Document Type
Report
Publication Date
Fall 12-31-2025
Abstract
This project examines the structural mechanisms that contribute to unequal food access, both historical and ongoing, in the South Bronx, and applies the food apartheid framework created by Bronx food activist Karen Washington. This paper applies the framework to two food retail initiatives in NYC: the New York State Regional Hub and the New York City FRESH food program to assess whether their policies address the structural mechanisms that contribute to food inequality. I ask: How does the unequal distribution of healthy food access in the Bronx reflect broader patterns of racial and economic exclusion? To what extent do current food access efforts and public investments address or perpetuate the structural inequalities that sustain food apartheid?
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Food Security Commons, Public Health Commons, Social Justice Commons
