A More Secure Way to Feed the City
Apr 28, 2008
Photo by Amanda Hickman from Greene Acres Community Garden in Bedford-Stuyvesant.To ensure that the long-term food needs of the City of New York can be met, more of our food
New Bills: Allergens to Parade Rules
Apr 28, 2008
Though the City Council's budget scandal remains at center stage in City Hall, the legislative process has continued on. Over the past month, more than a dozen bills have been
New Bills: Bed Bugs to Base Jumping
Mar 10, 2008
What do old mattresses, BASE jumping and meat from cloned animals all have in common? Some members of the City Council want to regulate them. In February, City Council members
Making Fast Food A Little Healthier
Mar 03, 2008
Image courtesy of jarbo / Jared Cherup. Steps to a Fitter City Putting Bodegas on a Diet: Many New Yorkers must shop at small groceries, which offer a smorgasbord of chips but
Making Fast Food A Little Healthier
Mar 03, 2008
Image courtesy of jarbo / Jared Cherup. Steps to a Fitter City Putting Bodegas on a Diet: Many New Yorkers must shop at small groceries, which offer a smorgasbord of chips
Creating Healthy Bodegas
Mar 03, 2008
Image courtesy of lornagrl / Lorna. Steps to a Fitter City Putting Bodegas on a Diet: Many New Yorkers must shop at small groceries, which offer a smorgasbord of chips but
Fresh Food and Fresh Ideas
Mar 03, 2008
Image courtesy of Susan NYC / Susan. Bagging Green Carts For critics of the green cart legislation, the issue is more about protecting small business than promoting healthy eating. Here are
Fighting the Obesity Epidemic
Mar 03, 2008
Images courtesy of lornagrl / Lorna, jarbo / Jared Cherup and Susan NYC. Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made public health a signature issue for his administration. During his six
Barred Medicine: Health Care on Rikers Island
Feb 11, 2008
Date unknown. Image courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration / New Deal NetworkWPA Nurses assisting patients at Rikers. The original caption read "The New York City institutions have
Language Barriers at the Drugstore
Feb 04, 2008
When Catalina Martinez of Ridgewood walks into a pharmacy to get a prescription, the task may not be as easy as it seems. Beyond the long lines and their physician's |