Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s food police have struck again! Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city can’t assess their salt, fat and fiber content, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.
Bloomberg Bans ‘Unhealthy’ Cholent for Homeless
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s food police have struck again! Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city can’t assess their salt, fat and fiber content, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.
Glenn Richter arrived at a West Side synagogue on Monday to collect surplus bagels — fresh nutritious bagels — to donate to the poor. However, under a new edict from Bloomberg’s food police he can no longer donate the food to city homeless shelters.
It’s the “no bagels for you” edict.
“I can’t give you something that’s a supplement to the food you already have? Sorry that’s wrong,” Richter said.
Richter has been collecting food from places like the Ohav Zedek synagogue and bringing it to homeless shelters for more than 20 years, but recently his donation, including a “cholent” or carrot stew, was turned away because the Bloomberg administration wants to monitor the salt, fat and fiber eaten by the homeless.
Richter said he was stunned. He said his family has eaten the same food forever and flourished.
“My father lived to 97; my grandfather lived to 97, and they all enjoyed it and somehow we’re being told that this is no good and I think there is a degree of management that becomes micromanagement and when you cross that line simply what you’re doing is wrong,” Richter said.
But Mayor Bloomberg, a salt-aholic himself, was unapologetic.
“For the things that we run because of all sorts of safety reasons, we just have a policy it is my understanding of not taking donations,” Bloomberg said.
Told that his administration recently enacted the policy, the mayor was Grinch-like.
“If they did in the past they shouldn’t have done it and we shouldn’t have accepted it,” Bloomberg said.
Richter said that over the years he’s delivered more than two tons of food to the homeless. He said Mayor Bloomberg is eating away at his ability to do good.
The ban on food donations was made by an inter-agency task force that includes the departments of Health and Homeless Services.
I like bagels too
Nutritious bagels? Now that’s a concept.
GadolHador
I think it’s a good idea to serve people healthy food.
disappointed
for shame. this is what american government has come to? our founding fathers are rolling in their graves.
770 INVESTIGATOR
IT’S OF COURSE ASHAME TO PUT A BAN ON A KOSHER FOOD FOR HOMELESS SPECIALLY COMING FROM A JEW, OUR DEAR MAYOR….
Let them eat!
And being hungry and malnourished is healthy? If someone hasn’t had a good meal in a while, I doubt they are in the best of health anyway. I’d rather have some good cholent and bagels with some salt and fat in them than have nothing to eat at all!
Jzy
does this mean dont freed the homeless
if the homeless dont have any food will it sustain them
but they can eat from the trash
this if healthy
Anonymous
So what are they eating at the shelters?
cnl
He’s not normal!!
Mayor drayer
Patheticism at it’s best
to #4
“aich mir ah Jew! Hashem should have mercy on his poor soul. a man who is against a bris, who ridicules frum ”black hatted” people and now forbids cholnt a specific JEWISH delicacy to people who have no food nor homes. The guy needs a huge spiritual REFUAH SHLAIMA! and by the way he may be our mayor for now but certainly not’DEAR’….. basically, he’s a Jewish anti semite. and that is the worst kind, when he comes upstairs and has to give a din v’chesbon all his money is not going to do him one drop of good.
If you want to make it work, you can!
For one new to cholent, if made right, it is wonderful and sticks with you for hours. For homeless people in winter, there is probably no better meal — protein and vegetables, with some bread! It is wonderful when hot! (p.s., the gas is extra! :))
It is also rather inexpensive to make and it goes a long, long way. Would be a great meal for folks in NY who are hungry and cold these days.
I agree, you never know what comes from homes. So, just help make it on-site!