Opinion: Oases in the food deserts
New York's mayor, health commissioner and city council deserve credit for withstanding pressure from retail food industry to approve 1,000 more mobile fruit and vegetable stands. The new pushcarts are destined for city's poorest areas, home to disproportionate share of those with diet-related disease.
The New York Times 2008-03-01
Categories: Editorials, GOVERNMENT, Local Government, OPINION
Index: apples, bananas, bodega, chain restaurants, Christine Quinn, diabetes, diet-related disease, fast-food restaurants, food desert, fresh greens, green carts, grocery gap, health policy, heart disease, Michael Bloomberg, mobile fruit and vegetable stands, obesity, oranges, recipes, smoking, Tom Frieden, trans fats