South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens 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 includes Prospect Lefferts Gardens, South Crown Heights and Wingate
*All data from DATA2GO includes Crown Heights South, Prospect Lefferts & Wingate
Zip codes include: 11213, 11225
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
- GREENTHUMB GARDENS
- SCHOOL GARDENS
- FARMERS’ MARKETS
- OFFICIAL SNAP ENROLLMENT SITES IN NYC – HUMAN RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
- RETAIL FOOD STORES
- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- FOOD POLICY ORGANIZATIONS
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
DEMOGRAPHICS:
- Total Population: 98,650 (1.16% of NYC population) (1)
- Population by Race and Ethnicity of South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens and New York City (1)
- South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens: 9% Latino | NYC: 29% Latino
- South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens: 69% Black | NYC: 22% Black
- South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens: 18% White | NYC: 32% White
- South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens: 2% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 15% Asian
- South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens: 2% Other | NYC: 2% Other
- South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens Population by Age: (1)
- 0-17 years: 22%
- 18-24 years: 9%
- 25-44 years: 30%
- 45-64 years: 25%
- 65+ years: 14%
- Life Expectancy:
- Born Outside the US:
NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:
- Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens to 21 bodegas (1)
- Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 5,857,514 (2)
- Food Insecurity:
- Residences that Lack a Kitchen:
- Households Receiving SNAP Benefits:
- Walking Distance to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: (4,5)
- Includes data from Bedford/Stuyvesant/Crown Heights and Flatbush
- 5 minutes or less: 57.5% (Compared to 49% New York City-wide)
- 5-10 minutes: 18.5% (Compared to 18% New York City-wide)
- 10 minutes or more: 21.5% (Compared to 32% New York City-wide)
FOOD CONSUMPTION:
- At Least One Serving of Fruits or Vegetables Per Day (percent of adults):
- No Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday:
- One or More 12-ounce Sugary Drinks Per Day (percent of adults):
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):
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 (percent of renters):
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):
- Any Physical Activity in the Past 30 Days (percent of adults):
SOUTH CROWN HEIGHTS/LEFFERTS GARDENS 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. Sites serve grab-and-go meal service for adults and children and no one is turned away. No registration or identification is required.
During the summer of 2020, over 400 Meal Hubs operated from 7:30am-11:30am for children and families and 11:30am-1:30pm for adults. Starting September 29, 200 Meal Hubs continue to provide grab-and-go meal service for all New Yorkers on Monday-Friday between 3-5pm.
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.
SOUTH CROWN HEIGHTS/LEFFERTS GARDENS COMMUNITY GARDENS:
- Our Lady of the Presentation Garden : 1661 St Marks St
SOUTH CROWN HEIGHTS/LEFFERTS GARDENS 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. (6)
- Maple Street Community Garden: 237 Maple St
- Lincoln Road Garden: 316 Lincoln Rd
SOUTH CROWN HEIGHTS/LEFFERTS GARDENS SCHOOL GARDENS:
- HS 524 International High School at Prospect Heights: 883 Classon Ave
- Charter 360 Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School: 1580 Dean St
- MS/HS 590 Medgar Evers College Preparatory School: 1186 Carroll St
- PS 396: 1025 Eastern Pkwy
- PS 396 @289: 900 St Marks Ave
- PS 396 @532: 1025 Eastern Pkwy
- PS 221 Toussaint L'Ouverture: 791 Empire Blvd
- PS 243K The Weeksville School: 1580 Dean St
- PS 241 Emma L. Johnston: 976 President St
- HS 455 Boys and Girls High School: 1700 Fulton St
SOUTH CROWN HEIGHTS/LEFFERTS GARDENS FARMERS’ MARKETS:
To ensure the below farmers’ markets are open, please call or check the listed websites for the most up-to-date information.
- Harvest Home Brower Park Farm Stand
Brooklyn Ave & Prospect Pl, Thursday 08:00AM-04:00PM, Closed for the 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.
SOUTH CROWN HEIGHTS/LEFFERTS GARDENS 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.
- Clinton Hill: 495 Clermont Ave
- Coney Island S22: 2857-2865 W 8th St, 1st Floor
- American Italian Coalition of Organizations (AMICO): 138 Bay 20th St
*It is possible to apply for SNAP benefits online at https://www.ny.gov/services/apply-snap
SOUTH CROWN HEIGHTS/LEFFERTS GARDENS 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.
- Lerman's Fresh Fruits & Vegetables
455 Albany Ave 11213, (718) 604-0261 - Late Night Deli
243 Troy Ave 11213, (718) 484-3662 - Carlitos Deli Grocery
290 Rogers Ave 11225, (718) 604-8507 - El Cao Deli Grocery
81 Kingston Ave 11213, (347) 365-7888 - African Caribbean & American Food Mart
640 Flatbush Ave 11225, (718) 693-0261 - Fruits 'N Nuts
1607 President St 11213, - Burgos Grocery
1588 St Johns Pl 11213, - Crown Heights Butcher
415 Troy Ave 11213, (347) 770-4048 - A C Grocery
127 Albany Ave 11213, (718) 467-8806 - Eastern Pkwy Supermarket
291 Buffalo Ave 11213, (347) 789-1006 - Parksidez Corner Deli
713 Flatbush Ave 11225, (718) 282-1482 - Floral Decorators and Organic Fruit Baskets
305 Kingston Ave 11213, (718) 771-0800 - OEG Fruit & Vegetable
1133 Washington Ave 11225, (718) 856-6230 - Koshertown Supermarket
469 Albany Ave 11213, (718) 778-6171 - O & J Fruit Corporation
565 Flatbush Ave 11225, - TT Tobacco Grocery
1030 Nostrand Ave 11225, - Gourmet Deli
74 Kingston Ave 11213, - Yamco Deli Inc. Deli & Grocery
169A Utica Ave 11213, - Bumbi Mini Market Corp
1426 Bedford Ave 11213, (718) 622-8300 - Bin-Amer Deli & Grocery
409 Utica Ave 11213, - Love Express Deli
214 Utica Ave 11213, (718) 756-2352 - Los Brothers Grocery Corporation
608 New York Ave 11225, (718) 774-4800 - Peoples 99 Cent Discount
319 Rogers Ave 11225, - Lincoln Market
33 Lincoln Rd 11225, (718) 469-1700 - Sunshine Deli and Grocery
199 Rochester Ave 11213, - Adrianos Meat Market
1244 Nostrand Ave 11225, (347) 406-7073 - Three Brothers Mini Market
1104 Nostrand Ave 11225, (718) 856-4201 - Habib 1 Deli
631 Flatbush Ave 11225, (718) 284-1203 - Real Madrid Inc. Deli-Grocery
1349 St Johns Pl 11213, - Raidan Deli
1508 St Johns Pl 11213, (347) 533-4627 - Tony's Market
835 Nostrand Ave 11225, (718) 484-8804 - Associated Supermarkets
650 Flatbush Ave 11225, (718) 703-1650 - Raskin's Fruit & Produce
335 Kingston Ave 11213, (718) 756-3888 - K & S Supermarket
237 Rogers Ave 11225, (718) 771-8793 - CTown Supermarkets
330 Utica Ave 11213, (718) 363-0404 - Super Starlin Deli
172 Schenectady Ave 11213, (347) 384-1900 - United Grocery & Deli
1095 Park Pl 11213, - New Deli Grocery
269 Troy Ave 11213, - Family Mini Market
1080 Nostrand Ave 11225, - Hong Fish Market
324 Utica Ave 11213, (718) 604-9285 - Prospect Deli and Smoke Shop
41 Lincoln Rd 11225, (347) 533-7300 - Wholesome Gourmet Market
534 Flatbush Ave 11225, (718) 282-0004 - Soto and Diaz Grocery
401 Troy Ave 11213, - Klein's Grocery
504 Empire Blvd 11225, (718) 493-9045 - 163 Deli Grill I
163a Schenectady Ave 11213, (313) 231-8762 - Melany Food Center
410 Rogers Ave 11225, (718) 693-0703 - Foodtown of Crown Heights
905-13 Franklin Ave 11225, (718) 756-3069 - Utica produce corp
282 Utica Ave 11213, - Peravia Deli Grocery Store
305 Troy Ave 11213, - Economic Deli Grocery
1664 Bergen St 11213, - Labay Market
1127 Nostrand Ave 11225, (718) 221-0395 - Albany Food Corporation
176 Albany Ave 11213, (718) 604-1356 - 2000 Gor-Met
17 Lincoln Rd 11225, - 25/7 Express Sullivan
356 Rogers Ave 11225, (718) 940-0106 - CVS
1251 Nostrand Ave 11225, (718) 282-8908 - Errol Marscon Grocery
1207 Lincoln Pl 11213, - Family Food Grocery
167 Utica Ave 11213, - Rite Aid
1679 Bedford Ave 11225, (718) 282-7476 - Gold Star Deli & Food
261 Buffalo Ave 11213, (718) 484-0733 - Marwan Deli
260 Utica Ave #2 11213, (718) 771-4140 - Shabbos Fish Market
417 Kingston Ave 11225, (347) 533-6004 - Ujamaa Health Food
406 Utica Ave 11213, (718) 771-8478 - N & S Gourmet Deli & Grocery
1250 Park Place 11213, (347) 529-0577 - Chan Deli & Grill
161 Buffalo Ave 11213, (347) 350-5762 - Western Beef Supermarket
44 Empire Blvd 11225, (718) 417-3770 - Walgreens
1040 St John's Pl 11213, (718) 953-7150 - The Market Place - Crown Heights
589 E New York Ave 11225, (718) 363-1300 - Kahan's Superette
317 Kingston Ave 11213, (718) 756-2999 - Kol Tuv Grocery
409 Kingston Ave 11225, (718) 953-4440 - AS Grocery
280 Utica Ave 11213, (718) 778-1074 - Associated Supermarkets of Nostrand Ave
975 Nostrand Ave 11225, (718) 953-0020 - Kingston Fruit & Vegetables West Indian Grocery
265 Kingston Ave 11213, - Juana Mini Market
608 Rogers Ave 11225, - Aden Gourmet
683 Flatbush Ave 11225, (718) 387-8066 - Mr. Greens
330 Albany Ave 11213, (718) 774-7336 - Kim Fish Market
1049 Nostrand Ave 11225, (718) 756-9439 - Mermaid Fish Market
1196 President St 11225, (718) 363-1196 - Clari Grocery
332 Troy Ave 11213, (718) 467-2281 - 1990 Deli & Grill
1990 Bedford Ave 11225, (718) 975-8133 - Food Universe Marketplace
1720 Atlantic Ave 11213, (347) 889-5542 - Univircitu Corner Deli
1618 Bedford Ave 11225, (718) 771-5500 - Family Grocery
224 Albany Ave 11213, - Chuky Grocery Fruits Store
416 Utica Ave 11213, - Buffalo Deli & Grill
184 Buffalo Ave 11213, (347) 663-3907 - Ebbets & Raymond Deli
1640 Bedford Ave 11225, (718) 282-2571 - Joangy Deli Grocery
999 President St 11225, (347) 295-2210 - Pioneer Supermarkets
191-199 Parkside Ave 11225, (718) 941-2777 - Sakeer Deli and Grocery
220 Rogers Ave 11225, (718) 708-6191 - Juhman Deli
809 Nostrand Ave 11225, - CJ Fruit Market
840 Nostrand Ave 11225, - Es Wholesome Foods Natural & Organic Products Deli-Grocery Etc.
98 Montgomery St 11225, (718) 693-6988 - Alwahid Gold Star Deli
1308 Prospect Pl 11213, - Utica Top Farm
346 Utica Ave 11213, - Sk Farm Fruit & Vegetables
1381 Sterling Pl 11213, - Apple Drugs (Crown Heights Pharmacy)
376 Kingston Ave 11213, - United Deli & Grill Smoke Shop
301 Utica Ave 11213, (718) 629-3139 - Key Food Supermarket
1232 Nostrand Ave 11225, (718) 287-1706 - City Pride Grocery & Deli
231 Kingston Ave 11213, - Matanzas Deli Market
1564 Park Pl 11213, (718) 953-2292 - Raskin's Fish Market
320 Kingston Ave #4328 11213, (718) 756-9521 - Stop Four Deli Inc
137 Kingston Ave 11213, (718) 773-0680 - Ideal Food Basket
1410 St Johns Pl 11213, (718) 604-2008 - Utica Food Deli
214 Utica Ave 11213, - Food Universe Marketplace
243 Schenectady Ave 11213, (718) 774-3818 - Franklin Deli
871 Franklin Ave 11225, (347) 787-5762 - Rogers Deli and Grocery
523 Rogers Ave 11225, - 188 Utica Grocery Inc. 1-Stop
188 Utica Ave 11213, (718) 774-4520 - Fine Fare Supermarket
261 Kingston Ave 11213, (718) 363-7600 - Ahmed Deli Grocery and smoke shop Corporation
255 Schenectady Ave 11213, - Empire Kosher Supermarket
529 Empire Blvd 11225, (718) 221-2144
PARKS IN SOUTH CROWN HEIGHTS/LEFFERTS GARDENS:
To ensure the below businesses and organizations are open, please call or check the listed websites for the most up-to-date information.
- Woods Playground: 1616 Bergen St, 11213
- Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park: 1266 Eastern Parkway, 11213
- Jackie Robinson Playground: 945 Franklin Ave, 11225
- Brower Park: 195 Brooklyn Ave, 11213
- Harmony Park: 1589 Atlantic Ave, 11213
- Dr. Ronald McNair Park: Washington Ave, 11225
- St. John's Recreation Center: 119 Troy Ave, 11213
- Dodger Playground: 261 Sullivan Pl, 11225
- Marc And Jason's Playground: 360 Empire Blvd, 11225
- Parkside Playground: 164 Winthrop St, 11225
FOOD POLICY ORGANIZATIONS IN SOUTH CROWN HEIGHTS/LEFFERTS GARDENS:
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.
- Machon Chana: 556 Crown St, 11213 (718) 735-0030
- Share Meals: 1275 Sterling Pl, 11213 (347) 855-6622
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Last updated: 9/22/2020
REFERENCES:
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Article Image: “New York City (NYC) Neighborhood Maps – By Borough – Brooklyn.” NYCdata, Baruch College Zicklin School of Business, https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/population-geography/maps-boroughs.htm.
