![]() Markets were picked by students (with some direction from the Center) based on a variety of factors (see Table 7 for the list of supermarkets). We surveyed thirty-five (35) supermarkets, 6 farmers’ markets, and 2 online markets (Amazon and FreshDirect). Looking at NYC Supermarket Food Prices - Our Approach At the same time, diet-related diseases are epidemic: more than half of adult New Yorkers are overweight (33 percent) or obese (24 percent), more than one in ten are living with diabetes, and more than one in three have cardiovascular disease. Why is this type of research so important? More than 1.3 million New York City residents, 16 percent of the city’s population, are food insecure and 1.7 million receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamp) benefits. Shoppers have to be savvy, mindful, aware, and often willing to travel some distance to find healthy foods at the best price in New York City. The data from this survey shines light on the wide variation in the cost of specific healthy food items and demonstrates that shopping for healthy foods on a budget isn’t easy. Numerous factors, including convenience, affordability, transportation, previous shopping experiences, and even the weather can impact a person’s ability and/or desire to purchase fresh, nutritious food (see here, here and here). The data collected was impactful and will hopefully lead to more formal research into food pricing in New York City and beyond.Īs we know, there is no silver bullet for creating access to healthy food. eggs, bread, milk) in all of the five major food groups. Our nutrition students hit the pavement and traveled from Elmhurst, Queens, to Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, and from Staten Island to the Upper East Side of Manhattan to collect data on the cost of 15 specific, preselected food items (e.g. The philosophy of “Sports for All, Forever,” is shared by more than 720,000 participants and over 150,000 volunteers.By the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center StaffĬan a half gallon of milk cost $1.59 in one neighborhood and $4.84 in another that’s only a few miles away? Between February and April of 2017, under the direction of the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center, 30 undergraduate Hunter College Nutrition students visited 41 supermarkets and farmers’ markets in their neighborhoods to answer that question. After the Amateur Sports Act of 1978, the AAU has focused its efforts into providing sports programs for all participants of all ages beginning at the grass roots level. The AAU worked closely with the Olympic movement to prepare athletes for the Olympic Games. During its early years, the AAU served as a leader in international sport representing the U.S. The AAU was founded in 1888 to establish standards and uniformity in amateur sports. ![]() ![]() It should be noted that Philip’s sister Tiffani Mezitis, Harvard College student and a gifted singer/songwriter, was also Captain of the Hunter College High School Girls’ Volleyball Team which made it to the New York City semifinals in League competition. Mezitis played volleyball at Athens College, for the Greek National Team, Heidelberg University, and at the University of Pennsylvania. ![]() Spyros Mezitis, an endocrinologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. Mezitis is the starting middle player on the Bronx Science Varsity Volleyball Team which made it to the semifinals in the New York City Public High School League this year. Mezitis and Club Team NY VB Impact led by their coach Edgar Castillo captured the 2023 championship amid tough competition over four days, July 1-4, as 300 teams battled it out in 10 divisions. ORLANDO, FL – Philip Mezitis, 15, a rising junior at the Bronx High School of Science in New York, was a key factor in his team’s gold medal win in the 18U Silver Division of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior National Volleyball Championships held in Orlando on July 4. ![]()
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