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December 2012
Two Bridges Community Food Assessment
For more than half a century, Two Bridges Neighborhood Council's programs, projects, and
activities have nurtured the unique character of the Lower East Side by building bridges
among its diverse communities. We create equitable housing, celebrate cultural diversitythrough neighborhood-based programs, and work together with local residents, businesses,
entrepreneurs, and leaders to stimulate and maintain economic vitality.
Two Bridges Neighborhood Council is committed to
protecting and enhancing access to fresh and affordable
food in the Two Bridges neighborhood. Two Bridges,
on Manhattans Lower East Side is an ethnically and
economically diverse community. It is, however, among
the lowest-income neighborhoods in Manhattan, and
has one of the highest rates of reliance on food subsidy
benefits. In the late 70s and early 80s, Two Bridges &
Settlement Housing Fund led the fight to bring a full-
service supermarket to our neighborhood, resulting in
the construction of a Pathmark Supermarket on lot 8
of the Two Bridges Urban Renewal Area. The 24-hour
Pathmark Supermarket & Pharmacy have served our
community for almost 30 years (1983 to 2012).
In late September 2012, Pathmark Supermarket announced its intention to close before the end of the year.
Its replacement is likely to be a market-rate to luxury residential tower. A fixture in the largely low-income
residential neighborhood for 30 years, Pathmarks closure has both immediate and long-term implications for
the residents of the Two Bridges neighborhood.
Two Bridges & James Johnson-Piett,principal of Urbane Development, one of
the nations leading experts on inner-city
food access, are developing interim and
long-term strategies for serving the needs
of the Two Bridges community. Mr.
Johnson-Piett consulted on the Going to
Market Plan: New York Citys NeighborhoodGrocery Store and Supermarket Shortage;
serves on the Board of the Community
Food Security Coalition; is a co-convener
of the National Healthy Corner Store
Network; and is an advisory council
member to the USDAs Healthy Urban
Food Enterprise Development Program.
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Food Stamp Recipients / Congressional Districts (2008)
Total households receiving Food Stamps in 2008 (Estimate)
1859 - 5000
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For over 30 years, Two Bridges has led community advocacyaround fresh & affordable food access in our neighborhood.
The Two Bridges Neighborhood has one of the highest rates of food stampreliance in New York City.
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The goals of the Two Bridges-Urbane Development Collaboration include: Creating interim affordable food
access; developing a more resilient, affordable fresh food network in Two Bridges; and strengthening our local
economy. To achieve these goals, Two Bridges and Urbane Development have developed survey tools for
both residents and local businesses to gauge the level of need and opportunity in the neighborhood.
Through public meetings,
surveys and community-basedprograms, Two Bridges is
engaging residents in a larger
discussion about food access,
quality, nutrition & health in the
neighborhood. The Shopping
survey will help us understand
peoples needs and shopping
habits. The multilingual survey
(English, Spanish & Chinese) is
available online as well as inpaper format. Results from this
survey will be reported in late
December 2012.
A detailed survey of local business owners is underway to understand this neighborhoods existing capacity to
feed residents currently reliant on Pathmark, and to strengthen the food network and local economy, including
bodegas, small-scale groceries, fruit and vegetable stands and pharmacies. The survey will enable us to connect
to store owners who may be interested in working with us to build and enhance their businesses to better
serve the needs of the neighborhood.
Together, the surveys data and additional research will be compiled to create a grocery guide to the
neighborhood. The guide will serve as a roadmap and index of affordability, to allow residents to locate the
goods & services they require. The guide will be published in the spring of 2013.
For more information about Two Bridges
and our Community Food Assessment:
http://tinyurl.com/twobridgesfood
Kerri Culhane
Associate Director
Two Bridges Neighborhood Council
275 Cherry Street
New York, New York 10002
212/566-2729 //kerri@twobridges.org
http://www.twobridges.org
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Two Bridges Communi ty Food Assessment: Walking Dist ances
Pathmark Site
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Walking Distances
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Surveys reveal that the majority of residents do their shopping on foot.Understanding the nature of peoples shopping habits will help us design relevantsolutions to the neighborhood food access issue.
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