1. Windshield Survey of
Grasmere.
Lyubov Groysman
Community Health Nursing
Empire State College
Fall 2012

2. 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.

3. 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%

4. 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.

6. 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.
●

7. Multi Family Home

8. Single Family Home

9. Apartment Complex

10. Townhouses

11. 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

12. Signs of Decay

13. Open Spaces
Lakes/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

14. Brady's Pond

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

16. Shopping cont...

17. Shopping cont...

18. Shopping cont...
Most Common Businesses
○ 7-Eleven, Baskin-Robbins, CVS, Dunkin
Donuts, FedEx, H&R Block, Subway, UPS,
Wendy's, McDonalds

19. Transportation
MTA Buses
● Local and Express

20. Transportation cont...
Staten Island Railway

21. Hospitals
Richmond University Medical Center

22. Hospitals cont...
Staten Island University Hospital

23. Economics
Most 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%)

24. 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%)

25. Protective Services
Fire Department of
New York

26. Protective Services cont...
New York
Police Department

27. Protective Services cont..
Sanitation
Department

28. Religion
Catholic 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 0.3
Other 12.6%

29. Schools
Elementary 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

30. Schools cont...

31. 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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