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Budget

Kids ‘Eating More’ Blamed for School Cafeteria Cuts, NYC Budget Boss Says

March 5, 2024, 12:41 p.m.March 5, 2024, 12:44 p.m.

Jacques Jiha, director of the Office of Management and Budget, offered the surprising explanation at a City Council budget hearing on Monday.

A Farmer’s Fridge offers salads and pasta bowls as an alternative to the closed cafeteria at Bronx Community College.

Food

CUNY Community Colleges in The Bronx Left Without Cafeteria Service

March 4, 2024, 5:00 a.m.March 1, 2024, 3:01 p.m.

Only vending machines have offered food at two campuses since late September.

Public Schools

Burritos, French Fries and Other Kid Faves Axed by Adams School Budget Cuts

Jan. 26, 2024, 3:34 p.m.Jan. 26, 2024, 3:34 p.m.

Other items that will be taken out of rotation in February include roasted chicken thighs and legs, guacamole, salsa, chicken tenders and grab-and-go salads.

Politics

How a Federal Government Shutdown Could Hurt New Yorkers

Sept. 30, 2023, 10:34 a.m.Oct. 2, 2023, 3:02 p.m.

From food stamps to immigration court to parks access, millions of people locally could soon feel the brunt of Washington’s dysfunction.

Environment

Cool It! Eco-Friendly Ice Cream Trucks Are Here to Serve

Aug. 9, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 8, 2023, 7:26 p.m.

Vendors warm to the idea of powering their freezers with electric or renewable energy, as the City Council considers a fossil fuel ban.

Restaurants

Se Acabó: Legendary Cuban Restaurant Rincón Criollo is Closing

Aug. 9, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 9, 2023, 4:16 p.m.

‘This is the best restaurant in Queens,’ says one fan of the the Corona mainstay, founded in Cuba in 1950.

Seniors

Green Gambit: Plant-Based Meals Mandated at Senior Centers Once a Week

Aug. 3, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Aug. 2, 2023, 9:13 p.m.

The city’s new menu requirements went into effect this summer and will affect millions of meals for older New Yorkers.

Migrant Crisis

Migrants Walk Out of Shelter After Spoiled Food Sickens Kids, Again

July 19, 2023, 6:37 p.m.May 13, 2024, 12:17 p.m.

Shelter staff responded to the improvised protest by telling worried parents that they could leave if they didn’t like it.

How to New York

How to a Community Garden in New York City

June 7, 2023, 5:01 a.m.May 14, 2024, 2:27 p.m.

How does a New Yorker a community green space, and what’s expected of when they do? THE CITY gets the dirt on how they operate, in time for summer.

Unions

Workers Start Union Vote at Lower East Side Trader Joe’s

April 18, 2023, 6:50 p.m.April 18, 2023, 8:27 p.m.

The Essex Crossing location is poised to be the grocery chain’s first in the city to organize, following failed campaigns at two other NYC locations.

Food

Kids ‘Eating More’ Blamed for School Cafeteria Cuts, NYC Budget Boss Says

CUNY Community Colleges in The Bronx Left Without Cafeteria Service

Burritos, French Fries and Other Kid Faves Axed by Adams School Budget Cuts

How a Federal Government Shutdown Could Hurt New Yorkers

Cool It! Eco-Friendly Ice Cream Trucks Are Here to Serve

Se Acabó: Legendary Cuban Restaurant Rincón Criollo is Closing

Green Gambit: Plant-Based Meals Mandated at Senior Centers Once a Week

Migrants Walk Out of Shelter After Spoiled Food Sickens Kids, Again

How to a Community Garden in New York City

Workers Start Union Vote at Lower East Side Trader Joe’s

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