Foodscape: Tottenville/Great Kills

Tottenville/Great Kills 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 Annadale, Eltingville, Great Kills, Huguenot, Oakwood, Rossville and Tottenville 

*All data from DATA2GO includes Tottenville, Great Kills, and Annadale 

Zip codes include: 10307, 10308, 10309, 10312

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

DEMOGRAPHICS:

• Total Population: 159,132 (1.86% of NYC population) (1)
• Population by Race and Ethnicity of Tottenville/Great Kills and New York City (1)
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 9% Latino | NYC: 29% Latino
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 1% Black | NYC: 22% Black
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 84% White | NYC: 32% White
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 5% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 15% Asian
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 1% Other | NYC: 2% Other
• Tottenville/Great Kills Population by Age: (1)
  • 0-17 years: 21%
  • 18-24 years: 8%
  • 25-44 years: 26%
  • 45-64 years: 29%
  • 65+ years: 16%
• Life Expectancy: 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 81.7 years (2) | NYC: 82.1 years (2)
• Born Outside the US: 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 15% (1) | NYC: 37% (1)

NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:

• Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in Tottenville/Great Kills to 4 bodegas (1)
• Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 2,244,509 (2)
• Food Insecurity: 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 6.1% of residents (2)| NYC: 15.4% of residents (2)
• Residences that Lack a Kitchen: 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 0.4% of housing units (2)| NYC: 0.8% (2)
• Households Receiving SNAP Benefits: 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 5.8% of households (2)| NYC: 22.4% of households (2)
• Walking Distance to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: (4)
  • Includes data from Southern Staten Island (Zipcodes 10306, 10307, 10308, 10309, 10312, 10314)
    • 5 minutes or less: 20% (Compared to 49% New York City-wide)
    • 5-10 minutes: 16% (Compared to 18% New York City-wide)
    • 10 minutes or more: 60% (Compared to 32% New York City-wide)

FOOD CONSUMPTION:

• At Least One Serving of Fruits or Vegetables Per Day (percent of adults): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 95% (1) | NYC: 87% (1)
• No Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday: 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 5% of adults (2) | NYC: 12.9% of adults (2)
• One or More 12-ounce Sugary Drinks Per Day (percent of adults): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 22% (1) | NYC: 23% (1)

HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS:

• Adults Reporting Their Own Health as “Excellent,” “Very Good” or “Good” (percent of adults): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 88% (1) | NYC: 78% (1)
• Obesity (percent of adults): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 26% (1) | NYC: 24% (1)
•  Childhood Obesity (percent of public school children in grades K through 8): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 17% (1) | NYC: 20% (1)
• Diabetes (percent of adults): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 9% (1) | NYC: 11% (1)
• Hypertension (percent of adults): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 22% (1) | NYC: 28% (1)

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

• Median Household Income: 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: $104,628 (2) | NYC: $63,132 (2)
• Poverty (percent of households with incomes below poverty): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 6.9% (2) | NYC: 19.7% (2)
• Unemployment (percent of people ages 16 and older): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 3.2% (2) | NYC: 4.5% (2)
• Extreme Housing Burden (percent of renters): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 29.6% (2) | NYC: 29.5% (2)

EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BURDEN

• Air Pollution (micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 6.6 (1) | New York City-wide: 7.5 (1)
• Bicycle Network Coverage (percent of streets with bike lanes): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 3% (1) | New York City-wide: 10% (1)
• Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations (per 100,000 people): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 19 (1) | New York City-wide: 23 (1)
• Any Physical Activity in the Past 30 Days (percent of adults): 
  • Tottenville/Great Kills: 80% (1) | New York City-wide: 73% (1)

TOTTENVILLE/GREAT KILLS 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.

TOTTENVILLE/GREAT KILLS GREENTHUMB GARDENS:

There are over 600 GreenThumb community gardens across the city, and any resident can join a garden. There are no GreenThumb gardens in Tottenville/Great Kills. Find the most up-to-date list of gardens using GreenThumb’s searchable Garden Map. (5)  

TOTTENVILLE/GREAT KILLS SCHOOL GARDENS:

• PS 62 The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability: 644 Bloomingdale Rd
• PS 8 Shirlee Solomon: 112 Lindenwood Rd
• IS 7 Elias Bernstein: 1270 Huguenot Ave
• PS 037 Great Kills High School (@843): 110 Shafter Ave
• IS 24 Myra S. Barnes: 225 Cleveland Ave
• ALC @ Mt. Loretto, Brooklyn West Alternate Learning Center: 6581 Hylan Blvd
• PS 037 : 15 Fairfield St
• PS 55 Henry M. Boehm: 54 Osborne St

TOTTENVILLE/GREAT KILLS 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

TOTTENVILLE/GREAT KILLS 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.

• South Shore Food Pantry - St. Paul's
  7558 Amboy Rd, 10307, (718) 227-2485
• St. Edward Food Pantry / Mount Loretto Friendship Club
  6581 Hylan Blvd, 10309, (718) 984-1625
• Mesivtha of Staten Island
  1870 Drumgoole Rd E, 10309, (718) 356-5412, (718) 356-4323
• Staten Island Services
  11 Sampson Ave, 10308, (718) 356-5050
• Calvary Assembly of God
  4055 Richmond Ave, 10312, (718) 356-4555, x2

*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. 

TOTTENVILLE/GREAT KILLS 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.

• Annadale Meat Market
  881 Annadale Rd 10312, (718) 984-1337
• Mignosi's Supermarket
  1006 Rossville Ave 10309, (718) 948-8875
• Certo's Gourmet Foods & Caterers
  27 Seguine Ave 10309, (718) 984-0623
• Walgreens
  655 Rossville Ave 10309, (718) 967-2955
• Superfresh Supermarket
  100 Greaves Ln 10308, (718) 967-6788
• Shoprite Of Hylan Blvd
  2656 Hylan Blvd, Suite 100 10306, (718) 979-3303
• Adam Grocery Store
  658 New Dorp Ln 10306, (718) 987-5959
• Freddies Supermarket
  3830 Richmond Ave 10312, (718) 967-3049
• Ninos Convenience (Nino's Catering Meats)
  185 Roma Ave 10306, (718) 668-1515
• Stop & Shop
  4343 Amboy Rd 10312, (718) 608-8950
• Walgreens
  7001 Amboy Rd 10307, (718) 569-5672
• Hy Star
  4278 Arthur Kill Rd 10309, (718) 966-8960
• Dollar Tree
  3231 Richmond Ave 10312, (718) 569-3014
• Derosa Foods
  817 Richmond Ave 10312, (718) 948-1208
• Mike's & Samia Deli
  3295 Richmond Ave 10312, (718) 554-4936
• Boyar Food Market
  4131 Hylan Ave, Store B 10308,
• Richmond Fiesta Market
  896 Huguenot Ave 10312, (718) 317-9700
• Seguine & Grocery
  56 Seguine Ave 10309, (718) 608-9633
• Great Kills Convenience
  28 Giffords Ln 10308,
• Armstrong Mini Market
  4295 Amboy Rd 10312,
• Sun Fruit Market Inc
  3870 Richmond Ave 10312, (718) 356-9503
• Aplus
  630 Arthur Kill Rd 10308, (718) 605-6595
• V & J Soriano
  150 Greaves Ln 10308, (718) 948-1538
• CVS
  4055 Hylan Blvd 10308, (718) 966-9285
• Novellis Pork Store
  3161 Amboy Rd 10306, (718) 351-0790
• Pastosa Ravioli of Eltingville
  3817 Richmond Ave 10312, (718) 356-4600
• Key Food Supermarket
  244 Arden Ave 10312, (718) 226-0130
• Family Fruit
  2200 Arthur Kill Rd 10309, (718) 317-4949
• Carlos Fish Market
  3852 Richmond Ave 10312, (718) 967-5758
• Top Tomato Superstore
  4045 Amboy Rd 10308, (718) 605-3200
• CVS
  5830 Amboy Rd 10309, (718) 966-9278
• AJ 99 Cents
  1755 Richmond Rd 10306, (718) 524-6787
• CVS
  4065 Amboy Rd 10308, (718) 317-2442
• Eltingville Convenience
  3845 Richmond Ave 10312, (347) 630-2060
• Super Liquor Market
  19 Giffords Ln 10308, (718) 984-8500
• Walgreens
  758 Arthur Kill Rd 10312, (718) 317-5085
• Guyon Market
  110 Guyon Ave 10306, (718) 667-9253
• Ross Ville Fish Market
  655 Rossville Ave 10309, (718) 317-6947
• Vania corp
  4032 Hylan Blvd 10308, (718) 356-2393
• Elverton Convenience
  496 Arthur Kill Rd 10308, (917) 559-4648
• Fanellis Deli & Meats / Rocco's Deli
  566 Woodrow Rd 10312, (718) 984-0679
• CVS
  640 Arthur Kill Rd 10312, (718) 948-5200
• Seguine Deli
  52 Seguine Ave 10309,
• CVS
  260 Arden Ave 10312, (718) 966-5509
• CVS
  250 Page Ave 10307, (718) 966-6606
• Rite Aid
  43-68 Amboy Rd 10312, (718) 227-3049
• Fresh Deli & Grocery Inc
  4203 Hylan Blvd 10308,
• Qwik Stop Deli and Grill
  877 Huguenot Ave 10312, (718) 701-6595
• Frank and Sal Italian Market
  4060 Hylan Blvd 10308, (718) 966-7400

PARKS IN TOTTENVILLE/GREAT KILLS:

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

• E.M.T. Christopher J. Prescott Playground: 1270 Hylan Blvd, 10312
• Blueberry Park: Arden Ave & Blueberry Ln, 10312
• Carlton Park: 1764 Carlton Ave #2302, 10309
• Crescent Beach Park: 6549, 366 Tennyson Dr, 10312
• King Fisher Park: Miles Ave & Fairfield St, 10308
• Arden Woods: Arthur Kill Rd, Arden Ave & Halpin Ave, 10312
• Bayview Terrace Park: 22 Bayview Terrace, 10312
• Lemon Creek Park: 91 Trenton Court, 10309
• Annadale Green: Annadale Rd & N Railroad St, 10312
• Brookfield Park: Arthur Kill Rd Between Richmond Ave & New Vale Ave, 10308
• Greencroft Playground: 125 Ainsworth Ave, 10308
• Great Kills Veterans Playground: 138 Lindenwood Rd, 10308
• Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground: 54 Osborne St, 10312
• Blue Heron Park: Pollen Ave, 10312
• Crescent Beach Park: 6549, 366 Tennyson Dr, 10308
• Huguenot Ponds Park: 1000 Huguenot Ave #4329, 10312
• Blueberry Park: Arden Ave at Blueberry Ln, 10312
• Bloomingdale Park: 299 Bloomingdale Rd, 10309
• Blue Heron Park: Amboy Rd, Barclay Ave, Hylan Blvd & Bertram Ave, 10312
• Drumgoole Tot Lot: 17 Rathbun Ave #3002, 10312
• Bloomingdale Park: Ramona Ave & Lenevar Ave, 10309
• Brookfield Park: Arthur Kill Rd between Richmond Ave & New Vale Ave, 10308
• Arden Woods: 201-251 Woodrow Rd, 10312
• Seaside Wildlife Nature Park: Nelson Ave & Tennyson Dr, 10308
• Conference House Park: 298 Saterlee St, 10309
• Conference House Park: 298 Saterlee St, 10307
• Tottenville Shore Park: 117 1/2 Hopping Ave, 10307
• Siedenburg Park: 190 Timber Ridge Dr, 10308
• Tottenville Pool: 6900 Hylan Blvd, 10307
• Aesop Park: 555 Page Ave, 10309
• Wolfe's Pond Park: 420 Cornelia Ave, 10312
• Bayview Terrace Park: Bayview Ter from Barclay Ave to Harold Ave, 10312

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

• Coronavirus NYC Food Resource Guide: Tottenville/Great Kills

Last updated: 9/29/2020

REFERENCES:

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