More light, and murk, shed on the legality of Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed food-stamp soda ban: In this corner: Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has asked the U.S. Department of Agriculture to grant New York City a two-year waiver to ban the … Continue reading →

Lots of ink spilled today about Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed ban on food stamps being used to buy soda, but few have asked: Can he legally do it, and should he? If you’ve been remotely awake today (or at least clicking … Continue reading →

New York’s farmers markets and farm share co-ops are spreading like crabgrass, but if you rely on food stamps for your shopping dollars, many still remain out of reach: Sometime in the last year, New York City reached a milestone: … Continue reading →