The technological revolution of recent history has affected virtually every aspect of American life, and the food New Yorkers consume has been no exception. The development of new technologies since 1940 has facilitated an increase in food and beverage variety, production, and consumption. This was determined by collecting data provided by US government agencies, reading newspaper articles, journals, case studies, and books both past and present. The findings from these sources indicate that indeed, technology has had a significant role in increasing New Yorkers’ consumption of food and beverage items in terms of volume and types of items. Similarly, food production and transportation of products has increased as well. These phenomena inevitably cause other trends to emerge, including detrimental impacts on the environment, including but not limited to species depletion and pollution. Other such effects include changes in infrastructure to accommodate the ever-increasing volumes of food being transported. Within the research there is reasonable evidence to assume these patterns will continue, leading to increased diversity in food importation and consumption and less production of food in New York.

39.    Grains (types of grains, location of production and technologies to produce them)
a.    Where are these items grown in and around New York City and how does this change during this period?
b.    What types of products are commonly provided?
c.    What are the technologies used in the production of these foods and how does they change?

40.    Meats (types of seafood, location of production and technologies to produce them)
a.    Where are these items grown in and around New York City and how does this change during this period?
b.    What types of products are commonly provided?
c.    What are the technologies used in the production of these foods and how do they change?

41.    Seafood and shellfish(types of seafood and technologies to hunt and gather them)
a.    Where are these items hunted in and around New York City and how does they change?
b.    What types of fish were commonly provided?
c.    What were the technologies used in the production of these foods and how does they change?

42.    Vegetables and fruits (types of fruits and vegetables, location of production and technologies to produce them)
a.    Where are these items grown in and around New York City and how does this change during this period?
b.    What types of products are commonly provided?
c.    What are the technologies used in the production of these foods and how do they change?

43.    Beverages  (production and types of beverages and how they changed during this period)
a.    What are the common drinks of this period and how do they change?
b.    Where and how are these products made?
c.    What are the technologies used in the production of these foods and how do they change?

44.    Food imports and exports (the types and amounts of food that were imported and exported during this period)
a.    What foods are imported and exported from the city/country during this period?
b.    What are the volumes of food trade and how does they change?
c.    How were these activities related to port growth and change in New York City and the region?