Velazquez gets green for green market
Congressmember Nydia Velazquez will present the Lower East Side Business Improvement Districts Farmers Market with a check for $37,500, which she secured through the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Lower East Side BIDs Farmers Market, in collaboration with Cornell Universitys Cooperative Extension Garden Mosaics and Urban Agriculture Project, will offer affordable fresh fruits, vegetables and other products from regional small farmers.