Foodscape: Morris Park/Bronxdale

Morris Park/Bronxdale Foodscape

Bronx 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: 10461, 10462

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
• SCHOOL GARDENS
• FARMERS’ MARKETS
• OFFICIAL SNAP ENROLLMENT SITES IN NYC – HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
• FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS
• RETAIL FOOD STORES
• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

DEMOGRAPHICS:

• Total Population: 119,666 (1.36% of NYC population) (1)
• Population by Race and Ethnicity of Morris Park/Bronxdale and New York City (2)
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 46.7% Latino | NYC: 29.2% Latino
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 21% Black | NYC: 21.7% Black
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 23% White | NYC: 31.8% White
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 7.3% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 14.1% Asian
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 1.9% Other | NYC: 2% Other
• Morris Park/Bronxdale Population by Age: (3)
  • 0-17 years: 22%
  • 18-24 years: 9%
  • 25-44 years: 30%
  • 45-64 years: 24%
  • 65+ years: 14%
• Life Expectancy: 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 80.3 years (2) | NYC: 82.1 years (2)
• Born Outside the US: 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 33% (2) | NYC: 36.8% (2)

NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:

• Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in Morris Park/Bronxdale to 17 bodegas (2)
• Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 3,532,469 (2)
• Food Insecurity: 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 15.9% of residents (2)| NYC: 15.4% of residents (2)
• Residences that Lack a Kitchen: 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 0.6% of housing units (2)| NYC: 0.8% (2)
• Households Receiving SNAP Benefits: 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 25.0% of households (2)| NYC: 22.4% of households (2)

HEALTH BEHAVIORS:

• No Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday: 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 17% of adults (2) | NYC: 12.9% of adults (2)
• One or More 12-ounce Sugary Drinks Per Day (percent of adults): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 29% (2) | NYC: 23.6% (2)
• No Physical Activity in the Last 30 Days:
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 26% of adults (2) | NYC: 27.1% of adults (2)
• Binge Drinking
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 10% (2) | NYC: 17.4% (2)
• Smokers
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 15% (2) | NYC: 13.9% (2)

HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS:

• Adults Reporting Their Own Health as “Excellent,” “Very Good” or “Good” (percent of adults): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 80% (2) | NYC: 77.8% (2)
• Obesity (percent of adults): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 32% (2) | NYC: 24.6% (2)
•  Childhood Obesity (percent of public school children in grades K through 8): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 23% (3) | NYC: 20% (3)
• Diabetes (percent of adults): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 14% (2) | NYC: 11.9% (2)
• Hypertension (percent of adults): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 31% (3) | NYC: 28% (3)

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

• Median Household Income: 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: $50,877 (2) | NYC: $63,132 (2)
• Poverty (percent of households with incomes below poverty): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 19.6% (2) | NYC: 19.7% (2)
• Unemployment (percent of people ages 16 and older): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 5.9% (2) | NYC: 4.5% (2)
• Extreme Housing Burden (Extreme Housing Burden includes households spending more than 50% of income on housing): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 32.1% (2) | NYC: 29.5% (2)
• Rent Burden (households that spend 35% or more of their income on rent)
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 49.4% (5) | NYC: 44.2% (5)

EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BURDEN

• Air Pollution (micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 7.1 (2) | New York City-wide: 7 (2)
• Bicycle Network Coverage (percent of streets with bike lanes): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 10% (3) | New York City-wide: 10% (3)
• Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations (per 100,000 people): 
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 18 (3) | New York City-wide: 23 (3)
• Percentage of Land Used for Public Parks, Open Space, and Recreation:
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 0.7% (2) | New York City-wide: 24.0% (2)
•  Canopy Coverage (percent of ground covered by tree crown/canopy):
  • Morris Park/Bronxdale: 19.32% (6) | Bronx: 24.79% (6) | New York City-wide: 22.04% (6)

MORRIS PARK/BRONXDALE COMMUNITY GARDENS: 

• Glover Street Community Garden: 1642 Castle Hill Ave
• Hill Street Community Garden: 50 Hill St

MORRIS PARK/BRONXDALE SCHOOL GARDENS:

• PS 083 Donald Hertz: 950 Rhinelander Ave
• PS 071 Rose E. Scala: 3040 Roberts Ave
• HS 293 Renaissance High School for Musical Theater & Technology: 3000 E Tremont Ave
• HS 405 Herbert H. Lehman High School: 3000 E Tremont Ave
• PS 012 Lewis and Clark School: 2555 Tratman Ave
• PS 567 Linden Tree Elementary School: 1560 Purdy St
• PS 721 Stephen McSweeney School: 2697 Westchester Ave
• PS 105 Sen Abraham Bernstein: 725 Brady Ave
• MS/HS 127 The Castle Hill: 1560 Purdy St

MORRIS PARK/BRONXDALE FARMERS’ MARKETS: 

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

• Harvest Home Jacobi Hospital Farmers' Market
  1400 Pelham Pkwy S, at Eastchester Rd, Friday 08:00AM-04:00PM, June 25 - November 19

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.

MORRIS PARK/BRONXDALE 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.

• Concourse S45: 1375 Jerome Ave, 2nd Floor
• Crotona S46: 1910 Monterey Ave, 5th Floor
• Hunts Point S40: 845 Barretto St, B-Level Floor

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

MORRIS PARK/BRONXDALE 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.

• Family of Christ Food Distribution Program
  1448 Ferris Pl, 10461, (718) 863-2363, (718) 863-2350
• St. Peter's Episcopal Church - Food Pantry
  2500 Westchester Ave, 10461, (718) 931-9270
• Harvest Hand Food Pantry, Every Day Is a Miracle, Inc. - Food Pantry
  2626 E Tremont Ave, 10461, (347) 618-1162 x700, x3
• Mercy College, Mav Market Bronx
  1200 Waters Pl, 10461, (212) 678-8209
• St. Peter's Episcopal Church - Soup Kitchen
  2500 Westchester Ave, 10461, (718) 931-9270
• Our Lady of Solace
  731 Morris Park Ave, 10462, (718) 863-3282
• SAPNA Emergency Food Pantry
  2348 Waterbury Ave, 10462, (718) 828-9772
• The Alliance for Positive Change
  1870 Pelham Pkwy S, 10461, (212) 645-0875

*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. 

MORRIS PARK/BRONXDALE 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.”

• Il Vero Pane
  1401 Blondell Ave 10461,
• Rosa Frasca Grocery
  1028 Morris Park Ave 10461, (718) 863-6648
• Walgreens
  55 Westchester Square 10461, (718) 239-6149
• 7-Eleven
  1590 Hutchinson River Pkwy 10461, (718) 824-0475
• Lady Afrique International Market
  1408 Castle Hill Ave 10462,
• Am Gourmet Deli
  2101 Williamsbridge Rd 10461, (347) 810-1016
• Rite Aid
  2748 E Tremont Ave 10461, (718) 829-6808
• Cheema Supermarket
  2118 Wchester Ave 10462, (347) 281-4743
• 7-Eleven
  2192 White Plains Rd 10462,
• Lady Afrique International Market
  1406 Castle Hill Ave 10462, (718) 823-2742
• Key Food Supermarket
  1535 Unionport Rd 10462, (718) 828-4524
• Walgreens
  1710 Crosby Ave 10461, (718) 918-2459
• M & M Deli Plus
  2102 Eastchester Rd 10461, (718) 684-6365
• Middletown Deli
  2959 Middletown Rd 10461, (718) 684-3105
• Al-Aqsa Halal Meat Supermarket
  2101 Starling Ave 10462, (718) 904-0700
• Apple Grocery & Produce
  2034 Eastchester Rd 10461, (718) 823-6587
• Foodtown of West Ave
  1489 W Ave 10462, (718) 822-2922
• Antillana Superfood Market
  2185 White Plains Rd 10462, (718) 975-4868
• Zerega Bazar Halal Meat
  2409 Westchester Ave 10461, (718) 684-2433
• JSR Deli
  994 Morris Park Ave 10462, (718) 829-2826
• East Park Bronx Deli
  1976 Birchall Ave 10462,
• Susans Green Green Green Market
  3002 Buhre Ave 10461,
• Saba Quality Plus Deli
  1183 Castle Hill Ave 10462, (718) 792-1481
• Walgreens
  3085 E Tremont Ave 10461, (718) 863-2677
• Hiciano Brothers Grocery
  3017-19 Middletown Rd 10461, (929) 777-9344
• Shapla Bazar
  1472 Saint Peters Ave 10461, (646) 301-8926
• Nino Gourmet Deli
  2141 White Plains Rd 10462,
• Rite Aid
  911 Morris Park Ave 10462, (718) 409-3005
• 24 Deli Grocery Inc.
  1801 Williamsbridge Road 10461,
• Puerto Rican Vegetables
  1428 Zerega Ave 10462,
• G & R Deli
  1928 Williamsbridge Rd 10461, (718) 931-3450
• Vito's Gourmet Deli
  1715 Crosby Ave 10461, (718) 828-9600
• CVS
  1916 Williamsbridge Rd 10461, (718) 239-7569
• M & R Deli
  1200 Morris Park Ave 10461,
• Key Food Fresh
  2722 E Tremont Ave 10461, (718) 792-0058
• King Fresh Seafood Market
  2241 Westchester Ave, Unit C 10462, (718) 828-0488
• Met Fresh
  775-777 Morris Park Ave 10462, (718) 829-2550
• Key Food Westchester
  3151 Westchester Ave 10461, (718) 824-2263
• Archer Convenience Store
  1501 Whiteplains Rd 10462, (718) 239-0967
• V & O Hot Spot Deli Grocery
  2143 Barnes Ave 10462, (718) 684-3454
• Big American Deli
  1400 Castle Hill Ave #1 10462, (718) 684-1423
• Neerob Bazar
  2085 Starling Ave 10462, (718) 918-1234
• Hispanic American Grocery
  775 Lydig Ave 10462, (718) 823-0663
• Pehlam Bay Mini Market
  3287B Wchester Ave 10461, (718) 822-7434
• Alsadi Meat Halal/السعدي حلال
  1883 White Plains Rd 10462, (929) 777-9088
• A to Z Grocery & Deli
  1450 Crosby Ave 10461, (718) 863-4050
• Sals Place Deli & Grocery
  1971 Bronxdale Ave 10462, (347) 851-3850
• Edgar's Deli & Grocery Corp
  1736 Zerega Ave 10461, (718) 518-1828
• Santana Grocery
  2001 White Plains Rd 10462, (718) 792-4600
• New Morris Deli
  744 Morris Park Ave 10462, (718) 931-3536
• Carmelo Zito Wholesale Fruits
  1086 Morris Park Ave 10461,
• Key Food Supermarket
  751 Lydig Ave 10462, (718) 828-5191
• Gourmet Deli
  3026 Buhre Ave 10461, (718) 684-2260
• 2009 Bronxdale Grocery
  2009 Cruger Ave 10462, (718) 597-7368
• Cali Fresh Market
  769 Morris Park Ave 10462, (347) 293-7502
• Stop & Shop
  1720 Eastchester Rd 10461, (718) 823-6068
• Bangla Food & Vegetables
  2098 Starling Ave 10462,
• Mariano S Fruit Market
  747 Lydig Ave 10462, (718) 828-5252
• CVS
  2112 White Plains Rd 10462, (718) 597-3000
• European Market
  810 Morris Park Ave 10462, (347) 281-5665
• Reemys Deli & Convenience
  1669 Metropolitan Ave 10462, (718) 863-8774
• Guerlain Deli Grocery
  1880 Guerlain St 10462,
• Milano Deli & Grill
  2143 Williamsbridge Rd 10461, (718) 409-4800
• Chang Li Supermarket Inc.
  2079 Benedict Ave 10462, (718) 828-8938
• Latin Deli Grocery
  1700 Zerega Ave #5408 10462, (347) 691-3404
• Key Food Supermarket
  1511 Metropolitan Ave 10462, (718) 863-9700
• Community Green Market
  2216 E Tremont Ave 10462, (718) 409-6595
• Nick’s European Market
  2137 Williamsbridge Rd 10461, (347) 810-7190
• Ittadi Bazaar Halal Food Market
  2111 Starling Ave 10462, (347) 866-2923
• Lucky Corner Grocery
  793 Lydig Ave 10462, (718) 597-0500
• Alesraa Halal Meat Market
  1903 White Plains Rd 10462, (718) 823-8302
• Bronx Supermarket
  1450 St Peters Ave 10461, (718) 676-9106
• Poshora Market
  2148 Starling Ave 10462, (718) 828-8418
• Walgreens
  1820 Williamsbridge Rd 10461, (718) 319-8356
• Izzy's Gourmet Deli
  3001 Westchester Ave 10461, (718) 931-0898
• 1890 Deli Grocery
  1890 Archer St 10462,
• Big Deal Foodtown
  1018 Morris Park Ave 10462, (718) 824-7571
• Neighborhood Deli & Grocery
  1567 St Peters Ave 10461,
• Gourmet Deli
  798 Lydig Ave 10462, (718) 828-6873
• Bangla Grocery
  1430 St Peters Ave 10461,
• Green Olives Fast Market
  716b Morris Park Ave 10462,
• Monte Grab & Go Market
  1790 Eastchester Rd 10461, (718) 684-2774
• Fine Fare Supermarket
  1654 Metropolitan Ave 10462, (718) 829-7206
• Pavan Grocery
  2875 Buhre Ave 10461, (718) 409-3232
• 5050 Deli & Grocery
  740 Morris Park Ave 10462,
• Mothers Grocery & Deli
  3019 Webster Ave 10462, (347) 918-9919
• Castle Fruits & Vegetables
  2167 Cross Bronx Service Rd N 10462, (347) 985-6158
• Alaod Deli & Grocery Corporation
  2366 Wchester Ave 10462,
• A Market & Deli
  2009 Williamsbridge Rd 10461, (347) 621-4527
• 777 Gourmet Deli
  2708 E Tremont Ave 10461, (347) 293-6740
• Westchester Deli Grocery Inc
  2399 Wchester Ave 10461, (718) 794-9570
• J's Gourmet Deli & Grocery
  1881 McGraw Ave 10462, (718) 828-0004
• Halal Deli Mart
  1475 West Ave 10462, (347) 281-8398
• Mia Pasticceria
  778 Van Nest Ave 10462,
• CVS
  3681 Bruckner Blvd 10461, (718) 518-7496
• Walgreens
  2158 White Plains Rd 10462, (718) 892-2288
• Walgreens
  1371 Metropolitan Ave 10462, (718) 597-7690
• Asafo African Market
  1882 Guerlain St 10462, (718) 934-0464
• Neill Gourmet Deli
  1074 Neill Ave 10461, (718) 684-4050

PARKS IN MORRIS PARK/BRONXDALE:

• Pelham Bay Park: 3439 Bruckner Blvd, 10461
• Samuel H. Young Park: 1530 Hutchinson River Pkwy, 10461
• The Pearly Gates: St Peters Ave & Tratman Ave, 10461
• Chief Dennis L. Devlin Park: Cross Bronx Expressway Service Rd, 10462
• Owen F. Dolen Park: 2551 Westchester Ave, 10461
• Bronx Park: 2120 Boston Rd, 10462
• Miele Park: 2945 Bruckner Blvd, 10461
• Van Nest Park: 5400 Riverdale Ave, 10462
• Loreto Playground: 1100 Morris Park Ave, 10461
• Castle Hill Little League Field: 1188 Zerega Avenue, 10462
• Colucci Playground: Hutchinson River Pkwy E between Wilkinson Ave & E 197th St, 10461
• Virginia Playground: Virginia Ave, 10462
• Bufano Park: 1300 Bradford Ave, 10461
• Pelham Bay Little League: 2950 Westchester Ave, 10461
• Matthews Muliner Playground: Matthews Ave & Muliner Ave, 10462
• Caserta Playground: 2151 St Raymond Ave, 10462
• Havemeyer Playground: Cross Bronx Service Rd N & Watson Ave, 10462
• Castle Hill Playground: 1679 Castle Hill Ave #4201, 10462

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• Community Groups/Organizations Bronx Community Board 11
• Morris Park Community Association
• NYC Food Resource Guide: Morris Park/Bronxdale

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