Upper West Side Foodscape
Manhattan Community District 7
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: 10023, 10024, 10025, 10055, 10060, 10069, 10090, 10095, 10098, 10099
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
- FOOD POLICY ORGANIZATIONS
- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
DEMOGRAPHICS:
- Total Population: 209,818 (2.5% of NYC population) (1)
- Population by Race and Ethnicity of Upper West Side and New York City (2)
- Upper West Side: 15.9% Latino | NYC: 29.2% Latino
- Upper West Side: 6.1% Black | NYC: 21.7% Black
- Upper West Side: 65.9% White | NYC: 31.8% White
- Upper West Side: 9.3% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 14.1% Asian
- Upper West Side: 2.7% Other | NYC: 2% Other
- Upper West Side Population by Age: (3)
- 0-17 years: 15%
- 18-24 years: 5%
- 25-44 years: 34%
- 45-64 years: 27%
- 65+ years: 18%
- Life Expectancy:
- Born Outside the US:
UPPER WEST SIDE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:
- Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in Upper West Side to 3 bodegas (2)
- Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 4,007,916 (2)
- Food Insecurity:
- Residences that Lack a Kitchen:
- Households Receiving SNAP Benefits:
HEALTH BEHAVIORS:
- No Fruits and Vegetables Yesterday:
- One or More 12-ounce Sugary Drinks Per Day (percent of adults):
- No Physical Activity in the Last 30 Days:
- Binge Drinking
- Smokers
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 (Extreme Housing Burden includes households spending more than 50% of income on housing):
- Rent Burden (households that spend 35% or more of their income on rent)
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):
- Percent of Land Used for Public Parks, Open Space, and Recreation:
- Canopy Coverage (percent of ground covered by tree crown/canopy)
UPPER WEST SIDE COMMUNITY GARDENS:
- West Side Community Garden : 123 W 89th St
- La Perla Garden : 76 W 105th
- Find Hamilton Neighborhood Senior Center : 141 W 73rd St
- The Center at the Red Oak Neighborhood Senior Center : 135 W 106th St
- Goddard Riverside Neighborhood Senior Center : 593 Columbus Ave
- West 104th Street Garden : 8 W 104th St
UPPER WEST 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)
- Frederick Douglass Boulevard Community Garden: 300 W 152nd St
- Morning Glory Community Garden: 1221 Hoe Ave
- NYCHA - McKinley - Joyful Garden: 731 E 161 St
- Model T Community Garden: 1312 Bristow St
- La Plaza Cultural-Armando Perez: 674 E 9th St
UPPER WEST SIDE SCHOOL GARDENS:
- PS 166 The Richard Rodgers School of The Arts and Technology: 132 W 89 St
- MS 245 The Computer School: 100 W 77 St
- Pre-K Open Door Child Care Center: 820 Columbus Ave
- HS 494 High School of Arts and Technology: 122 Amsterdam Ave
- PS 075 Emily Dickinson: 735 W End Ave
- PS 145 The Bloomingdale School: 150 W 105 St
- PS 084 Lillian Weber School of the Arts: 32 W 92nd St
- PS 163 Alfred E. Smith: 163 W 97 St
- HS 402 The Urban Assembly School for Green Careers: 145 W 84 St
- HS 485 Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts: 100 Amsterdam Ave
- Pre-K Child Center of New York- Escalera Head Start: 459 W 26th St
- PS 452 PS 452: 210 W 61St St
- PS 165 Robert E. Simon: 234 W 109 St
- PS 087 William Sherman: 160 W 78 St
- PS 191 Riverside School for Makers and Artists (PS 191): 300 W 61St St
- PS 811 Mickey Mantle School: 466 W End Ave
- PS 199 Jessie Isador Straus: 270 W 70 St
- HS 541 Manhattan Hunter Science High School: 122 Amsterdam Ave
- PS 191 Museum Magnet School - Historic Record MOVED: 210 W 61 St
- HS 505 Edward A. Reynolds West Side High School: 140 W 102 St
- PS 333 Manhattan School for Children: 154 W 93 St
UPPER WEST 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.
- Columbia University Greenmarket
Broadway & W 114th St, ThursdaySaturday 08:00AM-04:00PM, Year-Round - 79th Street Greenmarket
Columbus Ave btw W 78th & 81st St, Sunday 09:00AM-04:00PM, Year-Round - 97th Street Greenmarket
W 97th St btw Columbus & Amsterdam Ave, Friday 08:00AM-02:00PM, Year-Round - Tucker Square Greenmarket
Broadway & W 66th St, ThursdaySaturday 08:00AM-04:00PM, 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.
UPPER WEST 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 WEST 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.
- Praxis Housing Initiatives - Riverside Place Hotel
312 W 109th St, 10025, (212) 293-8404 - West Side Campaign Against Hunger - Food Pantry
263 W 86th St, 10024, (212) 362-3662 x116 - Church of Notre Dame
405 W 114th St, 10025, (212) 866-1500 - Grand Central Food Program, 79th St Boat Basin
79th St & West Side Hwy, 10024, (212) 776-2000 - Broadway Community - Soup Kitchen
601 W 114th St, 10025, (212) 864-6100 - Southern Baptist Church
12 W 108th St, 10025, (212) 678-9769 - Blessed Sacrament Church - Soup Kitchen
152 W 71st St, 10023, (212) 877-3111 - West End Collegiate Church
245 W 77th St, 10024, (212) 787-1566 - Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
257 W 88th St, 10024, (212) 787-7600 x272 - West End Presbyterian Church
165 W 105th St, 10025, (212) 663-2900 - Community Impact - Food Pantry
616 W 114 St, 10025, (212) 854-6310 - Project DOROT
251 W 100th St, 10024, (212) 769-2850 - LSS/Advent Lutheran Church - Food Pantry
2504 Broadway, 10025, (212) 870-1132 - New York Institute of Technology
26 W 61st St, 10023, (212) 261-1532 - St. Matthew's, St. Timothy's Day Care - Soup Kitchen
26 W 84th St, 10024, (212) 362-6750 - Stephen Wise Free Synagogue
30 W 68th St, 10023, (212) 877-4050, x280 - Grand Central Food Program, 86th & West End
86th St & West End Ave, 10024, (212) 776-2000 - Church of the Ascension - Food Pantry
221 W 107 St, 10025, (212) 222-0666 - Community Impact - Soup Kitchen
601 W 114 St, 10025, (212) 854-6310 - LSS/Advent Lutheran Church - Soup Kitchen
2504 Broadway, 10025, (212) 870-1132 - The Other Place/Goddard Riverside
264 W 87th St, 10024, (212) 873-6600 - Rutgers Thursday Nighters
236 W 73rd St, 10023, (212) 877-8227, (917) 817-9343 - National Council of Jewish Women - Food Pantry
241 W 72nd St, 10023, (212) 687-5030 x463 - Grand Central Food Program, Cathedral of St. John the Divine
112th St & Amsterdam, 10025, (212) 776-2000 - Christ and St. Stephen's Church - Brown Bag Program
120 W 69th St, 10023, (212) 787-2755 x5, (212) 580-8179 - St. Ignatius Episcopal Church
552 West End Ave, 10024, (212) 580-3326 - Broadway Community - Food Pantry
601 W 114th St, 10025, (212) 864-6100 x123 - Holy Trinity Church - Soup Kitchen
213 W 82nd St, 10024, (212) 787-0634 - Blessed Sacrament Church - Food Pantry
152 W 71st St, 10023, (212) 877-3111 - Holy Trinity Church - Food Pantry
213 W 82nd St, 10024, (212) 787-0634 - St. Michael's Church - Soup Kitchen
225 W 99th St, 10025, (212) 222-2700 - West Side Campaign Against Hunger - Mobile Food Pantry
, 10024, (212) 362-3662 x126 - Project FIND, Hamilton Senior Center
141 W 73rd St, 10023, (212) 787-7710 - National Council of Jewish Women - Community Kitchen
241 W 72nd St, 10023, (212) 687-5030 x463
*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 WEST 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.”
- Host Deli & Grocery
880 Amsterdam Ave 10025, (347) 614-7731 - Jubilee Market
180 Riverside Blvd 10069, (212) 877-6000 - Mario's Gourmet Deli
934 Amsterdam Ave 10025, - Barzini's
2451 Broadway 10024, (212) 874-4992 - Joes Gourmet Deli
920 Columbus Ave 10025, (212) 531-1001 - Alans Farmland
27 Columbus Ave 10023, (212) 265-5886 - Paul Saini Deli Grocery
724 Columbus Ave 10025, (212) 932-3030 - CP Yang Corporation
281 Columbus Ave 10023, (212) 877-0837 - Broadway Farm
2341 Broadway 10024, (646) 505-0808 - Los Vecinos Meat Market & Supermarket
987 Amsterdam Ave 10025, (212) 316-1968 - Gristedes
504 Columbus Ave #84 10024, (212) 721-3077 - Key Food Supermarket
530 Amsterdam Ave 10024, (212) 799-8600 - Duane Reade
2683 Broadway #7 10025, (212) 865-5360 - Garden of Eden Marketplace
2780 Broadway 10025, (212) 222-7300 - Wu + Nussbaum
2897 Broadway 10025, - Tarallucci e Vino
475 Columbus Ave 10024, (212) 362-5454 - Key Food Supermarket
755 Amsterdam Ave 10025, (212) 665-9900 - Duane Reade
2864 Broadway 10025, (212) 316-5113 - CVS
200 W End Ave 10023, (212) 496-4198 - Duane Reade
2069 Broadway 10023, (212) 799-1067 - Pioneer Supermarkets
289 Columbus Ave 10023, (212) 874-9506 - Western Beef Supermarket
75 W End Ave 10023, - Freshy's Deli & Grocery
941 Columbus Ave 10025, (212) 666-0109 - Central Markets
300 W 110th St 10025, (212) 932-1990 - West 109 Gourmet Deli
990 Amsterdam Ave 10025, (212) 280-7329 - Rite Aid
741 Columbus Ave 10025, (212) 316-0436 - Duane Reade
700 Columbus Ave (94 St) 10025, (212) 864-4189 - Andy's Deli
418 Columbus Ave 10024, (212) 799-3355 - Ruandy's Grocery
175 W 83rd St 10024, - New Green Leaf Deli
518 Amsterdam Ave 10024, (212) 877-7507 - Trader Joe's
2073 Broadway 10023, (212) 799-0028 - Duane Reade
609 Columbus Ave 10024, (212) 724-4270 - Duke Ellington Gourmet Deli
934 Columbus Ave 10025, (212) 662-3015 - West 96 Deli
214 W 96th St 10025, - Westside Market
2589 Broadway 10025, (212) 316-0222 - Empire Fruits & Vegetables
200 W 96th St 10025, - CVS
540 Amsterdam Ave 10024, (212) 712-2821 - Citarella Gourmet Market - Upper West Side
2135 Broadway 10023, (212) 874-0383 - Felipe Grocery
934 Columbus Ave 10025, - Beard Papa's
2167 Broadway 10024, (212) 799-3770 - 88 Gourmet Deli Inc
574 Amsterdam Ave 10024, (212) 799-4900 - Grand Bazaar NYC
100 W 77th St 10024, (212) 239-3025 - Whole Foods Market
808 Columbus Ave 10025, (212) 222-6160 - Zabar's
2245 Broadway 10024, (212) 787-2000 - H Mart
2828 Broadway 10025, (646) 952-0442 - KSY Mini Market
996 Amsterdam Ave 10025, (212)-864-0699 - Westside Market
2840 Broadway 10025, (212) 222-3367 - Fischer Bros & Leslie
230 W 72nd St 10023, (212) 787-1715 - Lalu Deli Grocery
594 Columbus Ave 10024, (212) 877-1829 - Flying Tiger Copenhagen
424 Columbus Ave 10024, - Kim's Fruit & Vegetables
900 Amsterdam Ave 10023, - Hot In Crusty
2393 Broadway 10024, - Gristedes
2704 Broadway & W 103rd St 10025, (646) 352-4690 - Épicerie Boulud
1900 Broadway 10023, (212) 595-9606 - Deli 360
360 W 110th St 10025, (212) 678-6060 - Milano Market
2892 Broadway 10025, (212) 665-9500 - Han's Fruit & Vegetable Market
2501 Broadway 10025, (212) 666-7089 - CVS
743 Amsterdam Ave 10025, (212) 280-0596 - Mani Market Place
697 Columbus Ave 10025, (212) 662-4392 - 99 Cents & Up NYC
921 Columbus Ave 10025, - Columbus Natural Food
725 Columbus Ave 10025, (212) 663-0345 - 104 Broadway Farm Inc
2717 Broadway 10025, (212) 663-6036 - Trader Joe's
670 Columbus Ave 10025, (212) 678-1680 - Ranch Deli
980 Columbus Ave 10025, (212) 531-8777 - Rite Aid
210-20 Amsterdam Ave 10023, (212) 787-2903 - 194 Manhattan Deli
194 Manhattan Ave 10025, (212) 222-1246 - Park Deli
102 W 79th St #1 10024, (212) 724-5425 - Zingone Brothers
471 Columbus Ave 10024, (212) 877-7525 - Duane Reade
1889 Broadway 10023, (212) 586-6749 - Associated Supermarket
13 15 W 100th St 10025, (212) 531-4571 - Little Gujrat Deli
946 Columbus Ave 10025, - Felo Deli Grocery
23 W 100th St 10025, (212) 866-8195 - Gourmet Garage
Lincoln Square, 155 W 66th St 10023, (212) 595-5850 - CVS
2495 Broadway 10025, (212) 787-2194 - Duane Reade
2760-62 Broadway (106 St) 10025, (212) 678-7893 - Ranch Deli & Nightlife
856 Amsterdam Ave 10025, (212) 866-8770 - Fairway Market 74th Street
2131 Broadway 10023, (212) 595-1888 - Space Market
526 Columbus Ave 10024, (212) 787-7025
PARKS IN UPPER WEST SIDE:
- Sol Bloom Playground: 59 W 91st St, 10025
- Central Park: 1000 5th Ave, 10024
- Septuagesimo UNO: 256 W 71st St, 10023
- Straus Park: 2761 Broadway, 10025
- Tecumseh Playground: 361 Amsterdam Ave, 10024
- Richard Tucker Park: 134 Columbus Ave, 10023
- Frederick Douglass Playground: 825 Amsterdam Ave, 10025
- Damrosch Park: 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, 10023
- Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX: 116 W 89th St, 10024
- Riverside Park: New York, NY, 10025
- Bloomingdale Playground: 905 Amsterdam Ave, 10025
- Riverside Park: New York, NY, 10023
- Matthew P. Sapolin Playground: 22484 W 70th St, 10023
- Anibal Aviles Playground: 111 W 108th St, 10025
- Happy Warrior Playground: 163 W 97th St, 10025
- Riverside Park: New York, NY, 10024
- Gertrude Ederle Recreation Center: 533 W 59th St, 10023
- St. Gregory's Playground: 136 W 90th St, 10024
- Riverside Park South: 400 Riverside Dr, 10023
- Theodore Roosevelt Park: 200 Central Park West, 10024
- Booker T. Washington Playground: 960 Columbus Ave, 10025
- Central Park: 1000 5th Ave, 10023
- Central Park: 1000 5th Ave, 10025
- Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground: 200 W 64th St, 10023
- Dante Park: Columbus Ave & W 63rd St, 10023
FOOD POLICY ORGANIZATIONS IN UPPER WEST SIDE:
Data is updated on a continuous basis in collaboration with the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center’s Food Policy Organization Directory.
- Christ & St. Stephen's Episcopal Church: CSS Brown Bag Program: 120 W 69th St, 10023 (212) 787-2755
- Church of the Blessed Sacrament: 152 W 71st St, 10023 (212) 877-3111
- Cook Play Live: 104 W 70th St Suite 11C, 10023 (917) 716-3873
- National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW): 241 W 72nd St, 10023 (212) 687-5030
- New York Sun Works, Inc.: 157 Columbus Ave, Suite 432, 10023 (212) 757-7560
- Teens for Food Justice: 33 W 60th St, 10023 (347) 417-2367
- Our Name is Farm: 69 W 71st St, #1L, 10023 (917) 545-0185
- YMCA of Greater New York: 5 W 63rd St, 6th Floor, 10023 (212) 630-9600
- West Side Campaign Against Hunger: 263 W 86th St, 10024 (212) 362-3662
- William F. Ryan Community Health Center/The Ryan Women and Children's Center : 801 Amsterdam Ave, 2nd Floor, 10025 (212) 865-0410
- Re-Nuble : 157 Columbus Ave, 4th Floor, 10023 (646) 266-9775
- The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine : 1047 Amsterdam Ave at 112th St, 10025 (212) 316-7540
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
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