Will New York’s Farmworkers Get Labor Protections in 2019?
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With a Democratic-controlled State Senate and Assembly, many advocates are hopeful that this will be the year the Farmworker Fair Labor Practices Act finally passes.
CityPlate
Why do Some NYC School Kids Still Eat Lunch Before Some of Us Have had Breakfast?
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The teacher reminded some restless students to focus during the last 15 minutes before lunch. Standard directions for students feeling antsy before the mid-day meal. Except it was 9:25 a.m.
CityPlate
New York’s Hungry Will Benefit from a Byproduct of Trump’s Trade War
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Soup kitchens and pantries will get surplus food the feds bought to help farmers hurt by the presidents tariffs. But other federal food policies, like cuts to SNAP, continue to hurt the hungry.
ECONOMY
Congress’s Tinkering With SNAP Could Help Some People a Little, Hurt Others Deeply
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The House is considering tinkering with how the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program calculates benefits.
DOE
Comptroller, Special Investigator and Private Firm Now Probing SchoolFood
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Bad pizza. Questionable chicken. Moldy bread. Pricey cereal. And now at least three inquiries, with a possible fourth one by DOI in the works.
EDUCATION
An Ousted DOE Official, an ex-White House chef, an NBA star and a Pricey Breakfast Cereal
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The DOE went to great lengths to promote a healthy cereal brand that cost a lot and that, some evidence suggests, kids didn’t like very much, but which has garnered millions in investment since its debut in NYC schools.
CityPlate
City’s Milk Buying Could Help Farmers in Crisis and Workers in Need
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Farmworkers n New York State encounter dangers and mistreatment on the job. Upstate dairy farmers face unprecedented pressures, with some turning to suicide. And New York City buys a lot of milk.
CityPlate
So Far, Push to Compost NYC School Food Waste is a Mixed Bag
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The DOE recently said a pilot program won’t be expanded until it works out some of the problems that have led to a low capture rate of organic leftovers.
HEALTH and ENVIRONMENT
CSA Farmers Must Navigate Obstacles to Get Fresh Food to NYC’s Low-Income Tables
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Justice-minded farmers are finding creative ways to surmount the barriers like the cost of seeds, changes in federal programs—and, of course, the occasional hailstorm.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Myths About Public Benefits Plague Debate in D.C.
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‘Narratives about those receiving public benefits depict them as scammers living large off the hard work of tax-paying Americans. This is far from the truth.’ Watch a video op-ed.
