Nicole Brownstein

Bio

I am a graduate student studying urban policy and food access through a feminist lens.
Pizza, Pastrami, and School Lunches: NYC's Mayoral Candidates Talk Food Policy
By Nicole Brownstein
On Wednesday night, a consortium of 12 food-related organizations hosted the Mayoral Candidate Forum on the Future of Food at The New School. The event, moderated by food activist and professor Marion Nestle, forced six of New York City's potential…
Is Raw Milk As Dangerous As the FDA Claims?
By Nicole Brownstein
Raw milk certainly has a bad rap. It’s been villainized by the FDA who claim that raw milk is 150 times more likely to cause food-borne illnesses than pasteurized milk. Recently, Montana’s Senate Agriculture Committee passed House Bill 574 — the raw…
How to Eat Healthy in the Big City — and Not Have to Pay For It
By Nicole Brownstein
Despite the controversies surrounding the legality of Bloomberg’s citywide soda ban, it’s clear that New Yorkers need to eat better. In 2009, the Department of Health reported that just 6.3% of adults living in Bronx County regularly ate enough…