Bronx Community Board 9

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Bronx Community District 9
Bronx Community Board 9
Community District
New York City - Bronx Community District 9 HLG.png
Location in The Bronx
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New York.svg  New York
City Flag of New York City.svg New York City
Borough Flag of Bronx County, New York.svg The Bronx
Neighborhoods
list
Government
 • Type Community board
 • BodyBronx Community Board 9
 • ChairpersonNicholas Himidian
 • District ManagerWilliam Rivera
Area
 • Total
4.1 sq mi (11 km2)
Population
 (2017)
 • Total
190,800
 • Density47,000/sq mi (18,000/km2)
Ethnicity
 • Hispanic and Latino Americans58.1%
 • African-American29.1%
 • White2.8%
 • Asian7.0%
 • Others2.9%
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
10462, 10472, and 10473
Area codes 718, 347, and 929, and 917
Police Precincts43rd ( website )
Website www1.nyc.gov/site/bronxcb9/index.page
[1] [2]

Bronx Community Board 9 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Castle Hill, Parkchester, Soundview, Harding Park, Bronx River, Clason Point and Unionport. [3] It is delimited by Westchester Creek to the east, Sheridan Boulevard to the west, the Cross Bronx Expressway and East Tremont Avenue to the north and the Bronx River and the East River to the south.

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Community board staff and membership

The current chairperson of the Bronx Community board 9 is Brandon Ganaishlal. Its District Manager is William Rivera.

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]

Demographics

As of the 2000 United States census, the community district has a population of 167,859, up from 155,970 in 1990 and 167,627 in 1980. The racial makeup was 92,734 (55.2%) are of Hispanic origin, 55,750 (33.2%) are Black, non-Hispanic, 7,065 (4.2%) are White, non-Hispanic, 6,151 (3.7%) are Asian or Pacific Islander, 538 (0.3%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 1,650 (1%) are some other race (non-Hispanic), and 3,971 (2.4%) of two or more races (non-Hispanic).

References

  1. ↑ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ "bx09_profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. NYC Department of Planning. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ "CAU - Find Your Community Board - Bronx Community Boards". www.nyc.gov. Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ New York City Charter § 2800(a)
  5. ↑ "Elected Officials - Bronx Community Board 9". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
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