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Mayor de Blasio announces Meatless Monday pilot in NYC schools

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio, schools chancellor Carmen Fariña and Brooklyn borough president Eric Adams announced that 15 Brooklyn schools will participate in Meatless Mondays in spring 2018. The program will provide participating schools with healthy, all-vegetarian breakfast and lunch menus every Monday. The NYC mayor, First Lady Chirlane McCray and Gracie Mansion will also go meatless for all Monday meals.

This initiative builds off the plant-based health advocacy of borough president Adams, who has committed himself to combating poor nutrition following his successful battle against Type 2 diabetes last year.

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