Bronx Community Board 6

Bronx Community District 6 Bronx Community Board 6
Community District
Location in The Bronx
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	The Bronx
Neighborhoods	list Bathgate Belmont East Tremont West Farms
Government
• Type	Community board
• Body	Bronx Community Board 6
• Chairperson	Evonne Capers
• District Manager	Thomas Alexander
Area
• Total	1.5 sq mi (4 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	75,688
• Density	50,000/sq mi (19,000/km2)
Ethnicity
• Hispanic and Latino Americans	61.3%
• African-American	26%
• White	9.3%
• Asian	1.2%
• Others	0.3%
• American Indian or Alaska Native	0.3%
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	10457, 10458, and 10460
Area codes	718, 347, and 929, and 917
Police Precincts	48th ( website )
Website	cbbronx.cityofnewyork.us/cb6/
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Bronx Community Board 6 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Bathgate, Belmont, East Tremont, and West Farms as Bronx Community District 6. It is delimited by Bronx Park to the east and north, Webster Avenue to the west, and Crotona Park North and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the south.

Community board staff and membership

The current chairperson of the Bronx Community board 6 is Evonne Capers. Its District Manager is John Sanchez. ^[3]

The City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members. ^[4] The council members and their council districts are: ^[5]

• 15th NYC Council District - Oswald Feliz
• 17th NYC Council District - Rafael Salamanca

Demographics

As of the United States 2000 Census, the Community District has a population of 75,688, up from 68,061 in 1990 and 65,014 in 1980. Of them, 46,391 (61.3%) are of Hispanic origin, 19,694 (26%) are Black, non-Hispanic, 7,021 (9.3%) are White, non-Hispanic, 891 (1.2%) are Asian or Pacific Islander, 201 (0.3%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 238 (0.3%) are some other race (non-Hispanic), and 1,252 (1.7%) of two or more races (non-Hispanic).

References

1. "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
2. "bx06_profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. NYC Department of Planning. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
3. Cusano, Arthur (September 2–8, 2016). "New CB 6 DM excited to partake in area's growth". Bronx Times Reporter. p. 6.
4. New York City Charter § 2800(a)
5. "Elected Officials | Bronx Community Board 6". bronxcb6.org. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

External links

• Official website