City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer's office will be collecting canned goods and other nonperishable items for its holiday food drive until Dec. 19, 2012. Donations can be dropped off at the district office at 47-01 Queens Blvd, Suit 205 in Sunnyside, at the Ravenswood Senior Center or the following Queens Library branches: Sunnyside, Woodside, Broadway, Court Square and Long Island City.

For more information, call the councilman's office at 718-383-9566.