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Superstorm Sandy spared the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, New York City’s most important food source. But a decade later, little has changed when it comes to storm resiliency at…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Aug 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Justice Resources Transportation

What You Need To Know: Resources for Recently Arrived Asylum Seekers in NYC

The city estimates that around 7,600 asylum seekers have arrived via buses from the border in recent months. Many don’t know where to find food, clothing, and other services that…

ByDaniel Parra

ByMariam Hydara 2Comments

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Apr 2022

Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Congress Should Act Now to Extend School Food Waivers

“Many food management companies and producers of color are small to mid-sized, and we have benefited from the added flexibility in the way schools negotiate. The waivers have allowed us…

ByNausher Khan 0Comments

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Jan 2022

Government Opinion

Opinion: The New Administration Must Invest in Older New Yorkers—& The Nonprofits Serving Them

‘We implore the new administration to seriously consider the Human Services Council #JustPay campaign, and ensure that all New York City contracted employees, who on a daily basis perform critical…

ByJeremy Kaplan 1Comment

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Dec 2021

Economy Government

Heightened Food Insecurity in NYC Likely to Persist Long After Pandemic Wanes, Experts Say

The pandemic worsened the hunger crisis for many New Yorkers, though more severe impacts were staved off by COVID relief programs. But need is expected to rise again, as government…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

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Dec 2021

CLARIFY Climate and Environment Government

Community Change-Makers: The New Yorkers Combating Climate Crisis, Hunger

Meet activists from across the five boroughs, from oyster keepers in The Bronx to environmental justice advocates in Brooklyn, interviewed by student reporters enrolled in the City Limits Accountability Reporting…

ByCity Limits 0Comments

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Oct 2021

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: New York City’s Food Waste is a Solvable Issue

‘We know how to reduce food waste, we just need to find the will to do it.’

ByKevin Irving 1Comment

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Oct 2021

Government Health Housing and Homelessness

COVID Cash Assistance Helped 1 Million New Yorkers Avoid Poverty, Report Finds

Researchers said their findings counter a narrative that stimulus payments and unemployment benefits were “too generous” and disincentivized work.

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Sep 2021

CLARIFY Economy Housing and Homelessness

A Year and a Half Into Pandemic, NYC’s Mutual Aid Movement at a Turning Point

The mutual aid movement continues, but groups are increasingly seeking new ways to ensure their long-term sustainability.

ByArden Sklar 2Comments

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Aug 2021

Education Opinion

Opinion: As College Classes Resume, New York Must Invest in Ending Student Hunger

‘College campus food pantries have short hours of operation, lack physical space, and regularly run out of food. Already strained, many have been stretched to a breaking point under the…

ByHaley Schusterman 0Comments

Spared By Sandy, Hunts Point Food Market Slow to Address Flood Risk