Foodscape: Upper East Side

Upper East Side Foodscape

Manhattan Community District 8

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. 

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
• 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: 231,983 (2.65% of NYC population) (1)
• Population by Race and Ethnicity of Upper East Side and New York City (2) 
  • Upper East Side: 9.7% Latino | NYC: 29.2% Latino
  • Upper East Side: 2.3% Black | NYC: 21.7% Black
  • Upper East Side: 75.3% White | NYC: 31.8% White
  • Upper East Side: 10.2% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 14.1% Asian
  • Upper East Side: 2.4% Other | NYC: 2% Other
• Upper East Side Population by Age: (3)
  • 0-17 years: 21%
  • 18-24 years: 8%
  • 25-44 years: 30%
  • 45-64 years: 25%
  • 65+ years: 16%
• Life Expectancy: 
  • Upper East Side: 86.4 years (2) | NYC: 82.1 years (2)
• Born Outside the US: 
  • Upper East Side: 23.6% (2) | NYC: 36.8% (2)

UPPER EAST SIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:

• Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in Upper East Side to 5 bodegas (2)
• Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 3,939,719 (2)
• Food Insecurity: 
  • Upper East Side: 7.7% of residents (2)| NYC: 15.4% of residents (2)
• Residences that Lack a Kitchen: 
  • Upper East Side: 0.6% of housing units (2)| NYC: 0.8% (2)
• Households Receiving SNAP Benefits: 
  • Upper East Side: 3.5% of households (2)| NYC: 22.4% of households (2)

HEALTH BEHAVIORS:

• No Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday: 
  • Upper East Side: 6% of adults (2) | NYC: 12.9% of adults (2)
• One or More 12-ounce Sugary Drinks Per Day (percent of adults): 
  • Upper East Side: 13% (2) | NYC: 23.6% (2)
• No Physical Activity in the Last 30 Days:
  • Upper East Side: 13% of adults (2) | NYC: 27.1% of adults (2)

HEALTH AND DISEASE STATUS:

• Adults Reporting Their Own Health as “Excellent,” “Very Good” or “Good” (percent of adults): 
  • Upper East Side: 89% (2) | NYC: 77.8% (2)
• Obesity (percent of adults): 
  • Upper East Side: 11% (2) | NYC: 24.6% (2)
•  Childhood Obesity (percent of public school children in grades K through 8): 
  • Upper East Side: 6% (3) | NYC: 21% (3)
• Diabetes (percent of adults): 
  • Upper East Side: 4% (2) | NYC: 11.9% (2)
• Hypertension (percent of adults): 
  • Upper East Side: 16% (3) | NYC: 27% (3)
• Smokers
  • Upper East Side: 8% (2) | NYC: 13.9% (2)
• Binge Drinking
  • Upper East Side: 29% (2) | NYC: 17.4% (2)

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

• Median Household Income: 
  • Upper East Side: $120,868 (2) | NYC: $63,611 (2)
• Poverty (percent of households with incomes below poverty): 
  • Upper East Side: 6.3% (2) | NYC: 19.7% (2)
• Unemployment (percent of people ages 16 and older): 
  • Upper East Side: 2% (2) | NYC: 4.5% (2)
• Extreme Housing Burden (Extreme Housing Burden includes households spending more than 50% of income on housing): 
  • Upper East Side: 18.6% (2) | NYC: 29.5% (2)
• Rent Burden (households that spend 35% or more of their income on rent)
  • Upper East Side: 32.5% (5) | NYC: 44.2% (5)

EXERCISE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BURDEN

• Air Pollution (micrograms of fine particulate matter per cubic meter): 
  • Upper East Side: 8.7 (2) | New York City-wide: 7.4 (2)
• Bicycle Network Coverage (percent of streets with bike lanes): 
  • Upper East Side: 33% (3) | New York City-wide: 14% (3)
• Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations (per 100,000 people): 
  • Upper East Side: 19 (3) | New York City-wide: 23 (3)
• Percent of Land User for Public Parks, Open Spaces, and Recreation:
  • Upper East Side: 2.6% (2) | New York City-wide: 24.7% (2)
•  Canopy Coverage (percent of ground covered by tree crown/canopy)
  • Upper East Side: 18.69% (6) | Manhattan: 21.38% (6) | New York City-wide: 22.04% (6)

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. (4)  

• Euclid 500 Community Garden: 532 Euclid Ave
• Keap Fourth Community Garden: 347 Keap St
• 9th Street Community Garden & Park: 703 E 9th St
• Jackie Robinson Community Garden: 103 E 122nd St
• Serenity Community Garden: 4402 Ave L
• Madison Harvest Community Garden: 894 Madison St
• Luigi's Garden of Love: 227 W 115th St
• NYCHA - Pink - Pink's Paradise: Garden of Love: 1258 Loring Ave
• Paradise Community Garden NY: 107-29 Inwood St
• Madison Street Association: 974 Madison St
• Pa'lante Community Garden (110th Street Block Assoc.): 1651 Madison Ave
• Green Oasis Community Garden / Gilbert's Garden: 372 E 8th St
• McLeod Community Garden: 130 Liberty Ave
• Preston Community Garden: 1711 Park Pl
• Cleveland Street Vegetable Garden: 433 Cleveland St
• Oasis Community Garden: 505 W 52nd St
• Cooper Street Block Buster Block Assoc.: 41 Cooper St
• First Street Garden: 48 E 1st St
• Floral Vineyard: 2379 Pitkin Ave
• Malcolm X Garden: 33-12 112th St
• Go Vertical: 479 Milford St
• Dorothy K. McGowan Memorial Garden: 513 W 158th St
• St. Nicholas Miracle Garden: 330 Saint Nicholas Ave
• New Vision Garden: 590 Schenck Ave
• Life Spire (CRMD, Inc.): 2015 Lexington Ave
• Kosciusko Street Garden and Learning Center: 385 Kosciusko St
• Brownsville Green Community Garden: 1418 Eastern Parkway
• Sage's Garden: 281 E 4th St
• Java Street Community Garden: 59 Java St

UPPER EAST SIDE SCHOOL GARDENS:

• PS 217 Roosevelt Island: 645 Main St
• Ella Baker School: 317 E 67 St
• PS 006 Lillie D. Blake: 45 E 81 St
• MS 167 Robert F. Wagner: 220 E 76 St

UPPER EAST SIDE FARMERS’ MARKETS: 

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

• 82nd Street Greenmarket: E 82nd St btw 1st & York Ave, Saturday 09:00AM-02:30PM, Year-Round
• 92nd Street Greenmarket: 1st Ave btw 92nd & 93rd Streets, Sunday 09:00AM-04:00PM, June 20 - November 21

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. 

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.

• Our Lady of Good Counsel, Manhattan
  230 E 90th St, 10128, (212) 862-6401, (347) 803-6822
• Momentum Project, St. Peter's Church
  619 Lexington Ave, 10022, (212) 935-2200
• Lenox Hill Senior Center
  341 E 70th St, 10021, (212) 744-5022
• Church of the Epiphany
  1393 York Ave, 10021, (212) 737- 2720,
• Holy Trinity Neighborhood Center
  316 E 88th St, 10128, (212) 289-4100, x201
• All Saints Episcopal Church
  230 E 60th St, 10022, (212) 758-0447
• Temple Shaaray Tefila
  250 E 79th St, 10075, (212) 535-8008
• St. Bartholomew's Community Ministry - Soup Kitchen
  108 E 50th St, 10022, (212) 378-0234, (212) 378-0200
• Park Avenue Synagogue
  50 E 87th St, 10128, (212) 369-2600
• Hunter College Purple Apron Food Pantry
  695 Park Ave, 10065, (212) 396-6418
• Central Synogogue Breakfast Program
  123 E 55th St, 10022, (212) 838-5122
• Urban Outreach Center, Jan Hus Presbyterian Church - Food Pantry
  1745 1st Ave, 10128, (212) 288-6743
• Park Ave Christian Church
  48 E 80th St, 10028, (212) 288-3246
• Grand Central Food Program, Central Park
  5th Ave & 72nd St, 10021, (212) 776-2000
• St. Bartholomew's Community Ministry - Food Pantry
  108 E 50th St, 10022, (212) 378-0200, (212) 378-0234
• Urban Outreach Center, Jan Hus Presbyterian Church - Soup Kitchen
  1745 1st Ave, 10128, (212) 288-6743
• Christ United Methodist Church
  524 Park Ave, 10065, (212) 838-3036
• Isaacs Center
  415 E 93rd St, 10128, (212) 360-7620
• Marymount Manhattan College
  221 E 71st St, Carson Hall 106, 10021, (212) 517-0430
• All Souls Church - Food Pantry
  1157 Lexington Ave, 10075, (212) 535-5530, (212) 628-8568
• All Souls Church - Soup Kitchen
  1157 Lexington Ave, 10075, (212) 535-5530, (212) 628-8568

*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:

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.”

• 1741 Gourmet Deli
  1741 1st Ave 10128, (646) 799-9320
• Agata & Valentina
  1505 1st Ave 10021, (212) 452-0690
• D'Agostino Supermarkets Inc
  1507 York Ave 10075, (212) 734-6317
• Ottomanelli Brothers
  1549 York Ave 10028, (212) 772-7900
• Prime Gourmet Market
  1770 1st Ave 10128, (212) 831-1777
• Patrick Murphy Market
  1307 Madison Ave 10128, (212) 831-2696
• Fruit cart
  453 E86th St 10028,
• HY Market Corporation
  1291 Madison Ave 10128, (212) 427-9779
• CVS
  1241 Lexington Ave 10028, (212) 535-3438
• Morton Williams Supermarkets
  1031 1st Ave 10022, (212) 486-0340
• 7-Eleven
  1594 York Ave 10028, (212) 327-3613
• 809 Lexington Grocery Store
  809 Lexington Ave 10065, (212) 838-9795
• Morton Williams Supermarkets
  1565 1st Ave 10028, (212) 249-2851
• Sable's Smoked Fish
  1489 2nd Ave 10075, (212) 249-6177
• Duane Reade
  1231 Madison Ave 10128, (212) 360-6586
• Blue & Gold Deli
  1075 1st Ave 10022, (212) 755-5506
• Eastside Market
  1463 York Ave 10075, (917) 261-7904
• Market Deli & Grocery
  1388 1st Ave 10021, (212) 439-9891
• CVS
  1396 2nd Ave 10021, (212) 249-5699
• CVS
  1622 3rd Ave 10128, (212) 876-7016
• Morton Williams Supermarkets
  1251 3rd Ave 10021, (917) 472-7609
• Leonard's Market
  1437 2nd Ave 10021, (212) 744-2600
• 1st Ave Gourmet Deli
  1274 1st Ave 10065, (212) 472-8480
• Duane Reade
  866 3rd Ave 10022, (212) 759-9412
• Eastside Deli
  1424 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 369-0011
• CVS
  1569 1st Ave 10028, (212) 249-5198
• Duane Reade
  575 Lexington Ave 10022, (212) 207-8274
• Duane Reade
  931 1st Ave 10022, (212) 421-1046
• D'Agostino
  966 1st Ave 10022, (212) 319-4872
• D'Agostino
  1074 Lexington Ave 10021, (212) 988-8813
• 7-Eleven
  1453 3rd Ave 10028, (212) 288-2056
• First on First Deli
  1756 1st Ave 10128, (212) 534-7120
• Morton Williams Supermarkets
  1211 Madison Ave 10128, (212) 722-0229
• Annie's Fruit & Vegetable
  1330 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 427-8800
• Lobels
  1096 Madison Ave 10028, (212) 737-1372
• Deliteria
  1061 2nd Ave 10022, (212) 371-9944
• Million 84 Street Corner Deli J&J
  1624 2nd Ave 10028, (212) 535-7800
• CVS
  630 Lexington Ave 10022, (917) 369-8688
• Rite Aid
  1535 2nd Ave 10075, (212) 327-4757
• Food Universe Marketplace
  1486 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 348-4162
• Gristedes
  1446 2nd Ave 10021, (212) 535-4925
• Mini Deli J&J
  1266 2nd Ave 10065, (212) 288-2173
• River East Gourmet Deli
  1320 York Ave #2 10021,
• Jowny Market
  1305 3rd Ave 10021,
• Whole Foods Market
  1551 3rd Ave 10128, (646) 891-3888
• Fresh Food
  926 2nd Ave 10022, (917) 388-3597
• All Star Deli & Grocery
  1525 York Ave 10028, (212) 737-2703
• DeliSSimo
  39 E 60th St #A 10022, (212) 593-2333
• Fairway Market 86th Street
  240 E86th St 10028, (212) 327-2008
• Dorians Seafood Market
  1580 York Ave 10028, (212) 535-2256
• CVS
  1223 2nd Ave 10065, (212) 752-7703
• Duane Reade
  1052-1056 1st Ave 10022, (646) 282-0530
• The Food Emporium
  1175 3rd Ave 10021, (212) 249-6778
• Number 1 Farmers Market J&J
  1458 2nd Ave 10075, (212) 396-2626
• Duane Reade
  949 3rd Ave 10022, (212) 223-1765
• 7-Eleven
  1412 1st Ave 10021,
• York Delicatessen
  1492 York Ave 10021, (212) 288-9456
• 3 Deli & Grill Inc
  133 E 55th St 10022,
• KY Fruit & Vegetable
  1578 York Ave 10028,
• Gristedes
  1208 1st Ave 10021, (212) 535-2047
• Midtown Catch
  405 E 57th St 10022, (646) 918-7560
• Duane Reade
  425 Main St 10044, (646) 521-2260
• Eastside Grocery
  1726 1st Ave 10128, (212) 360-6651
• Sing's Deli & Grocery
  100 E 96th St 10128, (212) 348-3597
• Walgreens
  1328 2nd Ave 10021, (212) 734-6076
• Fillmore Delicatessen
  1668 3rd Ave 10128, (646) 912-9488
• Whole Foods Market
  226 E 57th St 10022, (646) 497-1222
• Gristedes
  1365 3rd Ave 10021, (212) 535-8449
• Good Nature 1045
  1045 2nd Ave 10022, (212) 371-7507
• Duane Reade
  49 E 52nd St 10022, (212) 888-2323
• Eli's Market
  1415 3rd Ave 10028, (212) 717-8100
• A Matter of Health NYC
  1347 1st Ave 10021, (212) 396-4500
• Lexington Deli
  1332 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 987-1500
• Gristedes
  1343 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 831-9381
• CVS
  1294 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 996-3000
• Peoples Place Gourmet D
  1391 2nd Ave 10021, (212) 734-0200
• Beyoglu Garden Market Place
  1593 York Ave 10028, (212) 535-4261
• Healthy Organic Foods
  1797 1st Ave 10128, (212) 426-7222
• 73 St Farmers Market
  1368 York Ave 10021, (212) 879-3500
• Butterfield Market
  1114 Lexington Ave 10075, (212) 288-7800
• Morton Williams Supermarkets
  1066 3rd Ave 10065, (212) 935-9551
• Gentiles Fine Foods
  1041 Madison Ave 10028, (212) 879-2717
• Katagiri
  224 E 59th St 10022, (212) 755-3566
• Grace's Marketplace
  1299 2nd Ave 10065, (212) 737-0600
• Gristedes
  1644 York Ave 10028, (212) 628-6769
• Westside Market
  1407 Lexington Ave 10128, (212) 348-2382
• Space 62 Market
  1130 1st Ave 10065, (212) 486-3040
• Target Grocery
  1201 3rd Ave 10021, (332) 204-1718
• Roosevelt Island Amish Farmers Market
  Roosevelt Island Bridge 10044, (570) 768-6025
• Sons Freedom Market
  1043 Lexington Ave #1 10021, (212) 734-1093
• Duane Reade
  401 E86th St 10028, (917) 492-8801
• Gristedes
  1450 E 83rd & 3rd Ave 10028, (212) 484-9105
• Hunter Delicatessen
  966 Lexington Ave #1 10021, (212) 439-7758
• Blue Moon Deli
  1773 1st Ave #A 10128, (212) 369-9510
• Continental Food & Beverage
  215 E 64th St 10065,
• East Side Grocery
  1422 2nd Ave 10021, (212) 288-6640
• Morton Williams Supermarkets
  1331 1st Ave 10021, (212) 439-0636

PARKS IN UPPER EAST SIDE:

• 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:

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

• Thoughtful Food Nutrition : 120 E 56th St, Suite 400, 10022 (646) 461-2303
• Crossroads Community Services Inc.: 325 Park Ave, 10022 (212) 378-0229
• 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:

• NYC Food Resource Guide: Upper East Side

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