Posts Tagged ‘brooklyn’
Examining the Efficacy of Green Carts in New York: A Comparative Outlook
December 18, 2014
This poster explores the topic of nutritious food access in New York City. The ‘Green Cart’ program was launched as an affordable alternative for impoverished neighborhoods as opposed to Farmer’s markets and supermarket stores. By determining percent consumption differences from 2008 to 2011, it analyzes whether there was a significant change and if Green Carts […]
2014 | 2014 Posters | Tags: access, Bronx, brooklyn, Farmer's Markets, Food, Green Carts, Health, Manhattan, New York, nutrition, NYC, Queens, Staten Island, StatsComments (0)
Hipsters and Animal Diversity
December 11, 2014
Hipsters have been an accepted part of urban life for decades. Research has been done on their role in gentrification – the process by which the socioeconomic and ethnic diversity of a marginalized, poor neighborhood is replaced by upper-middle class Caucasian transplants. (Jack Hackworth 2002) in “Post-recession Gentrification in New York City” tracks the progress […]
