Upper East Side 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 Carnegie Hill, Lenox Hill, Roosevelt Island, Upper East Side, and Yorkville.
*All data from DATA2GO includes Upper East Side.
Zipcodes include: 10021, 10022, 10028, 10044, 10065, 10075, 10128
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
- WIC SITES
- FOOD PANTRIES AND SOUP KITCHENS
- RETAIL FOOD STORES
- PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
- FOOD POLICY ORGANIZATIONS
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
DEMOGRAPHICS:
- Total Population: 225,914 (2.65% of NYC population) (1)
- Population by Race and Ethnicity of Upper East Side and New York City (1)
- Upper East Side: 9.5% Latino | NYC: 29% Latino
- Upper East Side: 2.4% Black | NYC: 22% Black
- Upper East Side: 75.6% White | NYC: 32% White
- Upper East Side: 9.9% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 15% Asian
- Upper East Side: 2% Other | NYC: 2% Other
- Upper East Side Population by Age: (1)
- 0-17 years: 14%
- 18-24 years: 5%
- 25-44 years: 37%
- 45-64 years: 24%
- 65+ years: 20%
- Life Expectancy:
- Born Outside the US:
UPPER EAST SIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:
- Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in Upper East Side to 5 bodegas (1)
- Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 3,939,719 (2)
- Food Insecurity:
- Residences that Lack a Kitchen:
- Households Receiving SNAP Benefits:
- Walking Distance to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: (4)
- *Includes data from Upper East Side/Gramercy (zip codes 10010, 10016, 10017, 10021, 10022, 10028, 10044, 10065, 10075, 10128, 10162, 10165, 10170, 10171)
- 5 minutes or less: 78% (Compared to 49% New York City-wide)
- 5-10 minutes: 10% (Compared to 18% New York City-wide)
- 10 minutes or more: 11% (Compared to 32% New York City-wide)
- *Includes data from Upper East Side/Gramercy (zip codes 10010, 10016, 10017, 10021, 10022, 10028, 10044, 10065, 10075, 10128, 10162, 10165, 10170, 10171)
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):
UPPER EAST SIDE 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.
UPPER EAST SIDE COMMUNITY GARDENS:
- Risa Neighborhood Senior Center : 546 Main St
UPPER EAST SIDE 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. (5)
- El Barrio Community Garden: 415-421 E 117th St
- 117th Street Community Garden: 172 E 117th St
- Jackie Robinson Community Garden: 103 E 122nd St
- Pa'lante Community Garden (110th Street Block Assoc.): 1651 Madison Ave
- Humacao Community Garden: 335 E 108th St
- Carver Community Garden: 236-242 E 124th St
- Neighbors of Vega Baja: 320 E 109th St
- Family Garden by Tiffany & Co.: 431 E 114th St
- Rodale Pleasant Park Community Garden: 437 E 114th St/448-450 E 115th St
- Diamante Garden / Dimantis Garden: 307 E 118th St
- Peaceful Valley: 52 E 117th St
- La Cuevita Community Garden: 71 E 115th St
- Herb Garden (formerly 111th St. Betterment Assoc.): 176 E 111th St
- Home Depot Children's Garden: 421 E 117th St
- East Harlem Community Garden: 429-433 E 117th St
- Los Amigos Garden NYRP: 326 Pleasant Ave
- Corozal Family: 170 E 117th St
- La Casita: 223 E 119th St
- El Cataño Garden: 171 E 110th St
- Pueblo Unido: 1659 Madison Ave
- El Gallo Community Garden: 1891-1895 Lexington Ave
- Pleasant Village Community Garden: 342-353 Pleasant Ave
- NYCHA - Carver - Garden for Living: 1445 Madison Ave
- Family Community Garden Manhattan: 156 E 111th St
- Papo's Garden: 220 E 119th St
- Carolina Garden (formerly 116th Street Block Assoc.): 102 E 122nd St
- Harlem Rose Garden: 8 E 129th St
- Life Spire (CRMD, Inc.): 2015 Lexington Ave
- 103rd Street Community Garden: 105 E 103rd St
UPPER EAST SIDE SCHOOL GARDENS:
- Ella Baker School: 317 E 67th St
- PS 6 Lillie D. Blake: 45 E 81st St
- MS 167 Robert F. Wagner: 220 E 76th St
- PS/IS 217: 645 Main St, Roosevelt Island
UPPER EAST SIDE FARMERS’ MARKETS:
To ensure the below farmers’ markets are open, please call or check the listed websites for the most up-to-date information.
- 92nd Street Greenmarket: E 92nd St & 1st Ave, Sunday 09:00AM-02:00PM, 6/21/20-11/22/20
- 82nd Street Greenmarket: E 82nd St bet 1st & York Ave, Saturday 09:00AM-02:30PM, Year-Round
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.
UPPER EAST SIDE 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
UPPER EAST SIDE WIC SITES:
Data is updated on a continuous basis in collaboration with the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center’s Neighborhood Food Resource Guides.
UPPER EAST SIDE 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.
- Lenox Hill Senior Center
341 E 70th St, 10021, (212) 744-5022 - All Souls Church - Food Pantry
1157 Lexington Ave, 10075, (212) 535-5530, (212) 628-8568 - Marymount Manhattan College
221 E 71st St, Carson Hall 106, 10021, (212) 517-0430 - All Saints Episcopal Church
230 E 60th St, 10022, (212) 758-0447 - Our Lady of Good Counsel, Manhattan
230 E 90th St, 10128, (212) 862-6401, (347)-803-6822 - Hunter College Program B
695 Park Ave, 10065, (212) 396-6418 - Central Synogogue Breakfast Program
123 E 55th St, 10022, (212) 838-5122 - Jan Hus Presbyterian Church/Homeless Outreach and Advocacy Program - Soup Kitchen
921 Madison Ave, 10021, (212) 288-6743 x19 - Central Synagogue Caring Committee
652 Lexington Ave, 10022, (212) 838-5122, (646) 717-9406 - Park Avenue Synagogue
50 E 87th St, 10128, (212) 369-2600 - Church of the Epiphany
1393 York Ave, 10021, (212) 737- 2720 - Momentum Project, St. Peter's Church
619 Lexington Ave, 10022, (212) 935-2200 - Temple Shaaray Tefila
250 E 79th St, 10075, (212) 535-8008 - Grand Central Food Program, Central Park
5th Ave & 72nd St, 10021, (212) 776-2000 - Christ United Methodist Church
524 Park Ave, 10065, (212) 838-3036 - Isaacs Center
415 E 93rd St, 10128, (212) 360-7620 - St. Bartholomew's Community Ministry
109 E 50th St, 10022, (212) 378-0200 - All Souls Church - Soup Kitchen
1157 Lexington Ave, 10075, (212) 535-5530, (212) 628-8568 - Park Ave Christian Church
1010 Park Ave, 10028, (212) 288-3246 - Holy Trinity Neighborhood Center
316 E 88th St, 10128, (212) 289-4515
*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.
UPPER EAST SIDE 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.
- Lexington Deli
1332 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 987-1500 - Duane Reade
49 E 52nd St 10022, (212) 888-2323 - Butterfield Market
1114 Lexington Ave 10075, (212) 288-7800 - CVS
1294 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 996-3000 - Y.C. Deli Gourmet Market
1576 2nd Ave 10028, - Morton Williams Supermarkets
1031 1st Ave 10022, (212) 486-0340 - Daona
201 E 81st St 10028, (212) 517-2068 - Million 84 Street Corner Deli J&J
1624 2nd Ave 10028, (212) 535-7800 - Mini Deli J&J
1266 2nd Ave 10065, (212) 288-2173 - All star Deli & Grocery
1525 York Ave 10028, (212) 737-2703 - Whole Foods Market
1551 3rd Ave 10128, (646) 891-3888 - Prime Gourmet Market
1770 1st Ave 10128, (212) 831-1777 - York Delicatessen
1492 York Ave 10021, (212) 288-9456 - Roosevelt Island Amish Farmers Market
Roosevelt Island Bridge 10044, (570) 768-6025 - Blue Moon Deli
1773 1st Ave #A 10128, (212) 369-9510 - Gristedes
1343 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 831-9381 - Eastside Grocery
1726 1st Ave 10128, (212) 360-6651 - Gristedes
1208 1st Ave 10021, (212) 535-2047 - Smiler's
532 Madison Ave 10022, (212) 644-1090 - Sable's Smoked Fish
1489 2nd Ave 10075, (212) 249-6177 - Fruit cart
453 E86th St 10028, - Patrick Murphy Market
1307 Madison Ave 10128, (212) 831-2696 - Duane Reade
1279 3rd Ave 10021, (212) 744-2668 - CVS
630 Lexington Ave 10022, (917) 369-8688 - CVS
1396 2nd Ave 10021, (212) 249-5699 - CVS
1622 3rd Ave 10128, (212) 876-7016 - D'Agostino
966 1st Ave 10022, (212) 319-4872 - D'Agostino Supermarkets Inc
1507 York Ave 10075, (212) 734-6317 - Market Deli & Grocery
1388 1st Ave 10021, (212) 439-9891 - Fillmore Delicatessen
1668 3rd Ave 10128, (646) 912-9488 - Gristedes
1446 2nd Ave 10021, (212) 535-4925 - Hunter Delicatessen
966 Lexington Ave #1 10021, (212) 439-7758 - Agata & Valentina
1505 1st Ave 10021, (212) 452-0690 - Whole Foods Market
226 E 57th St 10022, (646) 497-1222 - Blue & Gold Deli
1075 1st Ave 10022, (212) 755-5506 - D'Agostino
1074 Lexington Ave 10021, (212) 988-8813 - River East Gourmet Deli
1320 York Ave #2 10021, - CVS
1223 2nd Ave 10065, (212) 752-7703 - 7-Eleven
1453 3rd Ave 10028, (212) 288-2056 - Gristedes
1644 York Ave 10028, (212) 628-6769 - East Side Grocery
1422 2nd Ave 10021, (212) 288-6640 - Duane Reade
866 3rd Ave 10022, (212) 759-9412 - Morton Williams Supermarkets
1066 3rd Ave 10065, (212) 935-9551 - Shell
1855 1st Ave 10128, - Fairway Market 86th Street
240 E86th St 10028, (212) 327-2008 - 809 Lexington Grocery Store
809 Lexington Ave 10065, (212) 838-9795 - The Food Emporium
1175 3rd Ave 10021, (212) 249-6778 - Westside Market
1407 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 348-2382 - Morton Williams Supermarkets
1565 1st Ave 10028, (212) 249-2851 - Walgreens
1328 2nd Ave 10021, (212) 734-6076 - 1st Ave Gourmet Deli
1274 1st Ave 10065, (212) 472-8480 - Sing's Deli & Grocery
100 E 96th St 10128, (212) 348-3597 - CVS
1241 Lexington Ave 10028, (212) 535-3438 - Duane Reade
401 E86th St 10028, (917) 492-8801 - Continental Food & Beverage
215 E 64th St 10065, - 7-Eleven
1594 York Ave 10028, (212) 327-3613 - K Y Fruit & Vegetable
1578 York Ave 10028, - 3 Deli & Grill Inc
133 E 55th St 10022, - Gristedes
1450 E 83rd & 3rd Ave 10028, (212) 484-9105 - Annie's Fruit & Vegetable
1330 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 427-8800 - Number 1 Farmers Market J&J
1458 2nd Ave 10075, (212) 396-2626 - Duane Reade
575 Lexington Ave 10022, (212) 207-8274 - Gristedes
1365 3rd Ave 10021, (212) 535-8449 - Space 62 Market
1130 1st Ave 10065, (212) 486-3040 - Island Fruit Stand
Main St 10044, - Grace's Marketplace
1299 2nd Ave 10065, (212) 737-0600 - Jowny Market
1305 3rd Ave 10021, - Morton Williams Supermarkets
1331 1st Ave 10021, (212) 439-0636 - H Y Market Corporation
1291 Madison Ave 10128, (212) 427-9779 - Rite Aid
1535 2nd Ave 10075, (212) 327-4757 - CVS
1569 1st Ave 10028, (212) 249-5198 - DeliSSimo
39 E 60th St #A 10022, (212) 593-2333 - Sons Freedom Market
1043 Lexington Ave #1 10021, (212) 734-1093 - Morton Williams Supermarkets
1211 Madison Ave 10128, (212) 722-0229 - PJ Bernstein
1215 3rd Ave 10021, (212) 879-0914 - Beyoglu Garden Market Place
1593 York Ave 10028, (212) 535-4261 - 82nd Street Greenmarket
82nd St between 1st Ave & York Ave 10128, (212) 788-7900 - 73 St Farmers Market
1368 York Ave 10021, (212) 879-3500 - Cafe Olympia 55
664 Lexington Ave 10022, (212) 355-8383 - First On First Deli
1756 1st Ave 10128, (212) 534-7120 - Eli's Market
1415 3rd Ave 10028, (212) 717-8100
PARKS IN UPPER EAST SIDE:
To ensure the below businesses and organizations are open, please call or check the listed websites for the most up-to-date information.
- Sutton Parks: 500-514 E 55th St, 10022
- Queensboro Oval: 405 E 59th St, 10022
- John Jay Park: 76-01 FDR Dr, 10021
- 14 Honey Locusts Park: 1130 2nd Ave, 10022
- Planeview Park: Ditmars Blvd, 10021
- St. Catherine's Park: 1245 E 67th St, 10065
- Andrew Haswell Green Park: 555 E 60th St, 10022
- Peter Detmold Park: 454 E 51st St, 10022
- Carl Schurz Park: 97 E End Ave, 10028
- Twenty-Four Sycamores Park: 501 E 60th St, 10065
FOOD POLICY ORGANIZATIONS IN UPPER EAST SIDE:
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.
- Thoughtful Food Nutrition : 120 E 56th St, Suite 400, 10022 (646) 461-2303
- Crossroads Community Services Inc.: 325 Park Ave, 10022 (212) 378-0231
- UJA Federation of New York: 130 E 59th St, 10022 (212) 980-1000
- Ample Table for Everyone Inc. (ATE): 174 E 74th St, Suite 6C, 10021
- Lenox Hill Neighborhood House: 331 E 70th St, 10021 (212) 744-5022
- The Doe Fund: 232 E 84th St, 10028 (212) 628-5207
- City Parks Foundation: 830 5th Ave, 10065 (212) 360-2765
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Last updated: 9/29/2020
REFERENCES:
- Hinterland, K, et al. “Community Health Profiles 2018, Manhattan Community District 8: Upper East Side.” Community Health Profiles 2018, Manhattan Community District 8: Upper East Side, 2018, pp.1-20.
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- “Annual Vital Statistics Data Show Fewer Premature Deaths and Fewer Births in New York City in 2017.” NYC Health, The City of New York.
- “A Foodscape of Upper East Side/Gramercy” New York City Food Policy Center at Hunter College, Mar. 2017, https://www.nycfoodpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/FS305-307_2017.pdf.
- “Green Thumb Garden Map.” NYC Parks, https://greenthumb.nycgovparks.org/gardensearch.php.
Article Image: “New York City (NYC) Neighborhood Maps – By Borough – Manhattan.” NYCdata, Baruch College Zicklin School of Business, https://www.baruch.cuny.edu/nycdata/population-geography/maps-boroughs.htm.
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