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Gillibrand proposes bill that could help bring grocery store to Syracuse’s south side

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.), speaking at the podium, on Monday announced her proposal titled, the Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act. Gillibrand spoke at the Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now Winter Market at the Valley Plaza at 4141 S. Salina St. in Syracuse. Besides Gillibrand, from left to right, Karen Belcher, executive director of Food Bank of Central New York; Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh; and Rhonda Vesey, co-founder and project director of Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now also spoke at the event. (Eric Reinhardt / CNYBJ)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It’s a proposal that U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D–N.Y.)believes will help end so-called food deserts, such as one on Syracuse’s south side. The lawmaker on Monday visited the Valley Plaza to announce her Healthy Food Financing Initiative Reauthorization Act. She spoke at Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now Winter Market. “When we look […]

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