More than a dozen Brooklyn schools to participate in “Meatless Mondays”
City officials on Monday, October 23 announced that 15 Brooklyn schools will participate in “Meatless Mondays” next spring.
The program – which builds off the plant-based advocacy of Borough President Eric Adams who credits healthy eating to his success over Type 2 Diabetes – will provide participating schools with healthy, all-vegetarian breakfast and lunch menus every Monday.
“Cutting back a little on meat will help make our city healthier and our planet stronger for generations to come,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio, who made the announcement at P.S. 1 in Sunset Park, one of five schools in New York City which currently offers an exclusively vegetarian menu every day of the week. “Chirlane and I are excited to participate in Meatless Mondays at home, and we thank Borough President Adams for leading the charge behind this healthy and sustainable initiative.”