Met Council launches $25 million AI-driven food warehouse in Brooklyn
The Met Council opened a 22,000-square-foot AI-enabled warehouse in Brooklyn, designed to serve up to a million New Yorkers with customized food deliveries.
On Monday the Met Council inaugurated a 22,000-square-foot warehouse in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn, marking a $25 million investment in AI-powered food distribution. The site features sophisticated cold-storage, automation and AI systems that streamline inventory management and enable personalized grocery orders for home delivery or pickup. Designed to support over 200 pantry partners, the center will deliver kosher, halal and medically tailored meals, including provisions for Medicaid recipients through the Social Care Network.
Met Council leaders said the hub aims to boost annual service capacity from 350,000 to one million New Yorkers, regardless of language or background. City and state comptrollers praised the technology’s ability to cut waste and improve efficiency, while community leaders stressed its role in enhancing public safety and dignity for those facing food insecurity.
Why it matters
The AI-driven warehouse could dramatically improve food access for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers in need.
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