De Blasio administration program to serve free breakfast in classroom has 'rocky start'
But the city is resisting, saying a pilot program in middle schools only increased lunch participation by 6%.
“We have an opportunity to make sure that 1.1 million children don’t have to worry about hunger, which would be huge,” said Councilman Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan).
But Farina said it would have to show better results before getting expanded. “Our numbers are not reflecting this has made a major difference,” she said.