City Harvest volunteers rescuing fresh vegetables from the New York Produce Show to distribute to soup kitchens and food pantries in New York City. December 4, 2012

Surviving in New York City, The Food That Defines America

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The United Way of New York City's new report on self-sufficiency in New York City. Libby O'Connell on the culinary history of America. Robert Howse on Leo Strauss. Philippe de Montebello, the longest-serving director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on the importance of museums. 

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