Advocates for the universal free lunch program say data show that more children eat lunch when it's free for everyone. (lunch4learningnyc.org)
The borough's Republican members are also against a universal free lunch program, first proposed by the Council last year. (silive.com)
During negotiations over the mayor's first budget, the Council did not push especially hard for its proposed increase in the NYPD headcount, and members settled for a free - lunch pilot program for middle schoolers, after asking for a universal free lunch program for all public school students. (politico.com)