Topic: Joel Berg

Food program cuts tough to swallow

Madness.. . That's what Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger calls the slashing of federal funds for...

Not many panhandlers in subway: Bloomy

SAY WHAAAT?. . Mayor Bloomberg had folks questioning what planet he was on Monday when he declared "there aren't very many panhandlers left" in...
Soft drink lobbyists think that Mayor Bloomberg is out to get them. He has proposed barring the city's 1.7 million recipients of food stamps from...
Some of the hungriest neighborhoods in the country are in New York City - and their hunger pangs could be getting worse.. . The South Bronx tops...
Fresh financial pain is on the way, with price hikes expected on everything from underwear to cereal.. . City merchants say they've held the line...

Cupboard's bare at food pantries

But they're quickly learning there isn't enough to go around. . . Demand at the borough's pantries and kitchens was up almost 90% this year...

How Hungry is America? VERY...

Prospect Heights resident Joel Berg, the executive director of the New York City Coalition Against Hunger and author of the recently released All You Can Eat: Berg worked on the campaign staffs of Bruce Babbitt, Gary Hart, and Alaska Congressional candidate Peter ...