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Committee on Economic Development

Friday, November 1, 2024 · 10:30 AM AM · Committee Room - City Hall

TL;DR

The committee reviewed the city's progress on making fresh produce more accessible to all neighborhoods and introduced a new law to turn unused industrial areas into urban farms. This initiative aims to improve food access and green space in underserved communities.

Key Decisions

  • Citywide Fresh Produce Access - Oversight Review Reviewed
  • Industrial-to-Agriculture Conversion Law Introduced
Agenda PDF

Agenda

  1. T2024-2639 Oversight - Citywide Access to Fresh Produce.
    Oversight
  2. Int 0693-2024 A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to requiring the office of urban agriculture to create and implement a plan to convert unused industrial areas to urban agriculture sites
    Introduction