Brownsville AME Zion Church

Brownsville AME Zion Church is a African Methodist Episcopal church at 1593 E New York Ave in New York, NY 11212-6860. It is one of 3,431 churches in New York, and one of 11 African Methodist Episcopal congregations in the city.

1593 E New York Ave, New York, NY, 11212-6860

Phone: +13476275555 · Website: https://amezion.org/location/brownsville/

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The community around Brownsville AME Zion Church

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 2 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. Nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and more than a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is 3,900 neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

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  • Food Insecurity: 48.6%
  • Social Isolation: 42.0%
  • Housing Insecurity: 38.4%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 37.9%
  • Poverty Rate: 34.7% (23.7–45.7%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 32.8%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 26.5%
  • Transportation Barriers: 24.1%
  • Unemployment: 12.8% (5.2–20.6%)
  • Child Poverty: 35.4% (20.3–51.6%)
  • Diabetes: 16.9%
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 16.0%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 6 census tracts near this church.

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