Brooklyn Community Board 4

Summary

Brooklyn Community Board 4 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Its boundaries currently extend from Flushing Avenue on the north, Broadway on the southwest, the border with Queens to the northeast, and the Cemetery of the Evergreens on the southeast.[3]

Brooklyn Community District 4
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
BoroughBrooklyn
NeighborhoodsBushwick
Government
 • ChairRobert Camacho
 • District ManagerCelestina León
Area
 • Total2.0 sq mi (5 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total112,634
 • Density56,000/sq mi (22,000/km2)
 [1]
Ethnicity
 • African-American18.9%
 • Asian5.3%
 • Hispanic and Latino Americans56.9%
 • White17.1%
 • Others1.6%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
11206, 11207, 11221, and 11237
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Police Precincts83rd (website)
Websitewww1.nyc.gov/site/Brooklyncb4/index.page
[2]

Its current Chairperson is Robert Camacho, and the District Manager is Celestina León. Born and raised in the Bushwick Community, Robert Camacho has been an advocate in the Bushwick Community for almost 30 years. [4]

As of the United States Census, 2000, the Community Board has a population of 104,358, up from 102,572 in 1990 and 92,497 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 3,026 (2.9%) are White non Hispanic, 24,838 (23.8%) are African-American, 3,245 (3.1%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 300 (0.3%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 787 (0.8%) of some other race, 2,020 (1.9%) of two or more race, 70,142 (67.2%) of Hispanic origins.
51.9% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 36.6% in 2000. The land area is 1,311.2 acres (5.306 km2).

References edit

  1. ^ "Brooklyn Community District 4" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ^ https://www.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb4/index.page
  4. ^ "Contact Us – Labor & Industry For Education". lifetech.org. Retrieved 2018-05-25.

External links edit

  • Official site of the Community Board
  • Brooklyn neighborhood map