The Bloomberg Administration's proposed ban on most trans fats in New York City restaurants is a sensible approach that would improve the nutrition and health of New Yorkers of all economic backgrounds.

In a radio interview Friday with John Gambling on WABC-AM, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that the federal Food Stamp Program was limited almost entirely to adults who worked and that "nobody [is] starving to death". Majority of food stamp recipients are actually children, seniors, and people with disabilities who are not currently working.

According to the most recent "Forbes 400" report, the number of billionaires in New York City increased from 28 to 45 over the last year, with their total net worth at approximately $60.4 billion. The 1.7 million residents living below the federal poverty line earned a total of approximately $3.45 Billion.

Anti-hunger advocates reacted with hope and criticism to the release of the report, "Increasing Opportunity and Reducing Poverty in New York City" on Monday by Mayor Bloomberg.

Bloomberg Ignores Eligibility of Children, Seniors, and the Disabled; Advocates Criticize His Statement That "Nobody's Starving to Death"

In a radio interview Friday with John Gambling on WABC-AM, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg mistakenly said that the federal Food Stamp Program was limited almost entirely to adults who worked, when the clear majority of program recipients are actually children, seniors, and people with disabilities who are not currently working. ...read more