Where to Grab a Bite
City Limits’ Guide to Food Access in New York City
Compiled and analyzed by
Tracie McMillan and Karah Woodward
1,673,666 New Yorkers have an average of less than one square foot of grocery store space each.
74,178 of them have no grocery store at all.
87,439 New Yorkers have more McDonalds in their neighborhoods than grocery stores.
Another 258,624 have just as many McDonalds as Supermarkets.
74,170 New Yorkers have five feet or more of grocery store space apiece.
None of them live in the Bronx, Queens or Brooklyn.
Most of them live in Manhattan.
Soho dwellers top out the list, with 17.32 feet apiece.
How Food Stacks up in the Boroughs
BROOKLYN
QUEENS
MANHATTAN
BRONX
STATEN ISLAND
Residents, 2003
2,465,326
2,225,486
1,537,195
1,322,650
459,737
Grocery Stores
300
312
322
165
30
Farmer’s Markets
13
4
23
12
0
Community Supported
Agriculture Projects
7
4
16
6
0
McDonalds
56
69
74
49
12
909,179
418,341
49,210
114,732
182,204
Residents with No
Grocery Store At All
0
46,940
27,238
0
0
Residents with 5 sq. ft. or
m ore of Grocery Store
0
0
62,501
0
11,669
Residents with more
McDonalds than
Grocery Stores
0
40,023
36,062
11,354
0
Residents with equal
McDonalds and
Grocery Stores
0
104,594
15,747
0
138,283
Residests with Less Than 1
sq. ft. of Grocery Store
Data sources: U.S. Census, 2000 and 2003; New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (February 2004), Just Food (February 2004), McDonald’s Corporation (2004).
Population, 2003
1,564,798
Grocery Stores
MANHATTAN
322
Farmer’s Markets
23
Community Supported
Agriculture Projects
16
McDonalds
74
Average square feet of
grocery store per resident
ZIP
CODE
10001
10002
10003
10004
10005
10006
10007
10009
10010
10011
10012
10013
10014
10016
10017
10018
10019
10020
10021
10022
10023
10024
10025
10026
10027
10028
10029
10030
10031
10032
10033
10034
10035
10036
POPULATION,
2000
SUPERMARKETS
17,310
84,870
53,673
12,225
884
1,447
3,522
58,595
26,408
46,669
26,000
25,042
32,667
51,217
16,201
4,255
36,012
1
102,078
30,642
62,206
61,414
97,086
30,377
56,168
44,987
75,390
25,847
60,221
63,842
58,259
41,756
32,702
18,751
6
18
15
1
0
1
1
14
8
20
6
18
9
7
4
3
12
0
20
5
11
12
17
3
11
13
13
3
7
6
10
6
5
4
2.77
MCDONALD’S
PER CAPITA
INCOME
SQUARE FEET OF
GROCERY STORE,
PER RESIDENT
9
1
3
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
2
1
4
3
2
4
1
1
4
1
2
1
0
3
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
3
6
$34,704
$14,236
$53,591
$60,329
$62,160
$57,470
$68,375
$27,460
$56,562
$62,290
$48,188
$40,820
$69,391
$62,344
$68,398
$38,762
$62,214
$0
$91,064
$95,196
$79,736
$77,824
$37,532
$13,924
$16,769
$85,866
$14,558
$12,725
$12,144
$12,993
$15,640
$13,932
$10,457
$38,308
3.22
2.18
2.64
1.15
0.00
6.43
1.62
2.26
2.47
4.48
2.58
17.32
3.24
1.43
2.31
3.76
5.03
0.00
2.07
2.45
2.99
2.75
2.63
1.58
2.97
4.05
2.49
1.84
2.11
1.05
1.77
3.07
2.83
2.62
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JULY 2004
WHERE TO GRAB A BITE:
City Limits’ Guide to FOOD ACCESS IN NYC
MANHATTAN,
ZIP
CODE
10037
10038
10039
10040
10044
10128
10162
10280
10281
JULY 2004
POPULATION,
2000
SUPERMARKETS
16,984
15,574
21,737
46,599
9,520
59,856
1,726
6,614
not available
4
6
3
4
1
12
0
2
1
CONTINUED
MCDONALD’S
PER CAPITA
INCOME
SQUARE FEET OF
GROCERY STORE,
PER RESIDENT
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
$17,512
$25,926
$11,298
$13,297
$26,199
$72,691
$84,938
$83,639
not available
4.89
3.85
2.12
0.58
2.63
2.63
0.00
2.72
not available
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Population, 2003
2,465,326
Grocery Stores
BROOKLYN
ZIP
CODE
11201
11203
11204
11205
11206
11207
11208
11209
11210
11211
11212
11213
11214
11215
11216
11217
11218
11219
11220
11221
11222
11223
11224
11225
11226
11228
11229
11230
11231
11232
11233
11234
11235
11236
11237
11238
11239
JULY 2004
POPULATION,
2000
SUPERMARKETS
47,746
84,498
74,880
35,622
69,032
86,557
87,165
69,840
62,308
85,089
85,161
65,440
83,546
63,001
55,775
35,353
74,611
85,987
92,718
76,363
39,360
77,691
51,205
63,774
106,154
41,172
80,554
88,933
32,974
27,723
61,955
86,898
77,451
96,301
48,910
48,965
14,620
10
8
9
2
11
16
11
5
6
11
14
4
10
14
7
4
7
9
13
9
6
9
8
5
15
4
9
8
4
4
7
9
7
11
5
8
1
300
Farmer’s Markets
13
Community Supported
Agriculture Projects
7
McDonalds
56
Average square feet of
grocery store per resident
1.44
MCDONALD’S
5
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
0
2
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
3
1
3
0
2
0
1
1
1
4
1
3
1
1
0
SQUARE FEET OF
PER CAPITA GROCERY STORE,
INCOME
PER RESIDENT
$44,779
$16,026
$15,777
$15,784
$10,073
$11,008
$11,110
$27,216
$19,357
$11,270
$10,666
$12,590
$17,156
$32,050
$14,620
$30,482
$16,558
$12,678
$13,141
$10,890
$17,562
$16,434
$14,001
$15,697
$13,052
$22,702
$19,357
$16,782
$30,208
$12,391
$11,862
$11,862
$19,173
$16,983
$9,902
$22,989
$12,845
1.58
1.27
0.65
0.95
1.68
1.95
0.98
1.18
0.75
1.10
2.45
0.41
1.50
2.27
1.99
2.89
0.97
2.00
0.91
1.00
1.62
0.93
1.50
1.45
1.71
1.26
0.91
1.05
0.60
1.80
0.84
0.84
1.21
3.32
1.84
2.82
2.39
WHERE TO GRAB A BITE:
City Limits’ Guide to FOOD ACCESS IN NYC
Population, 2003
2,225,486
Grocery Stores
QUEENS
ZIP
CODE
11001
11004
11005
11101
11102
11103
11104
11105
11106
11354
11355
11356
11357
11358
11360
11361
11362
11363
11364
11365
11366
11367
11368
11369
11370
11371
11372
11373
11374
11375
11377
11378
11379
11385
11411
POPULATION,
SUPERMARKETS
2000
25,511
14,682
2,195
25,595
36,291
44,321
29,506
42,117
43,130
54,329
83,281
20,444
39,491
38,647
19,350
29,206
17,502
6,917
34,539
41,566
13,366
38,216
98,841
36,110
43,142
0
71,308
105,723
44,189
70,204
88,339
34,053
28,984
97,524
21,282
0
1
1
7
4
6
8
6
7
13
15
0
5
6
0
2
2
0
3
6
4
5
14
1
2
0
16
11
7
15
8
5
4
15
2
315
Farmer’s Markets
4
Community Supported
Agriculture Projects
4
McDonalds
69
Average square feet of
grocery store per resident
1.79
MCDONALD’S
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
5
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
1
5
1
2
0
4
1
PER CAPITA
INCOME
SQUARE FEET OF
GROCERY STORE,
PER RESIDENT
$29,419
$26,096
$57,713
$16,326
$17,541
$18,702
$19,674
$20,205
$18,369
$17,818
$16,430
$21,406
$26,422
$22,858
$35,401
$25,884
$29,816
$34,957
$26,651
$23,323
$26,652
$21,522
$12,412
$15,491
$15,910
0
$17,054
$15,252
$23,176
$31,513
$16,735
$20,777
$24,062
$16,592
$22,885
0.00
0.82
3.42
4.49
1.74
1.42
2.83
1.61
1.72
3.87
2.14
0.00
1.42
1.06
0.00
0.41
1.60
0.00
1.33
1.80
1.87
2.01
1.15
0.55
0.46
0.00
4.57
1.85
1.66
2.36
1.16
2.66
1.17
2.91
0.66
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JULY 2004
WHERE TO GRAB A BITE:
City Limits’ Guide to FOOD ACCESS IN NYC
QUEENS,
ZIP
CODE
11412
11413
11414
11415
11416
11417
11418
11419
11420
11421
11422
11423
11426
11427
11428
11429
11430
11432
11433
11434
11435
11436
11451
11691
11692
11693
11694
11697
JULY 2004
CONTINUED
POPULATION,
2000
SUPERMARKETS
37,452
39,827
28,121
20,956
23,668
28,607
36,571
48,867
45,498
37,664
30,449
31,240
18,727
23,014
21,023
27,647
229
57,045
28,435
59,142
53,877
18,148
not available
56,184
15,893
11,157
19,278
4,226
7
4
2
2
4
5
5
9
4
5
3
2
2
2
4
2
0
11
3
6
9
3
0
12
1
1
3
1
MCDONALD’S
PER CAPITA
INCOME
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
5
4
0
3
3
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
$18,686
$20,835
$25,535
$23,809
$14,429
$16,983
$15,708
$14,707
$16,558
$16,846
$20,232
$18,722
$23,450
$22,367
$17,751
$18,504
$7,597
$18,391
$13,249
$17,923
$16,142
$16,523
not available
$12,654
$13,153
$17,434
$28,501
$31,101
SQUARE FEET OF
GROCERY STORE,
PER RESIDENT
1.44
2.96
0.28
0.72
2.15
2.76
1.64
1.76
1.47
1.89
0.92
0.90
0.64
1.06
2.24
0.81
0.00
1.60
0.88
1.47
1.41
1.93
not available
2.17
0.31
1.79
2.28
1.42
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City Limits’ Guide to FOOD ACCESS IN NYC
Population, 2003
1,363,198
Grocery Stores
BRONX
165
Farmer’s Markets
12
Community Supported
Agriculture Projects
6
McDonalds
49
Average square feet of
grocery store per resident
ZIP
CODE
10451
10452
10453
10454
10455
10456
10457
10458
10459
10460
10461
10462
10463
10464
10465
10466
10467
10468
10469
10470
10471
10472
10473
10474
10475
JULY 2004
POPULATION,
SUPERMARKETS
2000
40,961
72,138
76,775
34,976
37,465
76,656
69,048
77,840
39,080
53,707
49,808
72,077
65,576
4,634
42,500
68,787
94,342
78,309
63,345
15,780
23,413
64,867
56,166
11,354
38,086
10
10
11
5
3
11
7
10
4
9
8
10
9
1
3
7
10
8
4
2
2
8
6
1
6
1.656
MCDONALD’S
PER CAPITA
INCOME
SQUARE FEET OF
GROCERY STORE,
PER RESIDENT
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
0
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
11,268
9,033
10,047
8,831
9,403
9,641
10,113
10,415
9,667
9,772
20,315
16,543
22,969
31,402
31,402
16,570
14,152
11,788
18,630
20,482
36,107
11,806
12,923
7,030
20,785
3.73
1.68
1.42
1.17
0.75
1.58
1.20
1.01
1.06
1.49
2.39
1.51
1.81
1.29
0.32
1.36
2.15
1.12
1.08
1.65
0.64
1.48
3.37
0.79
4.75
WHERE TO GRAB A BITE:
City Limits’ Guide to FOOD ACCESS IN NYC
Population, 2003
459,737
Grocery Stores
STATEN
ISLAND
ZIP
CODE
10301
10302
10303
10304
10305
10306
10307
10308
10309
10310
10312
10314
JULY 2004
Farmer’s Markets
1
Community Supported
Agriculture Projects
0
McDonalds
12
Average square feet of
grocery store per resident
POPULATION,
2000
SUPERMARKETS
38,505
16,406
23,530
38,972
38,450
55,698
11,669
26,451
27,207
22,852
58,867
84,821
30
3
1
1
2
1
6
1
2
2
1
2
8
1.70
MCDONALD’S
PER CAPITA
INCOME
SQUARE FEET OF
GROCERY STORE,
PER RESIDENT
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
3
$23,174
$18,798
$16,722
$21,828
$22,487
$25,222
$26,316
$25,611
$26,309
$20,226
$26,887
$25,216
0.57
3.29
0.85
1.10
0.10
1.72
10.28
2.51
2.39
0.66
0.66
2.48
WHERE TO GRAB A BITE:
City Limits’ Guide to FOOD ACCESS IN NYC