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Halal food provision in NYC shelters
1:19:32
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Council Member Alexa Aviles expresses frustration over the ongoing issues with providing quality halal foods in NYC shelters. She inquires about the tracking of local halal food providers in the subcontracting pool.
- Aviles questions why the city can't properly provide full quality halal foods in shelters.
- She asks if DSS keeps track of how many local halal food providers are in the subcontracting pool.
- First Deputy Commissioner Jill Berry explains that food contracts for shelters typically cover all meals, without separate contracts for halal-specific food.
Alexa Aviles
1:19:32
Just one more just one more question.
1:19:33
In the context of of Halal Foods, which continues to be, honestly, I I can't understand why we can't get this right and what we why we are not providing full quality halal foods.
1:19:50
Do you keep track of how many local halal food providers are in this subcontracting pool or are they all these big giant corporations from other mysterious places?
Jill Berry
1:20:09
The food contracts for the shelters are responsible for providing all the meals at a shelter typically, so not separate contracts for halal specific food.