Cypress Hills YM

Cypress Hills YM is part of GrowNYC, a nonprofit that funds its work through support for education, food access, farming, and green space across New York City. In Brooklyn’s Cypress Hills, that mission shows up in a seasonal farmstand on Fulton Street between Richmond and Logan, where shoppers can use cash, cards, and nutrition benefits to buy food during the July-to-November run. The market’s setup is straightforward: a neighborhood stop tied to a larger citywide food-access organization, with benefit programs clearly built into how people shop there.

Why it matters locally

Fulton Street between Richmond and Logan puts this market directly into the Cypress Hills neighborhood rather than asking residents to travel across Brooklyn for fresh food. GrowNYC frames that local access as part of a broader nonprofit mission that includes education, food access, farming, and green space in New York City.

The market also reflects GrowNYC’s producer-only standards, which require farmers and food businesses to sell farm-based products they grow or make themselves. That matters in practical terms: the market is designed around direct farm-to-neighborhood sales, not resale. Its payment mix pushes the same local role further by accepting SNAP EBT, FreshConnect Coupons, Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program benefits, Health Bucks, Greenmarket Bucks, and select Healthfirst OTC plans, making fresh food more reachable during the season.

What you'll find there

The clearest picture here is less about a long vendor roster and more about how the farmstand is set up to support everyday food shopping with multiple payment and nutrition programs. GrowNYC also states that its markets operate under producer-only rules, so the emphasis is on farm-based goods sold directly by the businesses that produce them.

• -Shop for farm-based products sold under GrowNYC’s producer-only market standards.
• -Use SNAP EBT toward eligible food purchases at the farmstand.
• -Apply FreshConnect Coupons and Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program benefits while shopping.
• -Add Greenmarket Bucks and Health Bucks to the mix of accepted currencies.
• -Pay with cash, debit, credit, and select Healthfirst OTC plans.

GrowNYC’s wider calendar also includes food and gardening programs such as a pollinator habitat workshop and a community leaders grant information session, which gives a sense of the organization’s education focus beyond market sales.

Know before you go

No dogs are allowed, and there are no restrooms listed for visitors, so those two details are the ones most likely to shape a quick market stop. The farmstand is at Fulton Street between Richmond and Logan in Cypress Hills, which is useful if you are navigating to a street-based setup rather than a closed market square.

Payment is one of the market’s strongest planning points. In addition to cash, debit, and credit, the market accepts SNAP EBT, FreshConnect Coupons, Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program benefits, Health Bucks, Greenmarket Bucks, and select Healthfirst OTC plans. GrowNYC also notes a Health Bucks incentive: spend $2 in SNAP/EBT or Summer EBT and receive a $2 bonus Health Buck, up to $10 per day. If you need help using benefits, GrowNYC directs shoppers to the green market information tent for SNAP-related assistance.

Payments & SNAP

Cypress Hills YM accepts cash, debit, credit, SNAP EBT, FreshConnect Coupons, Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program benefits, Health Bucks, Greenmarket Bucks, and select Healthfirst OTC plans. SNAP shoppers can also receive a bonus $2 Health Buck for every $2 spent in SNAP/EBT or Summer EBT, up to $10 per day. GrowNYC also provides staff help for SNAP questions at the market information tent.