Nicholas Freudenberg Panel on Increasing Food Access through Policy and Advocacy February 25 2015 Goals for New York City food retail policies Make healthy food more available and affordable ID: 1048344
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1. What evidence is needed to inform food retail policy in New York City?Nicholas FreudenbergPanel on Increasing Food Access through Policy and AdvocacyFebruary 25, 2015
2. Goals for New York City food retail policiesMake healthy food more available and affordableEnsure food safetyReduce hunger and food insecurityPromote development of food businesses and food employmentEncourage local and regional food productionReduce promotion and availability of unhealthy food
3. What evidence is needed to guide (retail) food policy in New York City?Distribution and changes in types of outlets (e.g., bodegas, supermarkets, farmers markets)Temporal and geographic variation in food sales by product and populationPatterns of food consumptionReceipt and use of food benefits such as SNAP and WICPrevalence and incidence of hunger, food insecurity, obesity and diet-related diseases
4. ZipNumber of Licensed Retail Food OutletsFarmers MarketsFood Establishments with Active Liquor Licenses 1002913541401003569064Total2044204From NY State Dept of Agriculture Databaseshttps://data.ny.gov/Economic-Development/Retail-Food-Stores/9a8c-vfzj? Retail Food Outlets in East Harlem
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6. EH residents spend $339,690,627 on food, the largest single category of expenditures (at 12.7%). Currently $90.4 million is spent in East Harlem- leaving a gap of $249.4 million. CB 11 Retail Corridor Study,2011 In 2013, 11,629 households in East Harlem received an estimated total of $38 million in SNAP benefits
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8. What are the most common food jobs?8OccupationEst Industry EmploymentProjected rowthOpenings per YearEntry WageMedian WageCombined Food Prep and Serving Workers52,56418%2,120$16,980 $18,520 Waiters and Waitresses50,27612%3,310$16,970 $19,540 Cashiers28,1869%,710$17,160 $18,960 Cooks, Restaurant20,29116%940$20,610 $27,630 Food Preparation Workers13,3164%1,010$17,250 $25,010 Food Preparation and Serving Supervisors12,62512%480$26,850 $37,760 Stock Clerks and Order Fillers12,156-2%980$17,190 $20,220 Dishwashers11,9499%770$17,200 $18,830 Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession9,69410%940$17,150 $19,200 Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants8,7937%520$16,990 $18,550 OccupationEst. EmploymentProj. GrowthOpenings per YearMedian WageFood prep and serving workers52,56418%2,120$18,520Waiters and waitresses50.27612%3,310$19,540Cashiers28,1869%3,710$18,960Cooks, Restaurant20,29116%940$27,630Food prep workers13,3164%1,010$25,010Food prep and serving supervisors12,62512%480$37,760Stock clerks and order fillers12,156-2%980$20,220Dishwashers11,9499%770$18,830Counter attendants9,64910%940$19,200Dining room and cafeteria attendants8,7917%520$18,550SOURCE | NYSDOL, Staffing Patterns Matrix and Occupational Employment Projections
9. What would be impact of closing the 125th Street Pathmark? How would closing of Pathmark affect availability of healthy food in East Harlem? Prices of healthy food?What populations would be affected?What should be the role of community residents in deciding what comes next?What should be role of public officials and developers?
10. Name of Supermarketgallon whole milkdozen eggsPound boneless skinless chicken breastlarge bag of Lays Potato chipsloaf of WonderWhite breadPathmark (125th and Lex)3.992.994.54/lb2.991.99Wild Olive (125th and 5th)3.99n/a n/a4.29n/aFine Fare (119th and 1st)4.592.493.19/lb2 for 62.59Super Fi Emporium (103rd Lex and 3rd)3.992.192.69/lb4.291.99Met Food/Key Food (110th , Lex and 3rd)3.992.003.09/lb1.992.29Associated (116th and Lex)2.191.661.99/lb2.59n/aFive Supermarkets in East Harlem – Price Comparison of Staple Foods early 2015
11. Community Survey on Pathmark65 residents surveyed75% say they shopped at Pathmark more than 6 times in past year83% say developer should be required to include affordable supermarket that offers healthy food83% say Pathmark has more or the same amount of healthy food options compared to other stores82% say Pathmark has cheaper or same price of food compared to other stores92% say Pathmark has better or the same quality of food compared to other stores45% lived in 10029, 40% in 10035, 10% from elsewhere; 58% of responses were in English 42% were in Spanish
12. Surrounding Supermarkets in East HarlemThere are 13* supermarkets that fall within a 1-mile range of Pathmark in the East Harlem zip codes 10029 and 10035 and include:Aldi SupermarketAssociated MarketAssociated MarketCompare FoodsCostcoFine Fare SupermarketFine Fare SupermarketMet Food MarketNYC Fresh MarketPioneer SupermarketSupermarket Incorporated Target*Aldi, Costco and Target are located at the same address and Costco is membership only
13. Impact of Business Fines and Fees on Food RetailWhat fines and fees are being currently paid by grocery stores and street vendors of food? How are these fines and fees distributed by type and source of merchant and by administrative code or agency collecting fine or fee, and by geography? Are fines levied and fees charged actually collected?What are the revenues generated by various categories of fines and fees and how have they changed over the last 5 years ?What is correlation between types of fines assessed and collected and complaints about food businesses reported to 311, city’s complaint line? What are perceptions of impact of varying fees and fines by stakeholders in this process including retailers, distributors, business leaders, city officials, and community organizations?
14. Possible sources of data for study of fines and feesCity records of fine levied and collected by agency, violation, type of outlet and zip codeRecords of fees by agency and outletInterviews and focus groups with key stakeholders including owners of grocery stores and street carts and trucks, members of trade associations, leaders of BIDs, officials and staff of enforcement agencies, staff of elected officials Review of practices in other jurisdictions
15. Our questions for you What other evidence should we consider in examining impact of closure of Pathmark? of fines and fees? How can food store owners, healthy food advocates and researchers better collaborate to identify needs for evidence to inform policy? Send us your suggestions: nfreuden@hunter.cuny.edu