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Hunts Point

Zip code: 10474

Hunts Point and Hunts Point Market

Demographics: Population • Total Population for Peninsula: 12,300 • Total Population for all of 10474: 22,464

Demographics • Percent Hispanic: 56.8% • Percent Minority: 96.5% • Percent Under 18 years: 19.9% • Percent 15-44 years: 48.2% • Percent 65 years or older: 7.6%

Median income & poverty Median Income • 10474: $23,603 • New York: $57,683 Poverty Rate • More than 25.7% of people in Hunts Point live below poverty • About 49 percent of children live below the poverty level, compared with 29.8 percent citywide.

Workforce & unemployment • Number of people that are employed in the area: 13,154 • Number of residents who are part of workforce: 4,455 Total Unemployment Rate : • 10474: 11.8% • NY State: 7.7%

Food Retailers • Full Service Supermarkets 1 • Limited Service Stores5 • SNAP Retailers 25 • Farmers' Markets 1 • Fast-food and Takeout Restaurants11

Hunts point: land use

Hunts point: land use

Desired Healthy Food Systems’ Improvements • Improved access of healthy food • Establish produce market “Mercado”

Desired Open Space and Built Environment Improvements • Increased access of physical space • Establish safe areas for play and physical activity (“play streets”) • Identified areas for Jump Zones

Cross-Sector Partners & Collaborators Partners New Collaborators • HPAC • DOT-Jump Zones and Play • HPEDC Streets • Project Hope • Police Precinct-safety • NYCDOHMH concerns • Housing partner

Exciting new activities in hunts point • Farmer's Market • GE Fellows • NYEDC Vision Plan for Hunts Point • Hunts Point Market Redesign • Focus on unemployment and increasing in jobs