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The concentration of [[particulates|fine particulate matter]], the deadliest type of [[air pollution|air pollutant]], in Kingsbridge and Riverdale is {{convert|0.0075|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, more than the city average.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|9}} Ten percent of Kingsbridge and Riverdale residents are [[Smoking|smokers]], which is lower than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} In Kingsbridge and Riverdale, 24% of residents are [[Obesity|obese]], 12% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]], and 28% have [[hypertension|high blood pressure]]—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|16}} In addition, 21% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|12}}
 
Eighty-six percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is less than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 83% of residents described their health as "good,", "very good,", or "excellent,", higher than the city's average of 78%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket in Kingsbridge and Riverdale, there are 10 [[convenience store|bodegas]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|10}}
 
The nearest hospitals are [[James J. Peters VA Medical Center]] in Kingsbridge Heights, [[North Central Bronx Hospital]] and [[Montefiore Medical Center]] in [[Norwood, Bronx|Norwood]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Best 30 Hospitals in Bronx, NY with Reviews | website=Yellow Pages | url=https://www.yellowpages.com/bronx-ny/hospitals | access-date=March 14, 2019}}</ref>
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* Scenes from [[Martin Scorsese|Martin Scorsese's]] [[The Irishman (2019 film)|''The Irishman'']] (2019) were filmed in the American Legion in Kingsbridge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bronx.news12.com/story/37010223/martin-scorsese-netflix-movie-films-scenes-in-kingsbridge|title=Martin Scorsese Netflix movie films scenes in Kingsbridge|website=bronx.news12.com|language=en|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>
*[[Brad Pitt]] and [[Harrison Ford]] were filmed drinking and playing pool at Piper's Kilt on West 231st Street in ''[[The Devil's Own|The Devil’s Own]]'' (1997).''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://riverdalepress.com/stories/Finding-fertile-ground-for-film,49098?page=2|title=Finding fertile ground for film|website=The Riverdale Press|language=en|access-date=2019-06-21}}</ref>
* A scene from [[The Seven-Ups|''The Seven Ups'']] (1973) was filmed near DeWitt Clinton High School and The Bronx High School of Science.