On March 16th, join NY Food 2025, a collaboration of the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, the Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center, and the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, Teachers College, Columbia University, for an online public forum “NY Food 2025: Policy Recommendations for a Stronger, Healthier, More Just, and Sustainable Food System in NYC.” Building on our first report detailing COVID-19’s impact on the NYC food system during the first six months of the crisis, this forum is designed to educate and inspire stakeholders to support food policies and programs that will ensure NYC emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic with a stronger, healthier, more just, and sustainable food system.

Panelists

• Sara Abiola, Executive Director, Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, Program in Nutrition, Teachers College, Columbia University
• Iliana Garcia, Deputy Director, Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center, Hunter College
• Katherine Tomaino Fraser, Director of Evaluation, CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy

Discussants

• Gabrielle Blavatsky, Co-Founder, Policy Director, Equity Advocates
• Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President
• Maritza Owens, CEO, Harvest Home

Moderator

• Lisa Elaine Held, Senior Staff Reporter, Civil Eats