Sentences with phrase «soda ban»

At a public health forum in Downtown Brooklyn, he railed against the current administration for using «one shots and fiscal gimmicks» to balance its budgets, and slammed Bloomberg's large soda ban as nothing more than «big PR.»

The powerful Manhattan lawmaker yesterday criticized Mayor Michael Bloomberg's large soda ban proposal, suggesting telling The New York Post that, ««We may be getting too close to Big Brother» and that he may take up legislation to block the order, which doesn't require approval from the City Council.

On March 11, 2013, Judge Milton Tingling shot down a New York City soda ban supported by Mayor Bloomberg and the New York City Department of Health.

A new study suggests soda bans like the one pushed by Bloomberg may backfire and actually cause people to purchase more sugary beverages.

Halloran and other soda ban opponents said they were frustrated with the public's relative inability to affect the decision on the proposal, which was recently backed by the city's largest healthcare union.

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Locals hate the traffic it'll bring, soda drinkers were pissed because it was the first location to adopt Bloomberg's large soda ban, then everyone was cool with it as Jay - Z rode the subway to his inaugural concerts there.

The soda ban isn't about «limiting corporate damage» (whatever that means) as she suggests.

First, we think it is important to remind Dr. Mailman that the soda ban, while «immediately challenged in court by a group of small businesses along with the National Restaurant Association and the American Beverage Association,» also was opposed by the majority of New Yorkers.

This extended a statewide push toward strict dietary guidelines for cafeteria food and a soda ban in grade school vending machines.

Corona has been singled out as having the highest rate of childhood obesity in the city, but City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D - East Elmhurst) joined with local business owners and a new coalition last Thursday to say Mayor Michael Bloomberg's soda ban is the wrong way to fight it.

The food and theater industries aren't the only ones against the soda ban, which has also been opposed by a slew of city politicians.

Our voters need Meng in Congress like they needed the soda ban,» said spokesman Kevin Ryan.

Queens City Councilman Dan Halloran testified at a public meeting Tuesday against the soda ban.

She even criticized the soda ban back in March, saying on CNN's Piers Morgan, «My fear is that with issues around food and obesity if you say «no» people almost have a reflex reaction to do it.»

City Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (r.) talks to East Elmhurst pizzeria owner Miguel Reyes about the problems he will have under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed soda ban.

New York City Councilmember Robert Jackson has come out against the soda ban proposed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg...

City Council members and a beverage - industry backed group rallied on the steps of City Hall today to protest the Bloomberg administration's proposed soda ban.

Who's behind the supposedly «grassroots» movement opposed to Bloomberg's proposed soda ban?

She opposed Bloomberg's big - soda ban, but insists the children's menu rules are different because parents will still be able to buy whatever meals they want for their kids — restaurants just won't be able to market them to children if they're loaded with too many calories and too much fat.

On Tues., July 24th, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene held a hearing - its first and only meeting open to the public — regarding the soda ban proposed by Mayor Bloomberg.

NYC bans sugary drinks In September, the New York City Board of Health voted to restrict the sale of restaurant sodas larger than 16 ounces, becoming the first city in the country to institute a «soda ban.»