Rezoning and Food: What’s Happening in East Harlem? KIMBERLY LIBMAN PHD, MPH SEPTEMBER 21 ST, 2015 HEALTHY FOOD FOR UPPER MANHATTAN.

Rezoning and Food: What’s Happening in East Harlem?

KIMBERLY LIBMAN PHD, MPH

SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2015

HEALTHY FOOD FOR UPPER MANHATTAN

Zoning and Food

Zoning “determines the size and use of buildings, where they are located and, in large measure, the density of the city's diverse neighborhoods.”

Direct influences on neighborhood food: location and type of food retail and manufacturing

Indirect influences on neighborhood food: purchasing power, price, products

East Harlem Neighborhood Planning Process

www.eastharlemplan.nyc

Goals of the EH Planning Process

Collect and organize community concerns and ideas in order to influence City agencies’ planning and rezoning processes

Create a human capital development plan that focuses on the betterment of East Harlem residents

Develop an approach to preserving and expanding East Harlem’s affordable housing, including public housing

Support and preserve East Harlem’s cultural identity

Develop implementable recommendations that reflect community input

Discussion

How do you think the rezoning can support the goals of HFUM?

What concerns does the rezoning raise for you?