NYC Council’s Food Budget Priorities
On April 26, 2017, Mayor de Blasio submitted a proposed executive budget for Fiscal Year 2017 to the City Council. Following public hearings, the Council and…
Urban Agriculture for One New York
[Published on Huffington Post] On December 12, 2014, the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) issued a request for qualifications that offered-up more than 180 vacant city…
Increasing the Resilience of NYC’s Food System to Climate Change
New York, like many large cities, has a food system that depends on concentrated distribution channels and legacy infrastructures that are all prone to climate-related disruption.…
FoodWorks Legislative Package Scheduled for Vote
On Thursday, July 28, 2011, the New York City Council is expected to enact a package of legislation (Int. Nos. 615-A, 452-A, 248-A, and 338-A) that…
NYC legislation to exclude rooftop greenhouses from height and bulk restrictions
Legislation in the New York City Council (Int. No. 338) scheduled for a vote on Thursday, July 28, 2011, will facilitate the installation of rooftop greenhouses…
Menu of Food Initiatives in PlaNYC
New York City’s PlaNYC 2030, released in 2007, was roundly criticized by advocates of sustainable food systems because it was silent on food production, processing, distribution,…
Boston issues RFP to create new farms in Dorchester
On July 12, 2011, the City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development and Boston Redevelopment Authority issued an RFP seeking community groups to create organic farms…
Making Vancouver a Global Leader in Urban Food Systems: New Greenest City 2020 Action Plan
The Vancouver City Council is scheduled to vote tomorrow (Thursday, July 14, 2011) on the adoption of a comprehensive sustainability plan called the Greenest City 2020…
PlaNYC 2030 Update (the food edition)
New York City’s PlaNYC 2030, released in 2007, was roundly criticized by advocates of sustainable food systems because it was silent on food production, processing, distribution,…
NYC Food Standards Should Address Sustainability
Executive Order #122 of 2008 established New York City’s food policy coordinator and required the development of New York City Agency Food Standards by the coordinator…
