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Legal problems have plagued the city’s massive school foods system, but still haven’t derailed a decades-long local campaign to use New York City cafeterias to fight hunger, improve nutrition, reduce…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Nov 2022

State Bill Would Aid City’s Move Toward More Climate-Friendly Food Sources

New York City’s efforts to green its food system have been limited by a conflicting state law that says food must be procured by government entities based on cost alone.…

ByH Conley 0Comments

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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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Nov 2020

Education Government

City’s Pandemic School Food Offerings Should Include Hot Meals, Councilmember Urges

Councilman Mark Treyger says the city should tap into the resources it uses to run its senior meal delivery program to offer similar hot food options to students, saying his…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Jun 2019

Education In Depth Investigations

See Which NYC Schools Eat Lunch Before 10 a.m.

Students at 51 percent of schools citywide head to the lunchroom at 11:00 a.m. or earlier. Where does your child’s school rank? And why is it so hard to feed…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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Oct 2018

Education In Depth

An Ousted DOE Official, an ex-White House chef, an NBA star and a Pricey Breakfast Cereal

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

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Jul 2018

Education In Depth Investigations

So Far, Push to Compost NYC School Food Waste is a Mixed Bag

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.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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May 2018

NYCHA Podcasts

Max & Murphy: Brooklyn BP Adams Undecided on Gov Pick, Hints at Mayoral Pitch

The borough president explained why he defends Mayor de Blasio, how he feels about Albany’s treatment of Brooklyn compared with other boroughs, and what his approach would be if he…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2018

Education In Depth

UrbaNerd: Is There Enough Nutrition Education in NYC Schools?

Researchers created a filterable database of nutrition education programs that are active in the city.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jun 2017

Government Health

Advocates Hope That Food Issues Will Find a Place on City’s Campaign Table

Advocates hope access to healthy food, expanding school breakfast and ways to address hunger and the forces that drive it are issues that candidates for city office will be forced…

ByKate Pastor 0Comments

CEO’s Sentencing is Latest Chapter in Complex History of NYC School Food