By The Numbers
70+
Acres of land remediated
We’re working to improve quality of life, enhance open spaces, grow and attract businesses, create jobs, and foster a vibrant community on the Hunts Point Peninsula, home to over 12,600 residents, a thriving Industrial Business Zone (IBZ), and the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center (FDC)—one of the largest wholesale distribution centers in the world.
In 2004, the City and the Hunts Point community released the Hunts Point Vision Plan, a plan that documented a set of projects fostered through the tremendous collaboration between the City and its various agencies, the Community Board, local residents and community-based organizations, elected officials, and industry. Over the last 15 years, the Plan led to new parks, safer streets, over a thousand new jobs, and improved air quality through the reduction of air pollutants.
The plan focused on four categories of short-term goals that were prioritized by the Task Force and outlined a series of recommendations to meet those goals. Over the past 15 years, we have accomplished the following:
Optimized land use to support mutually beneficial growth in the residential and industrial communities
Created connections to foster improved access and mobility for residents and workers
Improved traffic safety and efficiency to enhance air quality and pedestrian safety
Implemented workforce solutions to better link employment opportunities to local residents
Progress to-date and a look ahead, from the City and Hunts Point Community
Full BrochureAcres of land remediated
1.37 million square feet (SF) of new industrial space built: Baldor, Anheuser-Busch, and Jetro
Logo and signage developed to foster positive identity.
New waste facilities located in area.
Creation of the Special Hunts Point District to limit waste-related uses around the residential core and promote the growth of new industry.
Square feet of new commercial/office space created
Acres of land remediated
Creation of the Special Hunts Point District to limit waste-related uses around the residential core and promote the growth of new industry.
Logo and signage developed to foster positive identity.
Square feet of new commercial/office space created
1.37 million square feet (SF) of new industrial space built: Baldor, Anheuser-Busch, and Jetro
New waste facilities located in area.
In addition to the 2004 vision plan recommendations, the City and State are advancing several other projects in Hunts Point:
Expanding affordable housing, community amenities, and quality jobs:
Enhancing resiliency and sustainability:
Investing in infrastructure:
Over the years, the City, together with the community, has successfully implemented major capital programs and programs. Several agencies, including NYCEDC and the Departments of City Planning, Parks & Recreation, Transportation, and Small Business Services, among many others, have all contributed to this success. The City hopes to continue building on these achievements together.
Citywide, the Workforce1 system has been able to connect over 4,000 residents of Hunts Point to employment opportunities since the City opened the Career Center in 2005.
Learn MoreAccording to the 2016 New York City Food Distribution and Resiliency Study – the “Five Borough Food Flow” – the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center (FDC) is the single largest geographic cluster of food sources for the city (measured by annual distribution volume in lbs. to NYC customers). The FDC is comprised of over 155 public and private wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers, including the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market, the Hunts Point Cooperative Meat Market, and the New Fulton Fish Market. It is estimated that 4.5 billion lbs. of food is distributed through the Hunts Point FDC annually, with roughly 50% going to NYC and 50% going outside of the city. Together, the FDC employs 8,500 direct jobs. In all, 12% of all food distributed to NYC comes from the Hunts Point FDC. 49% of the customers at the FDC are independent restaurants and cafes, 20% are bodegas, 18% are supermarkets, and 13% are food markets.
Opened in 1967, the Terminal Produce Market occupies 112 acres, and consists of four primary warehouse structures, two adjunct warehouses, and various administrative and maintenance structures, making it the largest produce market in the country. The market is home to 31 merchants ranging from small firms with three employees to large firms with approximately 400 employees for an aggregate total of roughly 3,000 employees. The market captures an estimated $2 to $2.3 billion in revenue per year, or 22% of regional wholesale produce sales, equivalent to approximately 60% of the produce sales within New York City.
The annual sales generated by the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center
The amount of food, in pounds, distributed annually from the distribution center
The number of employees at the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market
The amount of refrigerated space, in square feet, at the Hunts Point Cooperative Meat Market
The year the New Fulton Fish Market moved to Hunts Point from Lower Manhattan
The annual sales generated by the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center
The amount of refrigerated space, in square feet, at the Hunts Point Cooperative Meat Market
The number of employees at the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market
The amount of food, in pounds, distributed annually from the distribution center
The year the New Fulton Fish Market moved to Hunts Point from Lower Manhattan
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