Long before bodegas began serving food made to order, Grand St. Settlement served New Yorkers with programs made from scratch.
Product: Tomatoes
Serves: All ages
Bold
Every Monday at 8 a.m hundreds of our neighbors take home 20 lbs of fresh produce and more from the food pantry on the Lower East Side in partnership with City Harvest. For volunteering instructions read the label.
Product: Canned Beans
Serves: Older Adults
Grande
Grand Street helps over 2,300 older adults build community, stay active and learn new things. The Nutrition Facts feature just one day of possible activities, with approximately 35 total classes, workshops, and celebrations offered throughout the week. Part of making programs from scratch is celebrating all cultures. How many languages do you recognize on the Ingredients?
Product: Cereal
Serves: Early Childhood
Pre-K Crunch
Like a healthy breakfast, a good education gives kids a Head Start. Grand Street recently expanded to the Bronx, opening six new Head Start centers. If you see one of the cute animals on the back of the box when you’re walking through your neighborhood, you may have found one of them.
Product: Cereal
Serves: Early Childhood
Grandi-O's
Part of supporting children is supporting their whole family. Grand Street offers programs that benefit parents’ physical, mental, and financial wellness and supports them in planning their future. By learning new parenting techniques, taking nutrition classes, or building professional skills, parents can build a better life for their children while in Grand Street’s programs.
Product: All-purpose cleaner
Serves: All Ages
Inspired
In addition to supporting over 18,500 neighbors across the Lower East Side, Brooklyn and the Bronx, Grand Street does advocacy work that affects even more New Yorkers. Check out their advocacy priorities and how to take action. From universal child care and universal afterschool, to the fight for #JustPay, Grand Street cuts through bureaucracy to build stronger communities.
Product: Tea Sampler
Serves: Older Adults
ActiviTeas
These ActiviTeas are small sample of a wide array of cultural and educational programs Grand Street offers for older adults. Whether Advanced Tai Chi, chair yoga, or taking walks, there’s something (or a few things) for everyone to enjoy. Check out the tea box to see what Juan has to say about his new friends.
Product: Lemonaid
Serves: Youth
Moodna Juicery
The official beverages of Summer Camp, After School Programs and Teen Tech
Summer-aid celebrates the beginnings of Grand Street when founder Rose Gruening repurposed used trolley cars to create Camp Moodna in 1907. Fast forward to the present: powered by STEAM education, Afterskool-aid and Empower-aid celebrate youth exploring their passions. Guests at Taste of the Lower East Side got to see the robot they made in action!
Product: Hot Sauce
Serves: Exclusive Gift
Special Sauce
Product: Scratch-off Tickets
Serves: Guests at Taste of the Lower East Side 2026
Lucky Bite Scratch - Offs
Everyone was a winner with Lucky Bite scratch-offs. Guests visited the bodega counter to win one of three prizes: dominoes, a tote bag, or My First Day The Grand Street Way children’s book. Thank you to all of the guests who bought scratch-offs, bid on the auction and entered the raffle to support the mission!
Product: Dvd
Serves: Youth
Jump At The Muesuem
Once a month Grand Street kids get out and explore the city through JUMP. Volunteer mentors take mentees in elementary or high school on adventures to places they may not visit in a typical week. Learn More about being a volunteer.
About The Concept
Grand Street partnered with Brooklyn-based Almst studio to make imaginary products come to to life through art and storytelling. The bodega let guests explore Grand Street’s history and impact in a bite-sized way.
