New York Apple Association President Jim Allen chatted with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg during a Food Day event in Queens on Monday where the Mayor helped pass out New York grown apples at a Queens subway stop. More than 3,500 New York apples were passed out to city residents at five locations as part of Food Day celebrations in New York City. (Photo courtesy of Queens Gazette.) (Please click through link for a copy of the photo.)

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About the New York Apple Association:

Based in Fishers, N.Y., the NYAA is the nonprofit agricultural trade association representing the commercial apple growers in New York which consists of 695 orchards around the state growing apples on more than 45,000 acres and a 30 million bushel crop for 2011.  It supports profitable growing and marketing of New York apples through increasing demand for apples and apple products; representing the industry at state and federal levels and serving as the primary information source on New York apple related matters.