Windshield Survey of Grasmere. Lyubov GroysmanCommunity Health NursingEmpire State CollegeFall 2012

Introduction

● The method of observation I used for this survey was walking and driving around the neighborhood. Internet resources were also used for addition information

● The neighborhood of Grasmere, Staten Island has a population of 44,061. The borough of Staten Island has a population of 470,467.

● The population of Staten Island has grown 0.4% since 2012.

Business & Population facts of Staten Island

○ The median income of the population in 2006-2012 is $71,084

○ Percentage of population living below poverty level is 10.3%

○ 51.5% of the population are women○ Racial demographics

■ White 77.9%■ Black 11.7%■ American Indian/Alaska Native 0.6%■ Asian 7.9%■ Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islanders 0.1%

Boundaries

Public School 48 is apart of district 28. The school is borders the neighborhood of Grasmere in Staten Island, New York. Students from nearby neighborhoods such as Stapleton, Old Town, Emerson Hill, South Beach, and Rosebank.

Housing

● There are 176,819 of housing units on Staten Island with 70.3% of the population being homeowners.

● 40.4% of these housing units are multi-unites (two family housing, apartment unit, etc).

● The median value of housing units is $461,700.

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Multi Family Home

Single Family Home

Apartment Complex

Townhouses

Air Pollution & Air Quality Trends

Air Quality Index level○ City: 30.8 vs US: 32.0

Carbon Monoxide level○ City: 0.376 vs US: 0.334

Sulfur Dioxide level○ City: 2.46 vs US: 2.43

Ozone level○ City: 23.6 vs US: 28.3

Particulate Matter level○ City: 9.43 vs US: 9.59

Nitrogen Dioxide level○ City: 14.8 vs US: 9.4

Lead level○ City: 0.0125 vs US: 0.1072

Signs of Decay

Open SpacesLakes/Reservoirs

○ Stump Pond, Wolfes Pond, Brooks Lake, Grasmere Lake, Ohrback Lake, Walker Pond, Cameron Lake, Valley Lake, Brady's Pond

Streams/Rivers/Creeks○ Richmond Creek, Lemon Creek, Springville Creek,

Mill Creek, Main Creek, Fresh Kills .Parks

○ Barrett Park, Hero Park, Willowbrook Park, Wolfes Pond Park, Arthur Von Briesen Park, Allison Park, Schmul Playground, Lemon Creek Park, Miller Field

Brady's Pond

Shopping

Food Environment Statistics○ Grocery stores 166○ Supercenters 2○ Convenience stores 76○ Restaurants 258

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Most Common Businesses○ 7-Eleven, Baskin-Robbins, CVS, Dunkin

Donuts, FedEx, H&R Block, Subway, UPS, Wendy's, McDonalds

Transportation

MTA Buses● Local and Express

Transportation cont...

Staten Island Railway

Hospitals

Richmond University Medical Center

Hospitals cont...

Staten Island University Hospital

EconomicsMost Common Industries (male)Finance and insurance (11%)Public administration (11%)Construction (9%)Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)Health care (7%)Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)

Most common Industries (female)Health care (22%)Educational services (15%)Finance and insurance (14%)Professional, scientific, and technical services (8%)Public administration (5%)Accommodation and food services (4%)Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)

Economics cont...Most Common Occupations (male)Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4%)Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3%)

Most Common Occupations (female)Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)Registered nurses (5%)Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Protective Services

Fire Department of New York

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New York Police Department

Protective Services cont..

Sanitation Department

ReligionCatholic Church 79.6%Muslim Estimate 2.4%Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 1.2%Assemblies of God United Methodist Church 1.0%Episcopal Church 0.7%Non-Charismatic Churches Independent 0.6%American Baptist Churches in the USA 0.5%Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America 0.3Other 12.6%

SchoolsElementary School● William C. Wilcox School, Public School 48

Middle School● Michael J. Petrides School

High School● Concord High School

College● College of Staten Island● Wagner College● St. John's University

Schools cont...

Evaluation

The widespread survey revealed interesting information about the community. Learning about the diverse population showed me the evolving population. I learned about new parkings and other natural preserved areas. I also learned the different neighborhoods and boundaries on Staten Island.

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