The Soup Kitchen opened on October 22, 1982 as part of the outreach program of the Church of the Holy Apostles, founded in 1844 and designated a NYC Landmark in 1966.
[citation needed] On its first day in 1982, HASK served 35 local homeless individuals camped out across the street from the church.
[1] A fire gutted the roof and much of the interior of the church nave in 1990,[2] the Soup Kitchen served 943 meals the next day.
Vastly improved accommodations made after the fire allow the hungry individuals coming for hot meals to eat in the nave of the church itself.
HASK was honored with: Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen has drawn visitors throughout the years.