NEW YORK - It's late on a Wednesday night. In the shadow of one of the country’s most iconic buildings, a line of people stretches down 34th Street. Hundreds in need - most of them homeless - wait for a hot meal, a handful of groceries, and maybe a new jacket or shoes. 

And Noel Maguire is the person behind it all. 

"Somebody's life can just change within weeks, weeks! They could be living and whatever happened and they get evicted because they can't afford their rent and that's it. They're on the street. Just like that," Maguire said.

Four years ago, Maguire started the "The Ellen Maguire Foundation", a non-profit he named after his late mother. 

The Yorkville native partners with members of PCNY, a luxury car club, and a team of volunteers to lend a helping hand to those struggling with homelessness. 

Once a week, and always at the same location, the team offers food and other support. 

This particular night, dinner was donated by a local restaurant and groceries came from a store that recently went out of business.

And there are clothes and boots too. Maguire collects them year-round and is always looking for more donations. But above all else, Maguire says one of the most important things he and his fellow volunteers can give are shoulders to lean on.

"They don't have a big circle of friends, they're homeless. So I always ask our volunteers when they show up to do me a favor and talk to them. Not only give them a bag of chips or a soda, or a candy bar, but to talk to them," Maguire said.

It's something many on the line say they are grateful for. 

"He's helping a lot of people, homeless people who are having a hard time, a real hard time, and I was homeless myself, so I feel their pain. Because I was on the streets and I had nowhere to go, so I know how they feel," said one man.

Maguire says he feels fortunate to make even just a small impact on their lives.

"It's just a very rewarding thing. I drive away every Wednesday night and I say to myself in the car - first of all, how lucky I am, that my life - that I'm able to work two jobs, that I'm healthy enough. It's just the feeling I get when I drive away, after I take care of people," Maguire said.

So, for doing his part to help those who need it most, Noel Maguire is our latest New Yorker of the Week.