Foodscape: Bayside/Little Neck

Bayside/Little Neck Foodscape

Queens Community District 11

About Foodscapes

Access to affordable and nutritious food is one of the cornerstones of good health. Without this, individuals—and communities—are at a higher risk of food insecurity and serious chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. To improve the health of New Yorkers, we must recognize that each neighborhood has a distinct food environment.

Purpose

These Foodscape reports provide a community-level snapshot of a community’s food environment, including data on healthy and unhealthy food consumption, food access, and diet-related diseases. Additionally, the reports detail a comprehensive guide of the many food-related resources available to residents within their neighborhoods to support them in eating healthier. The Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center has compiled this information from various sources, presenting it in a user-friendly format to help NYC residents and communities better understand their local foodscapes.

The NYC Foodscape Reports were published in 2020 and are continually updated every six months. Data in the Foodscape Reports is collected from multiple primary sources to ensure the most up-to-date statistics for each indicator. Learn more about organizations and resources highlighted in the Foodscape Reports by visiting the Center’s Neighborhood Food Resource Guides as well as the Food Policy and Practice Database. Together, these three resources provide a comprehensive food-related guide to each New York City neighborhood. 

Zip codes include: 11360, 11361, 11362, 11363, 11364

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

• DEMOGRAPHICS
• NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD
• FOOD CONSUMPTION
• HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS
• ECONOMIC AND LIVING-CONDITION STRESS, CONTRIBUTORS TO FOOD INSECURITY
• EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BURDEN
• GREENTHUMB GARDENS
• SCHOOL GARDENS
• OFFICIAL SNAP ENROLLMENT SITES IN NYC – HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
• FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS
• RETAIL FOOD STORES
• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

DEMOGRAPHICS:

• Total Population: 122,211 (1.4% of NYC population) (1)
• Population by Race and Ethnicity of Bayside/Little Neck and New York City (2)
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 11% Latino | NYC: 29.2% Latino
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 1.9% Black | NYC: 21,7% Black
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 39.5% White | NYC: 31.8% White
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 44% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 14.1% Asian
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 1.9% Other | NYC: 2% Other
• Bayside/Little Neck Population by Age: (3)
  • 0-17 years: 19%
  • 18-24 years: 6%
  • 25-44 years: 26%
  • 45-64 years: 31%
  • 65+ years: 18%
• Life Expectancy: 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 84.9 years (2) | NYC: 82.1 years (2)
• Born Outside the US: 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 43.6% (2) | NYC: 36.8% (2)

NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:

• Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in Bayside/Little Neck to 5 bodegas (2)
• Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 1,819,042 (2)
• Food Insecurity: 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 7.6% of residents (2)| NYC: 15.4% of residents (2)
• Residences that Lack a Kitchen: 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 0.6% of housing units (2)| NYC: 0.8% (2)
• Households Receiving SNAP Benefits: 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 6.5% of households (2)| NYC: 22.4% of households (2)

HEALTH BEHAVIORS:

• No Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday: 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 6% of adults (2) | NYC: 12.9% of adults (2)
• One or More 12-ounce Sugary Drinks Per Day (percent of adults): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 17% (2) | NYC: 23% (2)
• No Physical Activity in the Last 30 Days:
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 29% of adults (2) | NYC: 27.1% of adults (2)
• Binge Drinking
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 14% (2) | NYC: 17.4% (2)
• Smokers
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 10% (2) | NYC: 13.9% (2)

HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS:

• Adults Reporting Their Own Health as “Excellent,” “Very Good” or “Good” (percent of adults): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 86% (2) | NYC: 78% (2)
• Obesity (percent of adults): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 20% (2) | NYC: 24% (2)
•  Childhood Obesity (percent of public school children in grades K through 8): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 11% (3) | NYC: 20% (3)
• Diabetes (percent of adults): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 7% (2) | NYC: 11% (2)
• Hypertension (percent of adults): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 26% (3) | NYC: 28% (3)

ECONOMIC AND LIVING-CONDITION STRESS, CONTRIBUTORS TO FOOD INSECURITY:

• Median Household Income: 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: $82,805 (2) | NYC: $60,879 (2)
• Poverty (percent of households with incomes below poverty): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 12.5% (2) | NYC: 19.7% (2)
• Unemployment (percent of people ages 16 and older): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 2.7% (2) | NYC: 4.5% (2)
• Extreme Housing Burden (Extreme Housing Burden includes households spending more than 50% of income on housing):
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 27.4% (2) | NYC: 29.5% (2)
• Rent Burden (households that spend 35% or more of their income on rent)
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 43.6% (5) | NYC: 44.2% (5)

EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BURDEN

• Air Pollution (micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 6.5 (2) | New York City-wide: 7.5 (2)
• Bicycle Network Coverage (percent of streets with bike lanes): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 5% (3) | New York City-wide: 10% (3)
• Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations (per 100,000 people): 
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 10 (3) | New York City-wide: 23 (3)
• Percent of Land Used for Public Parks, Open Space, and Recreation:
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 20.6% (2) | New York City-wide: 24.7% (2)
•  Canopy Coverage (percent of ground covered by tree crown/canopy):
  • Bayside/Little Neck: 32.41% (6) | Queens: 18.9% (6) | New York City-wide: 22.04% (6)

BAYSIDE/LITTLE NECK GREENTHUMB GARDENS:

There are over 600 GreenThumb community gardens across the city, and any resident can join a garden. Find the most up-to-date list of gardens using GreenThumb’s searchable Garden Map. (4)  

• Papo's Garden: 220 E 119th St

BAYSIDE/LITTLE NECK SCHOOL GARDENS:

• Main Site- Marathon School: 61-25 Marathon Parkway
• PS 205 Alexander Graham Bell: 75-25 Bell Boulevard
• PS 213 The Carl Ullman School: 231-02 67 Ave
• PS 203 Oakland Gardens: 53-11 Springfield Boulevard
• PS 130 : 200-01 42 Ave
• JHS 074 Nathaniel Hawthorne: 61-15 Oceania St
• 004 P004Q @213: 58-74 57th St
• 224 PS 224@205: 75-25 Bell Boulevard
• PS 221 The North Hills School: 57-40 Marathon Parkway
• PS 169 Bay Terrace: 18-25 212 St

BAYSIDE/LITTLE NECK OFFICIAL SNAP ENROLLMENT SITES IN NYC – HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION (HRA):

Data is updated on a continuous basis in collaboration with the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center’s Neighborhood Food Resource Guides.

• East New York S28: 404 Pine St, 1st Floor
• Rockaway S79: 219 Beach 59th St, 1st Floor
• Queens S53: 32-20 Northern Blvd, 2nd Floor
• Jamaica S54: 165-08 88th Ave, 3rd Floor

*It is possible to apply for SNAP benefits online at https://www.ny.gov/services/apply-snap

BAYSIDE/LITTLE NECK PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS:

Data is updated on a continuous basis in collaboration with the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center’s Neighborhood Food Resource Guides.

*Food pantry and soup kitchen hours subject to change, and requirements may be needed to register for food pantries. Call a specific location for more information before going for the first time. 

BAYSIDE/LITTLE NECK RETAIL FOOD STORES:

Data is updated on a continuous basis in collaboration with the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center’s Neighborhood Food Resource Guides. This list below includes all retail food stores within the neighborhood from the New York State Retail Food Store Open Data and a Google Maps Places API search with keyword search terms “bakery, convenience store, deli, food, grocery, supermarket.”

• Bayside Milk Farm
  35-15 Bell Blvd 11361, (718) 225-0050
• Sky Convenience & Deli
  40-02 Corporal Kennedy St 11361, (718) 423-8221
• Douglaston Delicatessen
  4225 235th St 11363,
• 7-Eleven
  202-15 Northern Blvd 11361,
• Duane Reade
  2428 Bell Blvd 11360, (718) 747-0291
• Stop & Shop
  21315 26th Ave 11360, (718) 279-3188
• Bistro New York
  21902 Northern Blvd #2D 11361,
• 7-Eleven
  208-22 Cross Island Pkwy 11360, (718) 352-3949
• Blue Water Fish Market
  47-35 Bell Blvd 11361, (718) 423-5397
• Bell Grocery & Deli
  35-12 Bell Blvd 11361, (718) 224-8532
• Quick Stop Deli & Grocery
  22324 Union Tpke 11364,
• CVS
  212-20 Northern Blvd 11361, (718) 281-3223
• Constantine's Delicatessen
  205-10 48th Ave 11364, (718) 225-6918
• Key Food Supermarket
  61-46 Springfield Blvd 11364, (718) 229-3509
• Walgreens
  61-29 Springfield Blvd 11364, (718) 428-8888
• Northern Meat Market Inc.
  21001 Northern Blvd 11361, (718) 224-5700
• 7-Eleven
  246-15 Northern Blvd 11362,
• Foodtown of Bayside
  47-33 Bell Blvd 11361, (718) 224-0544
• CVS
  215-16 73rd Ave 11364, (718) 479-2782
• Healthy Gourmet Inc
  5606 Marathon Pkwy 11362, (631) 827-7916
• Heta Deli Convenience inc
  213-22 48th Ave 11364,
• Shivmani Food
  223-24 36 Union Tpke 11364, (718) 464-4624
• Buddy's Kosher Deli
  215-01 73rd Ave #21501 11364,
• Nature Farm Supermarket Corp
  249-26 Horace Harding Expy 11362, (718) 281-1183
• 7-Eleven
  4100 Bell Blvd 11361, (718) 225-2015
• Douglaston Deli
  44-23 Douglaston Pkwy 11363, (718) 631-3353
• New ABC Convenience Store
  20802 48th Ave #1102 11364, (718) 352-0012
• Kim's Korean Produce Meat Market
  252-04 Northern Blvd 11362, (718) 428-6750
• Slim’s
  254-31 Horace Harding Expy 11362, (718) 631-1345
• Bay Club Convenience Store Inc
  1 Bay Club Dr #1 11360,
• Spring Break Deli
  220-02 Horace Harding Expy 11364,
• Red Arrow
  61-23 Springfield Blvd 11364, (718) 631-5510
• 4701 Deli Corporation
  4701 Francis Lewis Blvd 11361, (718) 279-2920
• Walgreens
  3920 Bell Blvd 11361, (718) 224-2606
• CVS
  242 24 Northern Blvd 11363, (718) 225-0864
• Key Food Supermarket
  214-14 73rd Ave 11364, (718) 464-9324
• Duane Reade
  24946 Horace Harding Expy 11362, (718) 747-0180
• Lifetime Deli & Grocery
  21505 Northern Blvd #3 11361, (718) 352-0887
• Lucky Busy Deli Inc
  249-6 Horace Harding Expy 11362, (718) 229-3749
• Stop & Shop
  24926 Northern Blvd 11362, (718) 423-5601
• Bayside Farm Market
  205-11 35th Ave 11361,
• New Mart
  221-10 Horace Harding Expy 11364, (718) 428-4748
• Polo Deli Inc
  251-32 Northern Blvd 11362, (718) 428-3030
• Rite Aid
  43-20 Bell Blvd 11361, (718) 631-8200
• H Mart Bayside
  46-40 Francis Lewis Blvd 11361, (718) 229-7400
• Han Mi Meat Market
  201-2 Northern Blvd 11361,
• Wan Wan Mart Inc
  21515 39th Ave 11361, (718) 229-8759
• 7-Eleven
  218-01 Northern Blvd 11361, (718) 225-0716

PARKS IN BAYSIDE/LITTLE NECK:

• Bayside Fields: 204-10 29th Ave, 11360
• Oakland Gardens: 53-11 Springfield Blvd, 11364
• Saul Weprin Playground: 54-38 202nd St, 11364
• Little Bay Park: Cross Island Pkwy, 11360
• Marie Curie Playground: 46-27 Oceania St, 11361
• Admiral Playground: 42-33 Little Neck Parkway, 11363
• Alley Pond Park: Union Tpke, 11364
• Glenwood Landing: 39th Rd, 11363
• Tall Oak Playground: 64-45 218th St, 11364
• Alley Park: 231-02 67th Ave, 11364
• Linnaeus Park: 227-18 57th Ave, 11364
• Udall's Park Preserve: Little Neck Pkwy & 34th Ave, 11363
• Bay Terrace Playground: 212-33 23rd Ave, 11360
• Cunningham Park: 196-10 Union Turnpike, 11364
• John Golden Park: Cross Island Pkwy, 11360
• Crocheron Park: 214-41 34th Ave, 11361
• Catharine Turner Richardson Park: 4060 Douglaston Pkwy, 11363
• Challenge Playground: 6107 251st St, 11362
• Telephone Playground: 75-25 Bell Blvd, 11364
• Francis Lewis Playground: 200-01 42nd Ave, 11361
• Seven Gables Playground: 61-15 Francis Lewis Blvd, 11364
• Louis Pasteur Park: 51-60 Marathon Parkway, 11362
• Nassau Mall: 35254 Horace Harding Expy, 11362
• John Golden Park: Cross Island Pkwy, 11361

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• Bayside Public Library
• NYC Food Resource Guide: Bayside/Little Neck
• Bayside Village BID
• QNS

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Article Image: “New York City (NYC) Neighborhood Maps – By Borough – Queens.” NYCdata, Baruch College Zicklin School of Business, https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/population-geography/maps-boroughs.htm.