group’s president, Raphael Benavides, said Friday that the effort is called “Operation East Harlem We Stand.”

A drop-off location has been set up at The Poets Den on East 108th Street.



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