Supermarket
Access

Access to quality, affordable supermarkets is key to a healthy community food ecosystem. Yet, many of NYC's lowest income communities do not have easy access to quality, affordable supermarkets. There is currently no comprehensive, full scale citywide approach to address this long entrenched problem.

NYC has an obligation to ensure this is an essential element of an equitable economic development model. The City’s FRESH program has limited reach and impact. Gentrification of formerly low-income communities often means investments in food infrastructure to meet the needs of newer, more affluent residents, at the expense of long-term low- and moderate-income residents.

CFA is researching supermarket access in NYC with the goal of bringing together key partners to identify a comprehensive approach to address the issue.