Foodscape: South Beach/Willowbrook

South Beach/Willowbrook Foodscape

Staten Island Community District 2

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: 10305, 10306, 10311, 10313, 10314

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
• ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

DEMOGRAPHICS:

• Total Population: 140,795 (1.58% of NYC population) (1)
• Population by Race and Ethnicity of South Beach/Willowbrook and New York City (2)
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 14% Latino | NYC: 29.2% Latino
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 3% Black | NYC: 21.7% Black
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 68% White | NYC: 31.8% White
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 13% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 14.1% Asian
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 2% Other | NYC: 2% Other
• South Beach/Willowbrook Population by Age: (3)
  • 0-17 years: 20%
  • 18-24 years: 8%
  • 25-44 years: 25%
  • 45-64 years: 29%
  • 65+ years: 18%
• Life Expectancy: 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 81.6 years (2) | NYC: 82.1 years (2)
• Born Outside the US: 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 27% (2) | NYC: 36.8% (2)

NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:

• Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in South Beach/Willowbrook to 7 bodegas (2)
• Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 2,119,272 (2)
• Food Insecurity: 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 8.6% of residents (2)| NYC: 15.4% of residents (2)
• Residences that Lack a Kitchen: 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 0.3% of housing units (2)| NYC: 0.8% (2)
• Households Receiving SNAP Benefits: 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 10.5% of households (2)| NYC: 21% of households (2)

HEALTH BEHAVIORS:

• No Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday: 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 12% of adults (2) | NYC: 12.9% of adults (2)
• One or More 12-ounce Sugary Drinks Per Day (percent of adults): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 29% (2) | NYC: 23% (2)
• Binge Drinking
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 14% (2) | NYC: 17.4% (2)
• Smokers
  • South Beach/Willowbrook:  14% (2) | NYC: 13.9% (2)

HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS:

• Adults Reporting Their Own Health as “Excellent,” “Very Good” or “Good” (percent of adults): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 76% (2) | NYC: 78% (2)
• Obesity (percent of adults): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 25% (2) | NYC: 24% (2)
•  Childhood Obesity (percent of public school children in grades K through 8): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 19% (3) | NYC: 20% (3)
• Diabetes (percent of adults): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 6% (2) | NYC: 11% (2)
• Hypertension (percent of adults): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 27% (3) | NYC: 28% (3)

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

• Median Household Income: 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: $81,479 (2) | NYC: $60,879 (2)
• Poverty (percent of households with incomes below poverty): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 10.8% (2) | NYC: 19.7% (2)
• Unemployment (percent of people ages 16 and older): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 2.8% (2) | NYC: 4.5% (2)
• Extreme Housing Burden (Extreme Housing Burden includes households spending more than 50% of income on housing):
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 30.8% (2) | NYC: 29.5% (2)
• Rent Burden (households that spend 35% or more of their income on rent):
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 44.8% (5) | NYC: 44.2% (5)

EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BURDEN

• Air Pollution (micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 6.9 (2) | New York City-wide: 7.5 (2)
• Bicycle Network Coverage (percent of streets with bike lanes): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 6% (3) | New York City-wide: 10% (3)
• Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations (per 100,000 people): 
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 32 (3) | New York City-wide: 23 (3)
• Percent of Land Used for Public Parks, Open Spaces, and Recreation:
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 23.5% (2) | New York City-wide: 24.7% (2)
• Canopy Coverage (percent of ground covered by tree crown/canopy):
  • South Beach/Willowbrook: 31.29% (6) | Staten Island: 31.47% (6) | New York City-wide: 22.04% (6)

SOUTH BEACH/WILLOWBROOK 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

SOUTH BEACH/WILLOWBROOK 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)  

• Harlem Grown 131st Street Farm: 34 W 131st St

SOUTH BEACH/WILLOWBROOK SCHOOL GARDENS:

• PS 373 : 77 Marsh Ave
• IS 072 Rocco Laurie: 33 Ferndale Ave
• HS 460 Susan E. Wagner High School: 1200 Manor Rd
• PS 861 Staten Island School of Civic Leadership: 280 Regis Drive
• The Richard H. Hungerford School @JPS: 100 Essex Drive
• PS 039 Francis J. Murphy Jr.: 71 Sand Lane
• PS 013 M. L. Lindemeyer: 191 Vermont Ave
• PS 026 The Carteret School: 4108 Victory Boulevard

SOUTH BEACH/WILLOWBROOK FARMERS’ MARKETS: 

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

• Staten Island Mall Greenmarket
  Marsh Ave & Ring Rd (commuter lot behind Macy's), Saturday 08:00AM-02:00PM, May 15 - December 18

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. 

SOUTH BEACH/WILLOWBROOK 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.

• Richmond S99: 201 Bay St, 2nd Floor

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

SOUTH BEACH/WILLOWBROOK 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.

• Jewish Community Council (JCC) of Staten Island
  1466 Manor Rd, 10314, (718) 475-5242
• Seaview C Development
  155 Friendship Ln, 10314,
• Act Care Foundation
  1501 Richmond Ave, 10314, (347) 621-6174, (718) 442-7467
• Bikur Cholim of Staten Island
  46 Birchland Ave, 10314, (718) 983-9272, (718) 494-4343
• Holy Rosary Church
  80 Jerome Ave, 10305, (718) 727-3360
• All Saints Church Episcopal Ministry
  2329 Victory Blvd, 10314, (718) 698-1338
• Christ Abundant Life Ministries
  121 Grandview Ave, 10303, (718) 273-0372
• College of Staten Island Campus Pantry
  2800 Victory Blvd, 10314, (718) 982-3088, (718) 982-3119

*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. 

SOUTH BEACH/WILLOWBROOK 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.”

• Top Tomato Super Store
  1071 Bay St 10305, (718) 816-1100
• Hylan Family Inc
  2270 Hylan Blvd 10306,
• Bradley Mini Mart
  460 Bradley Ave 10314,
• Family Shoppe
  1720 Victory Blvd 10314, (718) 447-3733
• Terry's Town Deli
  125 Olympia Blvd 10305, (718) 447-1693
• Fill Your Belly Deli
  282 Manor Rd 10314, (718) 981-3223
• Sunrise Gourmet Deli
  3014 Richmond Rd 10306, (718) 682-1158
• CVS
  2465 Richmond Ave 10314, (718) 370-0365
• Ocean Ave Deli and Market Place
  113-91 Ocean Ave 10305, (347) 934-3425
• ShopRite of Hylan Blvd
  2424 Hylan Blvd 10306,
• Costco
  2975 Richmond Ave 10314, (718) 982-9525
• 7-Eleven
  2477 Hylan Blvd 10306, (718) 980-4030
• CVS
  1361 Hylan Blvd 10305, (718) 979-2828
• Big E's Deli
  172 W Service Road 10314, (718) 370-3614
• Convenient Food Mart
  2 New Dorp Ln 10306, (718) 979-6500
• Hillside Market
  1789 Richmond Rd 10306, (718) 667-5700
• CVS
  778A Manor Rd 10314, (718) 761-5500
• Family Dollar
  375 Tompkins Ave 10305,
• Close To Home Deli
  1272 Bay St 10305, (718) 420-0459
• Noor Ninety Nine Center Convenience
  1755 Richmond Rd 10306, (718) 524-6787
• Family Fruit Hylan – Staten Island Catering and Supermarket
  2270 Hylan Blvd 10306, (718) 667-4949
• Novelli's Pork Store Inc
  3161 Amboy Rd #12 10306, (718) 351-0790
• Dairy Palace
  2216 Victory Blvd 10314, (718) 761-5200
• Walgreens
  1759 Hylan Blvd 10305, (718) 351-2039
• Walgreens
  2270 Clove Rd 10305, (718) 447-6295
• Spice Rack
  1791 Victory Blvd 10314, (718) 273-5843
• CVS
  1933 Victory Blvd 10314, (718) 447-0300
• Richmond Superette
  452 Nome Ave 10314, (718) 370-3354
• Convenient Food Mart
  255 Hylan Blvd 10305, (718) 448-7730
• Payless Glatt Kosher Meats
  77 Richmond Hill Rd 10314, (718) 370-1788
• Halal Leader Island Market
  2018 Hylan Blvd 10306, (929) 666-5408
• Met Foodmarkets
  1795 Victory Blvd 10314, (718) 524-0800
• John's Famous Deli
  173 New Dorp Ln 10306, (718) 351-1144
• First Express Deli & Grocery
  134 Lincoln Ave 10306, (347) 934-3483
• Rosebank Deli
  511 Tompkins Ave 10305,
• Master Zee Mini Market
  1743 Richmond Rd 10306, (718) 667-1515
• Duane Reade
  3155 Amboy Rd 10306, (718) 351-7746
• Dynasty Convenience Deli & Grocery
  1190 Bay St 10305, (718) 447-0350
• Stores And Market Inc.
  272 Hull Ave 10306, (800) 303-2996
• Rose 1 Convenience Store
  118 Rose Ave 10306,
• Deli & Lotto
  265 New Dorp Ln 10306,
• Stop & Shop
  2754 Hylan Blvd 10306, (718) 980-0892
• Convenience Store
  83 New Dorp Plaza 10306,
• Babush International Food
  4112 Victory Blvd 10314, (718) 494-3073
• T & E Express Deli
  4176 Victory Blvd 10314,
• Met Foodmarkets
  1177 Hylan Blvd 10305, (718) 720-5800
• Key Food Supermarket
  300 Sand Ln 10305, (718) 273-4000
• Lidl
  283 Platinum Ave 10314, (844) 747-5435
• Lincoln Superette
  114 Lincoln Ave 10306,
• Market Fresh Supermarket
  570 Tompkins Ave 10305, (718) 981-2300
• Island Fish
  1755 Richmond Rd #B 10306, (718) 667-0883
• Milk & Honey Kosher Market
  448 Nome Ave 10314, (718) 370-0600
• Jardines Gourmet Foods
  2655 Richmond Ave 10314,
• Sand Lane Deli
  278 Sand Ln 10305, (718) 815-3628
• Metro Mart Inc.
  2655 Richmond Ave #2373 10314, (718) 477-1150
• Noor Convenience
  837 Father Capodanno Blvd 10305,
• 7-Eleven
  1740 Hylan Blvd 10305, (718) 979-2052
• All in One Deli & Grocery
  1386 Bay St 10305,
• Associated Fresh Victory Blvd
  3579 Victory Blvd 10314, (718) 477-7978
• Amazing Deli
  643 Oceanside Ave 10305, (718) 979-4368
• Beyar's Market
  2241 Victory Blvd 10314, (718) 761-4215
• Andy Convenience
  465 Midland Ave 10306, (347) 500-7894
• Ariemma's Italian Deli
  1791 Hylan Blvd 10305, (718) 979-2630
• CVS
  1125 Bay St 10305, (718) 273-4998
• Trader Joe's
  2385 Richmond Ave 10314,
• Leader Island Market
  296 Adams Ave 10306,
• Acatlan Deli & Grocery
  585 Midland Ave 10306, (718) 980-0089
• On the Run
  2150 Hylan Blvd 10306, (718) 979-3291
• CVS
  2655 Richmond Ave 10314, (718) 761-3707
• SuperFresh
  778 Manor Rd 10314, (929) 415-7166
• New Dorp Deli
  306 New Dorp Ln 10306, (718) 980-1207
• Lucky Deli & Grocery
  1200 Bay St 10305, (718) 816-6342
• Your Choice Deli Inc
  175 Garretson Ave #1231 10305, (718) 351-2590
• Stop & Shop
  2795 Richmond Ave 10314, (718) 761-4856
• Hy-Deli Inc
  1990 Hylan Blvd #C 10306, (718) 667-0929
• Iliria Food Market
  900 Hylan Blvd 10305,
• Tlalix Deli
  38 New Dorp Plaza 10306, (917) 830-0198
• Superfresh Supermarket
  3501 Amboy Rd 10306, (718) 967-6788
• Mother Mousse
  2175 Hylan Blvd 10306, (718) 987-4242
• Walgreens
  955 Manor Rd 10314, (718) 983-7390
• Rite Aid
  2271 Richmond Ave 10314, (718) 698-0500
• 7-Eleven
  103 Lincoln Ave 10306, (718) 667-3786
• M & M Deli & Dairy
  1609 Victory Blvd 10314, (718) 442-2844
• Taster's Market
  330 Bradley Ave 10314, (718) 477-2300
• Netcost Market
  3155 Amboy Rd 10306, (718) 668-2910
• Super Stop & Shop
  1441 Richmond Ave 10314, (718) 698-1138
• Hook and Rail Meats
  4174 Victory Blvd 10314, (718) 524-5208
• Five Sons Deli Inc
  134 Lincoln Ave 10306,
• CVS
  2690 Hylan Blvd 10306, (718) 987-9727
• All Night Long Deli
  508 Midland Ave 10306,

PARKS IN SOUTH BEACH/WILLOWBROOK:

• Great Kills Park: 3270 Hylan Blvd, 10306
• Staats Circle: W Fingerboard Rd & Hylan Blvd, 10305
• Willowbrook Park: 1953 Richmond Ave, 10314
• Schmul Park: Wild Ave, Pearson St, Melvin Ave, 10314
• Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: 280 Fr Capodanno Blvd, 10306
• Von Briesen Park: Bay St & North Rd, 10305
• Saw Mill Creek Marsh: South Ave, 10314
• De Matti Park: Tompkins Ave, 10305
• Father Macris Park: Lamberts Ln & Fahy Ave, 10314
• Bradys Pond Park: Hylan Blvd, 10305
• White Playground: 170 E 106th St, 10305
• Westerleigh Park: Willard Ave & Woodbridge Pl, 10314
• Jennifer's Playground: 250 Regis Dr, 10314
• Amundsen Circle: Savoy St, 10306
• Alice Austen Park: 2 Hylan Blvd, 10305
• Staten Island Industrial Park: South Ave, 10314
• Midland Playground: 421a Lincoln Ave, 10306
• Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach: 280 Fr Capodanno Blvd, 10305
• Clawson Playground: 200 Adelaide Ave, 10306
• Arrochar Playground: 200 Mc Farland Ave, 10305
• LaTourette Park & Golf Course: 1001 Richmond Hill Rd, 10306
• High Rock Park: 132 Altamont St, 10306
• Gen. Douglas MacArthur Park: Dongan Hills Ave & Jefferson St, 10306
• LaTourette Park & Golf Course: 1001 Richmond Hill Rd, 10314
• Arrochar Playground: Sand La, Major Ave, & Mcfarland Ave, 10305
• Alice Austen Park: Edgewater St, Hylan Blvd, Abbot St, 10305
• Kaltenmeier Playground: Virginia Ave & Anderson St, 10305
• Blood Root Valley: Rockland Ave, Manor Ave, Brielle Ave, Forest Hill Rd, 10314
• Old Town Playground: 255 Parkinson Ave, 10305
• Gaeta Park: 2550 Victory Blvd #6635, 10314
• Greenbelt Native Plant Center: 3808 Victory Blvd, 10314
• Dongan Playground: 450 Buel Ave, 10305
• Brady's Pond Park: Staten Island Expressway, Hylan Blvd, Narrows Rd S, 10305
• Midland Field: 333 Midland Ave, 10306
• Christopher J. Igneri Playground: Schmidts Ln & Manor Rd, 10314
• Dugan Playground: 280 Mill Rd, 10306
• Blood Root Valley: 411 Rockland Ave, 10314
• Pralls Island: Staten Island, NY, 10314

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• NYC Food Resource Guide: South Beach/Willowbrook

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