Ronny Segura

Per capita income: $13,297 Square feet of grocery store per person: 0.58 Grocery stores: 4 McDonalds: 1

Washington Heights, 10040

Insets reflect calculations based on zip codes; overall map reflects calculations based on council district. Grocery store numbers reflect number of food markets greater than 4,000 square feet registered with New York State in February 2004. Sources: Census 2000; New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, 2004; Just Food, 2004; McDonalds, 2004.

Research assistance: Karah Woodward

Depending on which neighborhoods they live in, students and staff from B*Healthy have very different experiences trying to find good food. —TM

If, however, it’s fast food that you prefer, Queens and Staten Island will hit the spot: Of the more than quarter-million New Yorkers who live in zip codes with as many or more McDonalds than grocery stores, 40 percent are in Queens, and 36 percent are in Staten Island.

And you’d do well to avoid Brooklyn. Brooklynites scrape by with 1.4 square feet of space per resident, 11 farmers’ markets and 7 CSAs. That’s not all: Brooklyn is home to more than half of the 1.7 million New Yorkers living in zip codes with less than one square foot of market space apiece.

Looking for a healthy snack? Your best bet is to head to Manhattan. It’s home to 322 supermarkets, more than any other borough. Each Manhattanite can claim 2.8 square feet of shopping space—not to mention 22 farmers’ markets and 16 community supported agriculture (CSA) clubs.

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Per capita income: $11,268 Square feet of grocery store per person: 3.7 Grocery stores: 10 McDonalds: 4

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Find food access data, arranged by zip code, at www.citylimits.org

WHAT’S YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD EATING?

Per capita income: $40,820 Square feet of grocery store per person: 17.32 Grocery stores: 18 McDonalds: 2

Soho, 10014

Kamilah DePass

Per capita income: $10,666 Square feet of grocery store per person: 2.45 Grocery stores: 14 McDonalds: 2

Brownsville, 11212

Ludie Minaya

CITY LIMITS

Per capita income: $15,708 Square feet of grocery store per person: 1.64 Grocery stores: 5 McDonalds: 0

Richmond Hill, 11418

Where to Grab a Bite City Limits’ Guide to Food Access in New York City Compiled and analyzed by Tracie McMillan and Karah Woodward

1,673,666 New Yorkers have an average of less than one square foot of grocery store space each. 74,178 of them have no grocery store at all. 87,439 New Yorkers have more McDonalds in their neighborhoods than grocery stores. Another 258,624 have just as many McDonalds as Supermarkets. 74,170 New Yorkers have five feet or more of grocery store space apiece. None of them live in the Bronx, Queens or Brooklyn. Most of them live in Manhattan. Soho dwellers top out the list, with 17.32 feet apiece.

How Food Stacks up in the Boroughs BROOKLYN

QUEENS

MANHATTAN

BRONX

STATEN ISLAND

Residents, 2003

2,465,326

2,225,486

1,537,195

1,322,650

459,737

Grocery Stores

300

312

322

165

30

Farmer’s Markets

13

4

23

12

0

Community Supported Agriculture Projects

7

4

16

6

0

McDonalds

56

69

74

49

12

909,179

418,341

49,210

114,732

182,204

Residents with No Grocery Store At All

0

46,940

27,238

0

0

Residents with 5 sq. ft. or m ore of Grocery Store

0

0

62,501

0

11,669

Residents with more McDonalds than Grocery Stores

0

40,023

36,062

11,354

0

Residents with equal McDonalds and Grocery Stores

0

104,594

15,747

0

138,283

Residests with Less Than 1 sq. ft. of Grocery Store

Data sources: U.S. Census, 2000 and 2003; New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (February 2004), Just Food (February 2004), McDonald’s Corporation (2004).

Population, 2003

1,564,798

Grocery Stores

MANHATTAN

322

Farmer’s Markets

23

Community Supported Agriculture Projects

16

McDonalds

74

Average square feet of grocery store per resident

ZIP CODE 10001 10002 10003 10004 10005 10006 10007 10009 10010 10011 10012 10013 10014 10016 10017 10018 10019 10020 10021 10022 10023 10024 10025 10026 10027 10028 10029 10030 10031 10032 10033 10034 10035 10036

POPULATION, 2000 SUPERMARKETS 17,310 84,870 53,673 12,225 884 1,447 3,522 58,595 26,408 46,669 26,000 25,042 32,667 51,217 16,201 4,255 36,012 1 102,078 30,642 62,206 61,414 97,086 30,377 56,168 44,987 75,390 25,847 60,221 63,842 58,259 41,756 32,702 18,751

6 18 15 1 0 1 1 14 8 20 6 18 9 7 4 3 12 0 20 5 11 12 17 3 11 13 13 3 7 6 10 6 5 4

2.77

MCDONALD’S

PER CAPITA INCOME

SQUARE FEET OF GROCERY STORE, PER RESIDENT

9 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 1 2 1 4 3 2 4 1 1 4 1 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 3 6

$34,704 $14,236 $53,591 $60,329 $62,160 $57,470 $68,375 $27,460 $56,562 $62,290 $48,188 $40,820 $69,391 $62,344 $68,398 $38,762 $62,214 $0 $91,064 $95,196 $79,736 $77,824 $37,532 $13,924 $16,769 $85,866 $14,558 $12,725 $12,144 $12,993 $15,640 $13,932 $10,457 $38,308

3.22 2.18 2.64 1.15 0.00 6.43 1.62 2.26 2.47 4.48 2.58 17.32 3.24 1.43 2.31 3.76 5.03 0.00 2.07 2.45 2.99 2.75 2.63 1.58 2.97 4.05 2.49 1.84 2.11 1.05 1.77 3.07 2.83 2.62

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MANHATTAN, ZIP CODE 10037 10038 10039 10040 10044 10128 10162 10280 10281

JULY 2004

POPULATION, 2000 SUPERMARKETS 16,984 15,574 21,737 46,599 9,520 59,856 1,726 6,614 not available

4 6 3 4 1 12 0 2 1

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MCDONALD’S

PER CAPITA INCOME

SQUARE FEET OF GROCERY STORE, PER RESIDENT

0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

$17,512 $25,926 $11,298 $13,297 $26,199 $72,691 $84,938 $83,639 not available

4.89 3.85 2.12 0.58 2.63 2.63 0.00 2.72 not available

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Population, 2003

2,465,326

Grocery Stores

BROOKLYN ZIP CODE 11201 11203 11204 11205 11206 11207 11208 11209 11210 11211 11212 11213 11214 11215 11216 11217 11218 11219 11220 11221 11222 11223 11224 11225 11226 11228 11229 11230 11231 11232 11233 11234 11235 11236 11237 11238 11239

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POPULATION, 2000 SUPERMARKETS 47,746 84,498 74,880 35,622 69,032 86,557 87,165 69,840 62,308 85,089 85,161 65,440 83,546 63,001 55,775 35,353 74,611 85,987 92,718 76,363 39,360 77,691 51,205 63,774 106,154 41,172 80,554 88,933 32,974 27,723 61,955 86,898 77,451 96,301 48,910 48,965 14,620

10 8 9 2 11 16 11 5 6 11 14 4 10 14 7 4 7 9 13 9 6 9 8 5 15 4 9 8 4 4 7 9 7 11 5 8 1

300

Farmer’s Markets

13

Community Supported Agriculture Projects

7

McDonalds

56

Average square feet of grocery store per resident

1.44

MCDONALD’S 5 2 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 4 1 3 1 1 0

SQUARE FEET OF PER CAPITA GROCERY STORE, INCOME PER RESIDENT $44,779 $16,026 $15,777 $15,784 $10,073 $11,008 $11,110 $27,216 $19,357 $11,270 $10,666 $12,590 $17,156 $32,050 $14,620 $30,482 $16,558 $12,678 $13,141 $10,890 $17,562 $16,434 $14,001 $15,697 $13,052 $22,702 $19,357 $16,782 $30,208 $12,391 $11,862 $11,862 $19,173 $16,983 $9,902 $22,989 $12,845

1.58 1.27 0.65 0.95 1.68 1.95 0.98 1.18 0.75 1.10 2.45 0.41 1.50 2.27 1.99 2.89 0.97 2.00 0.91 1.00 1.62 0.93 1.50 1.45 1.71 1.26 0.91 1.05 0.60 1.80 0.84 0.84 1.21 3.32 1.84 2.82 2.39

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Population, 2003

2,225,486

Grocery Stores

QUEENS ZIP CODE 11001 11004 11005 11101 11102 11103 11104 11105 11106 11354 11355 11356 11357 11358 11360 11361 11362 11363 11364 11365 11366 11367 11368 11369 11370 11371 11372 11373 11374 11375 11377 11378 11379 11385 11411

POPULATION, SUPERMARKETS 2000 25,511 14,682 2,195 25,595 36,291 44,321 29,506 42,117 43,130 54,329 83,281 20,444 39,491 38,647 19,350 29,206 17,502 6,917 34,539 41,566 13,366 38,216 98,841 36,110 43,142 0 71,308 105,723 44,189 70,204 88,339 34,053 28,984 97,524 21,282

0 1 1 7 4 6 8 6 7 13 15 0 5 6 0 2 2 0 3 6 4 5 14 1 2 0 16 11 7 15 8 5 4 15 2

315

Farmer’s Markets

4

Community Supported Agriculture Projects

4

McDonalds

69

Average square feet of grocery store per resident

1.79

MCDONALD’S 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 5 1 2 0 4 1

PER CAPITA INCOME

SQUARE FEET OF GROCERY STORE, PER RESIDENT

$29,419 $26,096 $57,713 $16,326 $17,541 $18,702 $19,674 $20,205 $18,369 $17,818 $16,430 $21,406 $26,422 $22,858 $35,401 $25,884 $29,816 $34,957 $26,651 $23,323 $26,652 $21,522 $12,412 $15,491 $15,910 0 $17,054 $15,252 $23,176 $31,513 $16,735 $20,777 $24,062 $16,592 $22,885

0.00 0.82 3.42 4.49 1.74 1.42 2.83 1.61 1.72 3.87 2.14 0.00 1.42 1.06 0.00 0.41 1.60 0.00 1.33 1.80 1.87 2.01 1.15 0.55 0.46 0.00 4.57 1.85 1.66 2.36 1.16 2.66 1.17 2.91 0.66

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QUEENS, ZIP CODE 11412 11413 11414 11415 11416 11417 11418 11419 11420 11421 11422 11423 11426 11427 11428 11429 11430 11432 11433 11434 11435 11436 11451 11691 11692 11693 11694 11697

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POPULATION, 2000 SUPERMARKETS 37,452 39,827 28,121 20,956 23,668 28,607 36,571 48,867 45,498 37,664 30,449 31,240 18,727 23,014 21,023 27,647 229 57,045 28,435 59,142 53,877 18,148 not available 56,184 15,893 11,157 19,278 4,226

7 4 2 2 4 5 5 9 4 5 3 2 2 2 4 2 0 11 3 6 9 3 0 12 1 1 3 1

MCDONALD’S

PER CAPITA INCOME

0 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 5 4 0 3 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0

$18,686 $20,835 $25,535 $23,809 $14,429 $16,983 $15,708 $14,707 $16,558 $16,846 $20,232 $18,722 $23,450 $22,367 $17,751 $18,504 $7,597 $18,391 $13,249 $17,923 $16,142 $16,523 not available $12,654 $13,153 $17,434 $28,501 $31,101

SQUARE FEET OF GROCERY STORE, PER RESIDENT 1.44 2.96 0.28 0.72 2.15 2.76 1.64 1.76 1.47 1.89 0.92 0.90 0.64 1.06 2.24 0.81 0.00 1.60 0.88 1.47 1.41 1.93 not available 2.17 0.31 1.79 2.28 1.42

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Population, 2003

1,363,198

Grocery Stores

BRONX

165

Farmer’s Markets

12

Community Supported Agriculture Projects

6

McDonalds

49

Average square feet of grocery store per resident

ZIP CODE 10451 10452 10453 10454 10455 10456 10457 10458 10459 10460 10461 10462 10463 10464 10465 10466 10467 10468 10469 10470 10471 10472 10473 10474 10475

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POPULATION, SUPERMARKETS 2000 40,961 72,138 76,775 34,976 37,465 76,656 69,048 77,840 39,080 53,707 49,808 72,077 65,576 4,634 42,500 68,787 94,342 78,309 63,345 15,780 23,413 64,867 56,166 11,354 38,086

10 10 11 5 3 11 7 10 4 9 8 10 9 1 3 7 10 8 4 2 2 8 6 1 6

1.656

MCDONALD’S

PER CAPITA INCOME

SQUARE FEET OF GROCERY STORE, PER RESIDENT

4 2 3 2 2 2 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 0 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 2 2

11,268 9,033 10,047 8,831 9,403 9,641 10,113 10,415 9,667 9,772 20,315 16,543 22,969 31,402 31,402 16,570 14,152 11,788 18,630 20,482 36,107 11,806 12,923 7,030 20,785

3.73 1.68 1.42 1.17 0.75 1.58 1.20 1.01 1.06 1.49 2.39 1.51 1.81 1.29 0.32 1.36 2.15 1.12 1.08 1.65 0.64 1.48 3.37 0.79 4.75

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Population, 2003

459,737

Grocery Stores

STATEN ISLAND ZIP CODE 10301 10302 10303 10304 10305 10306 10307 10308 10309 10310 10312 10314

JULY 2004

Farmer’s Markets

1

Community Supported Agriculture Projects

0

McDonalds

12

Average square feet of grocery store per resident

POPULATION, 2000 SUPERMARKETS 38,505 16,406 23,530 38,972 38,450 55,698 11,669 26,451 27,207 22,852 58,867 84,821

30

3 1 1 2 1 6 1 2 2 1 2 8

1.70

MCDONALD’S

PER CAPITA INCOME

SQUARE FEET OF GROCERY STORE, PER RESIDENT

1 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 3

$23,174 $18,798 $16,722 $21,828 $22,487 $25,222 $26,316 $25,611 $26,309 $20,226 $26,887 $25,216

0.57 3.29 0.85 1.10 0.10 1.72 10.28 2.51 2.39 0.66 0.66 2.48

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