The New York City Council released a report Monday titled "FoodWorks New York," a study that sets forth food-related goals. The 86-page report was sponsored by Council speaker Christine C. Quinn.
Quinn advocates for five major goals that are included in FoodWorks. She maintains that the ideas in the report will improve the city's food infrastructure, create new and better jobs in the food industry, keep more local food dollars in the local economy, reduce diet related diseases, and reduce environmental damage from the production and transport of food.
While some of the goals and ideas in the report fall under the ability of the city council, some of its suggestions are outside the council's authority. The report criticizes the policy of requiring the fingerprinting of food stamp recipients and also argues that federal farm subsidies are too heavily geared towards commodity crops and should be designed for the benefit of produce farms. Both fingerprinting and subsidies are outside the purview of the council's direct authority.
To see the New York City Council press release, click here.
To watch Speaker Quinn discuss FoodWorks, click here.
