Bill DeBlasio

CRAINS: An alternative to the city’s costly composting mandate

From Crains New York: By Brad Gerstman and David Schwartz – New York Association of Grocery Stores Two years ago, then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg bequeathed to New York City a private-sector composting mandate. It has yet to be implemented—and with good reason. The region lacks capacity to compost millions more pounds of organic waste. But if […]

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Opinion: Fresh Direct & NYC: A Not So Wonderful Life

During this holiday season, we at NYAGS hope New Yorkers and especially the ESD will consider the importance of traditional small business in New York City. That’s why we’ve put together the following tale based on Frank Capra’s “Its A Wonderful Life”

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NYAGS Brad Gerstman: The City Council’s plan to promote E. coli

Reusable bags play a significant role in food contamination unless they’re properly washed on a regular basis — something people rarely do.

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De Blasio administration ‘looking very closely’ at enacting a fee on plastic bags

From New York Daily News: Mayor de Blasio’s administration is ‘looking very closely’ at a proposal to add fees to plastic shopping bags. The de Blasio administration is “looking very closely” at a proposal to slap fees on plastic shopping bags, a top city official said Friday. First Deputy Mayor Anthony Shorris has been conferring […]

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Inhospitable De Blasio Goes After Quinn

Bill DeBlasio

The NY Times is reporting about the growing battle between Speaker Quinn and Public Advocate de Blasio on the question of helping small business. We have already commenting critically on the speaker’s uncomfortable proximity to the mayor-and in particular, the fact that mayoral representatives were present at her press conference. When you invite folks from […]

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