“Updating these programs to reflect how people actually buy food would allow a promising idea to finally operate at the scale New York’s food insecurity requires.”
“When affordability is treated as a real, immediate need, these policies can do more than just manage displacement. They can help communities stay rooted in places like Washington Heights.”
The effectiveness of New York’s plastic bag ban could serve as a portend for other, similar bans on single-use plastics either already approved or under discussion at both the city…
