Green Carts
CCC Testimony: Oversight: Reducing Food Insecurity in New York City
On January 25, 2017, CCC testified before the City Council General Welfare and Aging Committees at an oversight hearing on reducing food insecurity in New York City. CCC acknowledged the efforts of both the Administration and the City Council and urge …
Green Carts: Bringing Healthy Food to New Yorkers
New York City’s Green Cart Initiative brings fresh fruits and vegetables into low-income neighborhoods where access to healthy food has historically been limited. In 2008, the City established the new Green Cart permit so that vendors are able to sell …
Film Screening and Panel Discussion: The Apple Pushers
The Apple Pushers, a documentary film narrated by Edward Norton, chronicles the effort by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the City’s Food Policy Coordinator, community advocates and City Council Members to create an innovativ …
CCC Report: Green Cart Implementation: Year One
The NYC Green Cart Initiative was established in 2008 to bring fresh, affordable fruits and vegetables to communities with limited access to fresh produce through the creation of 1,000 new City-issued permits that were for fresh produce carts (Green Ca …
Focus Group Summary Report: Fruit and Vegetable Street Vendors in New York City: Work Challenges, Arrangements and Needs
CCC conducted a Focus Group with seven fruit and vegetable street vendors from New York City and learned that the participants wished to obtain their own cart permit and for the most part, they were willing to relocate to a location that had enough foo …
Policy Brief: Options to Improve Access to Nutritious, Affordable Food
Given that increasing the availability of affordable, healthy food in all communities and promoting better food choices could help address childhood obesity, CCC issued a policy brief with proposals to make healthy and affordable food accessible and av …
