South Ozone Park/Howard Beach Foodscape
Queens Community District 10
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: 11414, 11420, 11430
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
- 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: 129,411 (1.47% of NYC population) (1)
- Population by Race and Ethnicity of South Ozone Park/Howard Beach and New York City (2)
- South Ozone Park/Howard Beach: 25.8% Latino | NYC: 29.2% Latino
- South Ozone Park/Howard Beach: 14% Black | NYC: 21.7% Black
- South Ozone Park/Howard Beach: 21.8% White | NYC: 31.8% White
- South Ozone Park/Howard Beach: 23.7% Asian/Pacific Islander | NYC: 14.1% Asian
- South Ozone Park/Howard Beach: 14.3% Other | NYC: 2% Other
- South Ozone Park/Howard Beach Population by Age: (3)
- 0-17 years: 22%
- 18-24 years: 9%
- 25-44 years: 28%
- 45-64 years: 28%
- 65+ years: 13%
- Life Expectancy:
- Born Outside the US:
NEIGHBORHOOD ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD:
- Supermarket to Bodega Ratio: One (1) supermarket in South Ozone Park/Howard Beach to 8 bodegas (2)
- Meal Gap (# of meals needed per year for food security): 2,924,411 (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 Spaces, and Recreation:
- Canopy Coverage (percent of ground covered by tree crown/canopy):
SOUTH OZONE PARK/HOWARD BEACH 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 South Ozone Park/Howard Beach. Find the most up-to-date list of gardens using GreenThumb’s searchable Garden Map. (5)
SOUTH OZONE PARK/HOWARD BEACH SCHOOL GARDENS:
- PS 124 Osmond A Church: 129-15 150 Ave
- PS 232 Lindenwood: 153-23 83 St
- MS 226 Virgil I. Grissom: 121-10 Rockaway Boulevard
SOUTH OZONE PARK/HOWARD BEACH FARMERS’ MARKETS:
There are no farmers’ markets in South Ozone Park/Howard Beach. 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.
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.
SOUTH OZONE PARK/HOWARD BEACH 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.
- East New York S28: 404 Pine St, 1st Floor
- Rockaway S79: 219 Beach 59th St, 1st Floor
- Queens S53: 32-20 Northern Blvd, 2nd Floor
- Jamaica S54: 165-08 88th Ave, 3rd Floor
*It is possible to apply for SNAP benefits online at https://www.ny.gov/services/apply-snap
SOUTH OZONE PARK/HOWARD BEACH 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.
- Five Loaves and Two Fish Food Pantry, Leviticus Church of God in Christ
114-12 Van Wyck Expy, 11420, (718) 322-1095 - Our Lady of Grace - Food Pantry
158-10 101st St, 11414, (718) 843-6218, (646) 283-2955, (718) 845-6635 - Muslim Ummah of North America (MUNA), Baitun Noor Masjid
88-19 Liberty Ave, 11417, (347) 400-2644, (877) 686-2774 - St. Teresa of Avila Community Services
109-26 130th St, 11420, (718) 529-3587, (917) 600-3980 - Deliverance Temple Church Of Jesus Christ
134-10 Rockaway Blvd, 11420, (718) 529-1993, (718) 529-1108 - Zion Tabernacle F.B.H. Church
105-01 107th Ave, 11417, (718) 598-7076
*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.
SOUTH OZONE PARK/HOWARD BEACH 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.”
- Quick Save Deli Grocery
118-2 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (718) 845-1230 - 5 Eleven Convenience & Deli
13482 Lefferts Blvd 11420, (718) 835-2255 - Ever Shine Convenience Discount & Variety
13521 Lefferts Blvd 11420, - Subway Stop, Convenience Store
7 Coleman Square 11414, (718) 925-9210 - Walgreens
11902 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (718) 529-9503 - CVS
157 05 Cross Bay Blvd 11414, (718) 848-4507 - Four Brothers Deli
111-60 Van Wyck Expwy 11420, (718) 322-4279 - Lindenwood Deli
82-12 151st Ave 11414, - Sunshine Deli & Grocery
135-28 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (718) 848-7010 - Health Bay Natural Food
161-30 Cross Bay Blvd 11414, (718) 845-0517 - Rockaway Express Super Deli
11920 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (718) 848-8408 - Farmboy Country Market
127-20 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (718) 738-3750 - Expressway Convenience
11462 Van Wyck Expy 11420, (718) 322-2483 - All American Deli
82-41 153rd Ave 11414, (718) 322-7722 - El Malecon Deli Grocery Corp.
122-21 111th Ave 11420, - V & J Caribbean Market
12614 111th Ave 11420, - Key Food Supermarket
135-46 Lefferts Blvd 11420, (718) 641-2423 - Stop & Shop
156-01 Cross Bay Blvd 11414, (718) 738-6875 - Walgreens
160-40 Cross Bay Blvd 11414, (718) 845-1066 - Key Food Supermarket
163-30 Cross Bay Blvd 11414, (718) 835-4900 - Family Dollar
78-04 S Conduit Ave 11414, (929) 299-0424 - Key Food Supermarket
114-11 Lefferts Blvd 11420, (718) 843-9550 - Five Boroughs Halal Meat Market
118-08 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (718) 674-6116 - T & T Grocery and Fish Market
125-02 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (718) 323-1700 - Cross Bay Sea Shell Fish Market
161-14 Cross Bay Blvd 11414, (718) 835-2987 - Halal Meat Market & Grocery
131-03 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (929) 499-3165 - Walgreens
78-14 Linden Blvd 11414, (718) 296-2581 - A & S Rockaway Deli Grocery
12336 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (718) 848-4800 - Fresco Gourmet Market
157-48 Cross Bay Blvd 11414, - Habibi Gourmet Deli
134-01 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (718) 848-3270 - Sal's Food Market
102-10 159th Rd 11414, (718) 843-8233 - SSS Mini Mart Inc
11628 Rockaway Blvd 11420, - Brothers Italian Food World
16110 Cross Bay Blvd 11414, (718) 835-7508 - 7-Eleven
159-35 Cross Bay Blvd 11414, (718) 848-0372 - Biordi Deli
12802 135th Ave 11420, (718) 322-4127 - Rockaway Express Deli
11402 Rockaway Blvd 11420, (718) 641-1054 - The Food Emporium
82-35 153rd Ave 11414, (718) 843-5585 - 7-Eleven
147th Ave 11430, (718) 553-0501 - Food Universe Marketplace
127-16 111th Ave 11420, (718) 529-1717 - Henriquez Deli
12620 135th Ave 11420, (718) 738-0452
PARKS IN SOUTH OZONE PARK/HOWARD BEACH:
- Police Officer Edward Byrne Park: 133-38 135th Ave, 11420
- Spring Creek Park Addition: Belt Pkwy, Howard Beach, 11414
- Harold Schneiderman Playground: 153-23 153rd Ave, 11414
- Lefferts Playground: Lefferts Blvd & N Conduit Ave, 11420
- Frederick B. Judge Playground: 111-01 134th St, 11420
- Spring Creek Park: Belt Pkwy, Howard Beach, 11414
- Southern Fields: 114-30 N Conduit Ave, 11420
- Jamaica Bay Park: 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd, 11430
- Walter Ward Playground: 159-15 88th St, 11414
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
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