Hunts Point Workers

The New York region's wholesale food distribution hub has only expanded since this data was collected in 2000; demand for industrial space throughout the Hunts Point peninsula remains strong. Thousands of wholesale buyers' trucks crowd access routes to the produce, meat, and fish markets every morning, as workers fight their way through traffic to get to jobs dispersed across this low-rise industrial area. The nearest subway station is over a mile from the markets, separated from Hunts Point by eight lanes of traffic on Bruckner Boulevard;  the Bx6 bus provides the only transit connection. Many workers and employers rely on livery cabs and carpools to make the trip.