Rockaway/Broad Channel Foodscape
Queens Community District 14
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: 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694, 11697
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
- COMMUNITY GARDENS
- GREENTHUMB GARDENS
- SCHOOL GARDENS
- FARMERS’ MARKETS
- OFFICIAL SNAP ENROLLMENT SITES IN NYC – HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
- FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS
- RETAIL FOOD STORES
- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- FOOD POLICY ORGANIZATIONS
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
DEMOGRAPHICS:
- Total Population: 124,174 (1.34% of NYC population) (1)
- Population by Race and Ethnicity of Broad Channel/Rockaway and New York City (2)
- Broad Channel/Rockaway: 23.9% Latino | NYC: 29.2% Latino
- Broad Channel/Rockaway: 35.8% Black | NYC: 21.7% Black
- Broad Channel/Rockaway: 34.2% White | NYC: 31.8% White
- Broad Channel/Rockaway: 3.9% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 14.1% Asian
- Broad Channel/Rockaway: 2.1% Other | NYC: 2% Other
- Broad Channel/Rockaway Population by Age: (3)
- 0-17 years: 26%
- 18-24 years: 8%
- 25-44 years: 25%
- 45-64 years: 26%
- 65+ years: 14%
- Life Expectancy:
- Born Outside the US:
NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:
- Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in Broad Channel/Rockaway to 8 bodegas (1)
- Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 3,693,909 (2)
- Food Insecurity:
- Residences that Lack a Kitchen:
- Households Receiving SNAP Benefits:
HEALTH BEHAVIORS:
- No Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday:
- One or More 12-ounce Sugary Drinks Per Day (percent of adults):
- No Physical Activity in the Last 30 Days:
HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS:
- Adults Reporting Their Own Health as “Excellent,” “Very Good” or “Good” (percent of adults):
- Obesity (percent of adults):
- Childhood Obesity (percent of public school children in grades K through 8):
- Diabetes (percent of adults):
- Hypertension (percent of adults):
- Binge Drinking
- Smokers
ECONOMIC AND LIVING-CONDITION STRESS, CONTRIBUTORS TO FOOD INSECURITY:
- Median Household Income:
- Poverty (percent of households with incomes below poverty):
- Unemployment (percent of people ages 16 and older):
- Extreme Housing Burden (Extreme Housing Burden includes households spending more than 50% of income on housing):
- Rent Burden (households that spend 35% or more of their income on rent)
EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BURDEN
- Air Pollution (micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter):
- Bicycle Network Coverage (percent of streets with bike lanes):
- Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations (per 100,000 people):
- Percent of Land Used for Public Parks, Open Space, and Recreation:
- Canopy Coverage (percent of ground covered by tree crown/canopy)
BROAD CHANNEL/ROCKAWAY COMMUNITY GARDENS:
- 110th Street Block Garden: Madison Ave between E 110th & E 111th St
- Harlem Rose Garden : E 129th St between 5th & Madison Ave
- Magic Garden : 1665 Park Ave
- 116th Street Block Association: 103 E 122nd St
- George Washington Carver Garden for Living : 100th St & Madison Ave
- Pueblo Unido : 1659 Madison Ave
- Friendly Garden : 95 E 111th St
- Nueva Esperanza Jardin Garden : 2-6 E 110th St
- El Gallo Social Club: 1891-1895 Lexington Ave
- Washington Community Center : 1775 Third Ave
- Hope Community’s Modesto "Tin" Flores Community Garden : Lexington Ave between 104th & 105th St
- Pleasant Village Community Garden : 342-353 Pleasant Ave
- Jirasol Association : 83 E 110th St
- El Catano Community Garden : 171 E 110th St
- Sanidad Del Cielo : 1881-83 Lexington Ave
- Wagner Houses Farm : 2395 1st Ave
- El Sitio Feliz : 203 E 104th St
- East River Community Center : 404 E 105th St
- Chenchitas' Group : 1691-93 Madison Ave
- Young Devils Community Garden : 1753 Madison Ave
- Little Blue House : 1675 Madison Ave
- Los Amigos Community Garden : 326 Pleasant Ave
- La Casita Community Garden : 223 E 119th St
- El Barrio Community Garden : 415 E 117th St
- Gaylord White Neighborhood Senior Center : 2029 2nd Ave
- Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden : 437-39 E 114th St/448-450 E 115th St437 E 114th St
- 103 Street Community Garden : 105 E 103rd St
- Villa Santurce Jardinera : 74 E 112th St
- Target East Harlem Community Garden : 415 E 117th St
- La Cuevita Community Garden : 71 E 115th St
- Randall's Island Urban Farm : Inside Icahn Stadium, 20 Randall's Island
- Herb Garden : 176 E 111th St
- Lydia’s Magic Garden : 100 E 118th St
- Pa'lante Garden: 1651 Madison Ave
- Clinton Community Center : 120 E 110th St
- Fountain of Living Waters Minister Church : 1816-1822 Madison Ave
- Jefferson Houses Neighborhood Senior Center : 2205 1st Ave
- Mini Barrio Gardeners : 1887 Lexington Ave
- Corsi Community Center : 307 E 116th St
- Diamante Garden (Merged with existing Block and School Association): 306-310 E 118th St
BROAD CHANNEL/ROCKAWAY 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)
- Community Serenity Garden: 30-15 Seagirt Blvd
- Essex Street Community Garden: 3030 Fulton St
- American Heart Garden: 122 Hart St
- Vernon Cases Community Garden: 42-48 Vernon Ave
- Elton Street Block Association: 585 Elton St
- Poppa & Momma Jones Historical Garden: 337 Van Siclen Ave
- Merrick-Marsden Neighborhood Association Garden II: 117-02 Merrick Blvd
- NYCHA - International Towers Community Garden: 90th Ave 170th St
- Bedford Stuyvesant Community Garden (Lola Bryant Comm. Garden): 95 Malcolm X Blvd
BROAD CHANNEL/ROCKAWAY SCHOOL GARDENS:
- PS/MS 333 Goldie Maple Academy: 3-65 Beach 56 St
- MS 053 Brian Piccolo: 10-45 Nameoke St
- MS/HS 323 Scholars' Academy: 26-25 97th St
- PS 253 : 1307 Central Ave
- PS 104 The Bays Water: 26-01 Mott Ave
- P233Q@42: 74-03 Commonwealth Boulevard
BROAD CHANNEL/ROCKAWAY FARMERS’ MARKETS:
Data is updated on a continuous basis in collaboration with the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center’s Neighborhood Food Resource Guides.
- Edgemere Farm Market
323 Beach 45th Street, SundaySaturday 09:00AM-02:00PM, Year-Round - Far Rockaway Farmstand
385 Beach 45th St, SaturdaySunday 09:00AM-02:00PM, Closed for the 2021 Season
Many farmers’ markets accept cash, SNAP/EBT, debit/credit, WIC and Senior FMNP coupons. They may also offer Health Bucks for EBT users — for every $5 spent in EBT, customers receive a $2 Health Buck coupon to purchase additional fruits and vegetables.
BROAD CHANNEL/ROCKAWAY 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
BROAD CHANNEL/ROCKAWAY 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.
- Bethel AME Church Food Pantry
215 Beach 77th St, 11692, - Ocean Bay Apartments-Bayside
411 Beach 54th St, 11692, (718) 408-6265 - First Presbyterian Russell Sage Memorial Church
896 Central Ave, 11691, (718) 327-2440 - First Baptist Church/H.O. Scott Education & Community Center - Food Pantry
15-10 Redfern Ave, 11691, (718) 327-2208 - Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater
2716 Healy Ave, 11691, (718) 327-8606 - First Baptist Church/H.O. Scott Education & Community Center - Soup Kitchen
15-10 Redfern Ave, 11691, (718) 327-2208 - The Action Center for Education and Community Development, Inc.
57-10 Beach Channel Dr, 11692, - Campaign Against Hunger, World Harvest Deliverance Center - Mobile Food Pantry
1521 Central Ave, 11691, (718) 773-3551 x151 - United Methodist Center - Soup Kitchen
1032 Beach 19th St, 3S, 11691, (718) 327-5071 - Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens, St. Rose Of Lima
130 Beach 84th St, 11693, (718) 634-7394 - Full Gospel Tabernacle
361 Beach 42nd St, 11691, (718) 327-2221 (x4) - Jewish Community Council (JCC) of the Rockaway Peninsula - Soup Kitchen
1525 Central Ave, 11691, (718) 327-6060, (718) 327-7755 - Jewish Community Council (JCC) of the Rockaway Peninsula - Food Pantry
1525 Central Ave, 11691, (718) 327-7755, (718) 327-6060 - First Church of God
21-23 Birdsall Ave, 11691, (718) 327-1114 - Jesus Is Justice Mission, Inc.
223 Beach 28th St, 11691, (718) 772-7951, (917) 566-1961 - Queens Defenders at the Far Rockaway Outreach Center
1922 Mott Ave, 11691, (347) 727-7125, (718) 261-3047 x618 - First Church of God
1425 Beach Channel Dr , 11691, (718) 327-1114 - St. Mary Star of the Sea
19-20 New Haven Ave, 11691, (347) 246-9344 - Solid Rock SDA Church
5205 Rockaway Beach Blvd, 11691, (718) 474-9306, (718) 634-1622 - United Methodist Center - Food Pantry
1032 Beach 19th St, 3S, 11691, (718) 327-5071 - AIDS Center of Queens County, Far Rockaway
1600 Central Ave, 11691, (718) 868-8645
*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.
BROAD CHANNEL/ROCKAWAY 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.”
- Dahaleel 1
281 Beach 116th St 11694, (718) 945-6244 - Valley Grocery
3005 Brookhaven Ave 11691, - Ali Deli & Grocery Corporation
7003 Beach Channel Dr 11692, (718) 474-1479 - A & D Deli Grocery
Rockaway Beach Blvd 11694, (718) 945-6614 - A & T Grocery
73-02 Beach Channel Dr 11692, - Key Food Supermarket
87-15 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11693, (718) 945-5220 - Sorrentino's Market
99-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11694, (718) 843-9800 - Cross Bay Grocery
913 Cross Bay Blvd 11693, (718) 634-4457 - Fat Cardinal Provisions
196 Beach 92nd St 11693, (347) 989-4322 - Beach 116st Deli & Grocery
201 B 116th St 11694, (718) 318-1752 - Rockway Food Mart Inc.
B 116th St 11694, - Pickles & Pies Food Market & Deli
202 B 116th St 11694, (718) 634-6041 - 101 Deli
100-16 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11694, (718) 634-1121 - Young Food Market
20-07 New Haven Ave 11691, (718) 337-6711 - Appetito Deli
9010 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11693, (718) 318-2101 - Edgemere Farm Market
3-23 Beach 74th St 11692, - R & R Halal Inc
66-08 Beach Channel Dr 11692, (718) 474-7777 - Fannie Grocery & Deli
5307 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11691, (718) 474-1822 - Rockaway Express Deli & Grocery
90-17 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11693, - Duane Reade
11602 Beach Channel Dr 11694, (718) 945-7781 - Walgreens
10640 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11694, (718) 318-8512 - Stop & Shop
112-15 Beach Channel Dr 11694, (718) 945-4894 - Paketeria Grocery
17-21 Seagirt Blvd 11691, (718) 471-7759 - Cuisine By Claudette
143 B 116th St 11694, (718) 945-5511 - Family Dollar
113-22 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11694, (347) 897-5989 - Eden European Market
11507 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11694, - 66-16 Meat & Produce
66 Beach Channel Dr 11692, (718) 945-0272 - Family Foods Market
536-38 Beach 25th St 11691, (718) 327-4107 - Eliner Seafood 2
32-15 Beach Channel Dr 11691, (718) 337-2992 - 44 St Grocery & Candy Inc
4321 Beach Channel Dr 11691, - Belle Harbor Foods Inc
413 Beach 129th St 11694, (718) 634-0945 - Kopernik Polish Deli
115-07 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11694, (718) 945-5050 - Alex's Delicatessen
104-2 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11694, (718) 737-5150 - El Capitan Deli Grocery
518 B 72 St 11692, - AAA Grocery Store Corporation
69-15 Beach Channel Dr 11692, (718) 318-0451 - Gold-More Deli & Grill
14-16 Cornaga Ave 11691, (718) 337-6864 - 99 C Rock
1055 Beach 20th St 11691, (718) 471-5190 - Channel Market
925 Cross Bay Blvd 11693, (718) 945-7400 - Newway Supermarket
58-14 Beach Channel Dr 11692, (718) 474-0663 - CVS
88 07 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11693, (718) 318-2700 - Family Dollar
8601 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11693, - Fuente De Bendicion
709 Beach 20th St 11691, (347) 752- 9910, (347) 217-0803 - Ali Baba Finest Deli Corp
8704a Rockaway Beach Blvd 11693, (718) 945-3710 - Genesis Grocery
Far Rockaway Blvd 11691, - Associated Supermarkets
57-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11692, (347) 619-8252 - On and On Deli and Grocery Store
3-10 Beach 54th St 11692, (718) 474-4800 - Rockaway Beach Gourmet Deli
92-09 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11693, (718) 474-1400 - Stop & Shop
70-20 Rockaway Beach Blvd 11692, (718) 318-6281 - Farrockaway
Beach 59th St 11692,
PARKS IN BROAD CHANNEL/ROCKAWAY:
- Westbourne Playground: 25 Beach 28th St, 11691
- Broad Channel Park: Channel Rd & E 16th Rd, 11693
- Beach 30th Street Playground: 1-09 Beach 30th St, 11691
- Lannett Playground: 8-15 Lanett Ave, 11691
- Flight 587 Memorial Park: 11528 Ocean Promenade, 11694
- Rockaway Beach Boardwalk: Queens, NY, 11692
- Beach 59th St Playground: 6006 Beach Front Rd, 11692
- Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary: Bayfield Ave, 11692
- Bayswater Park: 701 Bay 32nd St, 11691
- Broad Channel American Park: 20-15 Cross Bay Blvd, 11693
- Beach Channel Park: Beach Channel Dr, 11694
- Cardozo Playground: Arverne Blvd between 57th St & Beach 56th St, 11692
- Bayside Playground: 320 Beach Channel Dr, 11694
- Veterans' Circle: Memorial Circle, 11694
- Almeda Playground: 460 Beach 66th St, 11692
- Gene Gray Playground: 902 Cross Bay Blvd, 11693
- Beach Channel Playground: 245 Beach Channel Dr, 11693
- Hammel Playground: Rockaway Beach Blvd & Beach 84th St, 11693
- Beach 17 Playground: Beach 17th St & Seagirt Blvd, 11691
- Vernam Barbadoes Peninsula: Amstel Blvd, 11692
- Rockaway Beach Boardwalk: Queens, NY, 11693
- Conch Playground: 420 Beach Channel Dr, 11691
- Tribute Park: Beach Channel Dr & Beach 116th St, 11694
- Rockaway Community Park: 54-02 Almeda Ave, 11692
- Rockaway Beach Boardwalk: Queens, NY, 11694
- Seaside Playground: 109-27 Rockaway Beach Blvd, 11694
- Dubos Point Wildlife Sanctuary: 60-3 De Costa Ave, 11692
- Arverne Playground: 306 Beach Channel Dr, 11692
- Jamaica Bay Park: 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd, 11691
- Redfern Playground: Beach 12th St 7 Redfern Ave, 11691
- Veterans Park: Cross Bay Blvd & E 6th Rd, 11693
- Grassmere Playground: 535 Grassmere Terrace, 11691
- Patricia A. Brackley Park: Beach 124th St & Cronston Ave, 11694
FOOD POLICY ORGANIZATIONS IN BROAD CHANNEL/ROCKAWAY:
Data is updated on a continuous basis in collaboration with the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center’s Food Policy Organization Directory.
- Rockaway Youth Task Force (Office): 1920 Mott Ave, 11692 (718) 868-0386
- Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center: 6200 Beach Channel Dr, 11692 (718) 945-7150
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
- NYC Food Resource Guide: Rockaway/Broad Channel
- Rockaway Youth Task Force
- Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center
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