Foodscape: Financial District

Financial District Foodscape

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.

*All data from Community Health Profiles include Financial District

*All data from DATA2GO includes Battery Park City & Tribeca

Zipcodes include: 10004, 10005, 10006, 10007, 10008, 10013, 10015, 10038, 10041, 10045, 10048, 10161, 10268, 10270, 10271, 10278, 10279, 10280, 10281, 10282

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
• SUMMER MEALS
• COMMUNITY 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: 63,383 (7.4% of NYC population) (1)
• Population by Race and Ethnicity of Financial District and New York City (1)
  • Financial District: 6.9% Latino | NYC: 29% Latino
  • Financial District: 3% Black | NYC: 22% Black
  • Financial District: 66.8% White | NYC: 32% White
  • Financial District: 19.4% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 15% Asian
  • Financial District: 4% Other | NYC: 2% Other
• Financial District Population by Age: (1)
  • 0-17 years: 14%
  • 18-24 years: 11%
  • 25-44 years: 50%
  • 45-64 years: 18%
  • 65+ years: 7%
• Life Expectancy: 
  • Financial District: 85.9 years (2) | NYC: 82.1 years (2)
• Born Outside the US: 
  • Financial District: 24% (1) | NYC: 37% (1)

FINANCIAL DISTRICT ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:

• Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in Financial District to 6 bodegas (1)
• Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 2,929,871 (2)
• Food Insecurity: 
  • Financial District: 7.2% of residents (2)| NYC: 15.4% of residents (2)
• Residences that Lack a Kitchen: 
  • Financial District: 0.4% of housing units (2)| NYC: 0.8% (2)
• Households Receiving SNAP Benefits: 
  • Financial District: 4.1% of households (2)| NYC: 22.4% of households (2)
• Walking Distance to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: (4)
  • Includes data from all of Union Square/Lower Manhattan 
    • 5 minutes or less: 57% (Compared to 49% New York City-wide)
    • 5-10 minutes: 19% (Compared to 18% New York City-wide)
    • 10 minutes or more: 24% (Compared to 32% New York City-wide)

FOOD CONSUMPTION:

• At Least One Serving of Fruits or Vegetables Per Day (percent of adults): 
  • Financial District: 96% (1) | NYC: 87% (1)
• No Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday: 
  • Financial District: 4% of adults (2) | NYC: 12.9% of adults (2)
• One or More 12-ounce Sugary Drinks Per Day (percent of adults): 
  • Financial District: 8% (1) | NYC: 23% (1)

HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS:

• Adults Reporting Their Own Health as “Excellent,” “Very Good” or “Good” (percent of adults): 
  • Financial District: 91% (1) | NYC: 78% (1)
• Obesity (percent of adults): 
  • Financial District: 4% (1) | NYC: 24% (1)
• Childhood Obesity (percent of public school children in grades K through 8): 
  • Financial District: 5% (1) | NYC: 20% (1)
• Diabetes (percent of adults): 
  • Financial District: 3% (1) | NYC: 11% (1)
• Hypertension (percent of adults): 
  • Financial District: 15% (1) | NYC: 28% (1)

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

• Median Household Income: 
  • Financial District: $140,213 (2) | NYC: $63,132 (2)
• Poverty (percent of households with incomes below poverty): 
  • Financial District: 7.9% (2) | NYC: 19.7% (2)
• Unemployment (percent of people ages 16 and older): 
  • Financial District: 2.8% (2) | NYC: 4.5% (2)
• Extreme Housing Burden (percent of renters): 
  • Financial District: 15.3% (2) | NYC: 29.5% (2)

EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BURDEN

• Air Pollution (micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter): 
  • Financial District: 9.6 (1) | New York City-wide: 7.5 (1)
• Bicycle Network Coverage (percent of streets with bike lanes): 
  • Financial District: 36% (1) | New York City-wide: 10% (1)
• Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations (per 100,000 people): 
  • Financial District: 10 (1) | New York City-wide: 23 (1)
• Any Physical Activity in the Past 30 Days (percent of adults): 
  • Financial District: 90% (1) | New York City-wide: 73% (1)

FINANCIAL DISTRICT SUMMER MEALS: 

To ensure everyone has access to nutritious meals, the Department of Education’s Meal Hubs were created in response to COVID-19 and have expanded service to all children and adults across the five boroughs. Sties serve grab-and-go meal service for adults and children and no one is turned away. No registration or identification is required. Meal hubs operate from 7:30am-11:30am for children and families and 11:30am-1:30pm for adults. Please check the DOE website for updates and search for Free Meals at the select public school buildings here or text ‘NYCFOOD’ or ‘COMIDA’ to 877-877.

FINANCIAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY GARDENS: 

• City Hall Children's Garden at Tweed Courthouse : 52 Chambers St between Broadway & Park Row
• Independence Plaza Neighborhood Senior Center : 310 Greenwich St
• Smith Community Center : 50 Madison St

FINANCIAL DISTRICT SCHOOL GARDENS:

• PS 1 Alfred E. Smith: 8 Henry St
• Charter 707 John V. Lindsay Wildcat Academy Charter School: 17 Battery Pl
• PS 343 The Peck Slip School: 52 Chambers St
• PS 150 Tribeca Learning Center: 334 Greenwich St
• PS 89 Liberty School: 201 Warren St (at W St)
• HS 376 NYC iSchool: 131 Avenue Of The Americas
• PS/MS 126 Manhattan Academy of Technology (aka Jacob Riis): 80 Catherine St
• HS 475 Stuyvesant High School: 345 Chambers St
• HS 520 Murry Bergtraum High School for Business Careers: 411 Pearl St
• HS 551 Urban Assembly New York Harbor School: 10 South St, Slip 7
• H.S. 418 Millenium: 75 Broad St (between Beaver & S Willam St)
• Urban Assembly New York Harbor School: 550 Short Ave, Governor's Island
• PS/MS 276 Battery Park City School: 55 Battery Pl

FINANCIAL DISTRICT FARMERS’ MARKETS: 

To ensure the below farmers’ markets are open, please call or check the listed websites for the most up-to-date information.

• Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal Farmers Market
  4 S Street (inside terminal), TuesdayFriday 08:00AM-07:00PM, Closed for the 2021 season
• Bowling Green Greenmarket
  Broadway & Whitehall Street, TuesdayThursday 08:00AM-05:00PM, Year-round
• Tribeca Greenmarket
  Greenwich & Chambers St, WednesdaySaturday 08:00AM-03:00PM, Year-Round
• Fulton Stall Farmers' Market
  Pier 17 Square, Saturday 11:00AM-05:00PM, Open for the 2021 season
• City Hall Greenmarket
  Broadway & Chambers St, TuesdayFriday 08:00AM-03:00PM, Closed for the 2021 season
• Greenmarket at Oculus Plaza
  Church & Fulton St, on Oculus Plaza, Tuesday 07:00AM-07:00PM, 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. For an updated list of farmers’ markets near you (including days/hours of operation) visit nyc.gov/health and search “farmers markets” or text “SoGood” to 877-877.

FINANCIAL DISTRICT 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.

• Waverly S19: 12 West 14th St, 4th Fl., New York, NY
• St. Nicholas Job Center #18: 132 W 125th St
• Washington Heights S13: 4055 10th Ave, Lower Level
• East End S02: 2322 3rd Ave, 3rd Floor

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

FINANCIAL DISTRICT 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.

• Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter - Food Pantry
  50 Broadway, 10004, (212) 537-5100
• New York City Family Justice Centers (FJCs) - Manhattan
  80 Centre St, 10013, (212) 602-2800, (212) 788-2731
• God's Love We Deliver
  166 6th Ave, 10013, (212) 294-8100
• Food Pantry at Pace University
  41 Park Row, Room 910, 10038, (212) 346-1546
• Grand Central Food Program, St. Mark's Place
  55 St Mark's Pl, 10038, (212) 776-2090
• The Door - Food Pantry
  555 Broome St, 10013, (212) 941-9090 x3298
• Grand Central Food Program, Staten Island Ferry Terminal
  4 Whitehall St, 10004, (212) 776-2000
• MCNY Community Food Pantry
  60 West St, 10006, (212) 343-1234
• New York City Relief, Bowery Mission Ministries - Soup Kitchen
  227 Bowery, 10013, (212) 674-3456, (212) 226-6214, (800) 736-2773
• Trinity Church Brown Bag
  89 Broadway, 10006, (212) 602-0800
• Neighborhood Coalition for Shelter - Soup Kitchen
  50 Broadway, 10004, (212) 537-5100
• The Door - Soup Kitchen
  555 Broome St, 10013, (212) 941-9090 x3298
• Borough of Manhattan Community College - Food Pantry
  199 Chambers St, 10007, (212) 220-8195

*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. 

FINANCIAL DISTRICT RETAIL FOOD STORES:

*This list below includes all retail food stores from a Google Maps Places API search with keyword search terms “bakery, cafe, convenience store, deli, food, grocery, supermarket.” 

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

• Duane Reade
  37 Broadway 10006, (212) 425-8460
• James Market
  45 St James Pl 10038, (212) 233-6909
• Plaza Deli
  127 John St 10038,
• Sunshine Food Market
  135 Mott St 10013,
• Civic Deli
  111 Worth St 10013, (212) 619-2721
• Duane Reade
  459 Broadway 10013, (212) 219-2658
• Open Market
  15 William St 10005, (212) 785-5555
• 7-Eleven
  111 Fulton St 10038, (212) 346-0659
• Devon & Blakely
  185 Greenwich St 10007, (212) 791-8100
• Ali Baba Organic Marketplace
  1 Mott St 10013, (212) 233-5797
• 57 Bayard Meat Market
  57 Bayard St A 10013, (212) 619-6206
• 59 Bayard Market
  59 Bayard St A 10013, (212) 608-8866
• Wai Wah Market
  17 Catherine St 10038,
• HJK Plaza Deli
  11 Broadway 10004,
• Sun Vin Grocery Store
  75 Mulberry St 10013, (212) 962-0382
• First Top Food
  22 1/2 Catherine St 10038, (212) 385-2272
• Bingo Deli
  77 Pearl St #6 10004, (212) 487-9200
• CVS
  129 Fulton St 10038, (212) 233-5021
• M & M Market Deli
  529 Broome St A 10013, (212) 219-2619
• Battery Place Market Corp
  77 Battery Pl 10280, (212) 786-0077
• Market Lane NYC
  185 Greenwich St 10006,
• Duane Reade
  17 John St 10038, (212) 619-7181
• Andy's Deli NYC
  291 Broadway 10007, (212) 227-4111
• Metropolitan Lobby Store Inc
  2 Broadway 10004,
• Fulton Stall Market
  91 South St 10038, (212) 349-1380
• Meat Centre 錦昌肉食 (Chinatown)
  208 Centre St 10013, (718) 384-3838
• 7-Eleven
  311 Broadway 10007, (646) 649-4153
• Fresh Food Super Deli
  386 Canal St 10013, (212) 941-6236
• Stage Door Delicatessen
  26 Vesey St 10007, (212) 791-5252
• Gristedes
  315 South End Ave 10280, (212) 233-7797
• Duane Reade
  315 North End Ave 10282, (212) 945-4450
• Whole Foods Market
  270 Greenwich St 10007, (212) 349-6555
• Tokyo Mart
  91 Mulberry St 10013,
• United Grocery & Deli Corporation
  177 Hudson St 10013,
• Hanover Gourmet Deli
  3 Hanover Square #3 10004, (212) 269-3232
• Morgan's Market
  13 Hudson St 10013, (212) 964-4283
• Key Food Supermarket
  55 Fulton St 10038, (646) 581-9261
• Amish Market
  53 Park Pl 10007, (212) 608-3863
• Gourmet Garage
  366 Broadway 10013, (212) 571-5850
• Hung Lee
  79 Bayard St 10013, (212) 962-5351
• Chen Chang Grocery Inc
  31 N Catherine St 10038,
• Hong Kong Supermarket
  157 Hester St 10013, (212) 966-4943
• Chen Chang Grocery Inc
  31 Catherine St 10038,
• Seaport Deli
  64 Fulton St 10038, (212) 858-9331
• Duane Reade
  305 Broadway 10007, (212) 227-6168
• City Acres Market
  70 Pine St 10270, (917) 261-4530
• Battery Park City Gourmet Market
  450 North End Ave 10282, (212) 233-9333
• New Kam Man Supermarket
  200 Canal St 10013, (212) 571-0330
• Champs Gourmet Deli
  30 Broad St 10004, (212) 363-4000
• 212 Grand Food Corp.
  212 Grand St 10013, (718) 937-2746
• Arpita Deli & Grocery
  179 Church St 10007, (212) 732-8916
• Gourmet Garage
  489 Broome St 10013, (212) 941-5850
• Manhatton
  120 Broadway #230 10271,
• 18 Chung Chou City
  18 Mott St 10013, (212) 285-2288
• Hai Thanh Seafood
  19-21 Henry St 10038,
• Spring Street Finest Deli
  322 Spring St 10013, (212) 343-2335
• Asia Market Corporation
  71 1/2 Mulberry St 10013, (212) 962-2020
• Tong Ren Grocery
  42 Mott St #2A 10013, (212) 285-2988
• Sam's Deli
  30 Mulberry St 10013,
• Loho Grocery
  37 Madison St 10038,
• Fruit and Vegetables Stand
  Hester St & Elizabeth St 10013,
• Bangkok Center Grocery
  104 Mosco St 10013, (212) 349-1979
• Sunrise Mart 日系スーパー
  494 Broome St #2213 10013, (212) 219-0033
• La Bella Ferrara
  108 Mulberry St 10013, (212) 966-7867
• Yun Gun
  13 Hudson St 10013, (212) 941-7578
• Gristedes
  71 South End Ave 10280,
• Food Mart
  189 Lafayette St 10013,
• All American Deli
  42 Water St 10004,
• 150 Market
  150 William St 10038,
• Mon Cher Market
  339 Broadway 10013,
• Duane Reade
  40 Wall St 10005, (212) 742-8454
• Po Wing Hong Food Market
  49 Elizabeth St Ground Floor 10013, (212) 966-1080
• Broadway Market Co
  427 Broadway 10013, (646) 370-3474
• Jubilee Market
  447 Broadway #A1 10013,
• Rite Aid
  7 Madison St 10038, (212) 791-5795
• West Bank Gourmet Deli
  21 W St 10004, (212) 747-0577
• Thompson Finest Deli
  20 Thompson St, #1A 10013, (212) 343-2336
• Duane Reade
  95 Wall St 10005, (212) 363-5830
• Chung Chou City I
  218-220 Grand St 10013, (212) 274-9338
• Trader Express Deli
  22 Beaver St #2R 10004, (212) 482-0619
• Taasha Deli
  400 Broome St 10013, (212) 965-0106
• Financier Patisserie
  62 Stone St between Mill Ln & Hanover Sq 10004,
• Duane Reade
  250 Broadway 10007, (212) 571-4511
• Durian NYC
  230 Grand St 10013, (917) 662-2288
• Jubilee Market Place on John
  99 John St 10038, (212) 233-0808
• Deluxe Food Market
  79 Elizabeth St 10013, (212) 925-5766
• The Best Of New York Food
  150 Water St 10005, (212) 952-1890
• Target Grocery
  255 Greenwich St 10007, (917) 438-2214
• The Market NYC
  449 Broadway 10013,
• Win Seafood Market
  218 Canal St 10013, (212) 227-2104
• K & S Food Market (Reishi)
  169 Hester St 10013,
• New Way Deli & Grocery
  97 Catherine St 10038, (212) 385-2211
• New York Mart
  128 Mott St 10013,
• Mahant 385
  385 Canal St 10013, (347) 701-1924
• Battery Place Market
  240 Murray St 10282,
• May Wah Vegetarian Market
  213 Hester St 10013, (212) 334-4428

PARKS IN FINANCIAL DISTRICT:

To ensure the below businesses and organizations are open, please call or check the listed websites for the most up-to-date information.

• Pearl St Playground: 49 Fulton St, 10038
• Thomas Paine Park: 474 Pearl St, 10007
• Imagination Playground: 89 South St, 10038
• The Battery: 225 Rector Pl, 10280
• Tribeca Park: 8 Beach St, 10013
• Collect Pond Park: 93 Centre St, 10013
• Father Fagan Park: 190 6th Ave, 10013
• Battery Park: State St & Battery Pl, 10004
• Albert Capsouto Park: 68 Varick St, 10013
• Grand Canal Court: 1-15 Thompson St, 10013
• Bowling Green: Broadway & Whitehall St, 10004
• Canal Park: Canal St, 10013
• City Hall Park: 52 Chambers St, 10007
• Tribeca Dog Run: 114 Warren St, 10007
• Washington Market Park: 304 Greenwich St, 10013
• The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden: 11 Hanover Square #12, 10005
• Columbus Park: 55 Mulberry St, 10013
• Playground One: 59-67 Madison St, 10038
• Alfred E. Smith Playground: 86 Catherine St, 10038

FOOD POLICY ORGANIZATIONS IN FINANCIAL DISTRICT:

To ensure the below organizations are and services are being offered, please call or check the listed websites for the most up-to-date information.

• The Bowery Mission: 90 Lafayette St, 10013 (212) 684-2800
• Slow Money NYC : 394 Broadway, 5th Floor: F4, 10013 (347) 927-8738
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation, New York City (LISC NYC): 28 Liberty St, 10005 (212) 455-9800
• New York City Economic Development Corp. (NYCEDC) : 1 Liberty Plaza, 10006 (888) 692-0100
• Public Health Solutions: 40 Worth St, 5th Floor, 10013 (646) 619-6400
• resident.connect.care.: 121 6th Ave, 10013 (347) 715-9502
• Rethink Food NYC Inc.: 75 Broad St, 7th Floor, Suite 707, 10004 (212) 364-7040
• The Sylvia Center: 304 Hudson St, 10013 (212) 337-6063
• FoodCorps : 80 Broad st, Suite 1303, 10004 (212) 596-7045
• NYC Parks GreenThumb : 100 Gold St Suite 3100, 10038 (212) 602-5300
• The Partnership for a Healthier New York City : 40 Worth St, Room 52, 10013 (646) 619-6499
• Farm.One : 77 Worth St, 10013 (646) 883-3276
• GrowNYC: 100 Gold St, Suite 3300, 10038 (212) 788-7476
• GrowNYC School Gardens : 100 Gold St, Suite 3300, 10038 (212) 788-7900
• Greenmarket Co. (A program of GrowNYC) : 100 Gold St, Suite 3300, 10038 (212) 788-7900
• Center for Social Inclusion : 150 Broadway, Suite 303, 10038 (212) 248-2785
• God's Love We Deliver : 166 Ave of the Americas, 10013 (212) 294-8100
• Food-X: 55 Broad St, 13th Floor, 10004 (301) 351-2592
• Earth Matter NY: The Urban Farm on Governors Island, 10004 (646) 734-6151
• New York League of Conservation Voters: 30 Broad St, 30th Fl, 10004 (212) 361-6350
• Street Vendor Project: 40 Rector St, 9th Fl, 10006 (646) 602-5678
• Sustainable Restaurant Corps: 90 Church St, 10007 (646) 820-9489
• Hunger Free America (previously The New York City Coalition Against Hunger): 50 Broad St, Suite 1103, 10004 (212) 825-0028
• NYC Compost Project (NYCCP), a program of NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY): 44 Beaver St, 10004
• Rescuing Leftover Cuisine: 25 Broadway, 12th Floor, 10004 (646) 592-2229
• Citizens Committee for New York City: 77 Water St, Suite 202, 10005 (212) 989-0909
• Community Food Advocates: 110 Wall St, 10005 212-542-9083
• Food Bank for New York City: 39 Broadway, 10006 (212) 566-7855

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• Coronavirus NYC Food Resource Guide: Financial District
• Korean Clinic & Supported Housing

Last updated: 5/11/2021

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