New York City's 59 community districts, established by local law in 1975, illustrate the remarkable diversity of the city's land uses and population. They range in size from less than 900 acres to almost 15,000 acres, and in population from fewer than 35,000 residents to more than 200,000. These and other facts about the districts are presented in the profiles that follow. Each district profile contains summary data on population size; birth, death and infant mortality rates; land area and land uses; and levels of income support. Land uses and census tract boundaries are shown on maps and a variety of population characteristics from the 2000 Census are presented for the district as a whole and for each tract within the district. Each district profile also contains lists of Selected Facilities and Program Sites, including public and private schools, parks, public safety, health, mental health and other social service facilities.

For more extensive population and housing data related to the community districts or for information on smaller areas such as census tracts or zipcodes, please visit the Population pages of this website. To view the FY 2010 Community District Needs reports which include statements submitted by community boards articulating their needs and priorities, and FY 2009 Adopted Capital Budget projects see: Bronx (22.9 MB), Brooklyn (35.1 MB), Manhattan (22.0 MB), Queens (43.2 MB) and Staten Island (16.7 MB).

The profiles below were last updated July 2009.

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New York City

 

Boroughwide Profiles:

Bronx

Brooklyn

Manhattan

Queens

Staten Island

 

Bronx Community Districts

1. Melrose*, Mott Haven, Port Morris
   
   
2. Hunts Point, Longwood
   
   
3. Claremont, Crotona Park East, Melrose*, Morrisania
   
   
4. Concourse, Concourse Village, East Concourse, Highbridge, Mount Eden, West Concourse
   
   
5. Fordham*, Morris Heights, Mount Hope, University Heights*
   
   
6. Bathgate, Belmont, Bronx Park South, East Tremont, West Farms
   
   
7. Bedford Park, Fordham*, Kingsbridge Heights, Norwood, University Heights*
   
   
8. Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Marble Hill (MN), North Riverdale, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil
   
   
9. Bronx River, Castle Hill, Clason Point, Harding Park, Parkchester, Soundview, Soundview-Bruckner, Unionport
   
   
10. City Island, Co-op City, Country Club, Edgewater Park, Pelham Bay, Schuylerville, Throgs Neck, Village of Baychester, Westchester Square
    
    
11. Bronxdale, Indian Village, Laconia, Morris Park, Pelham Gardens, Pelham Parkway, Van Nest
    
    
12. Baychester, Eastchester, Edenwald, Olinville, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn

Brooklyn Community Districts

1. East Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Northside, Southside, Williamsburg
   
   
2. Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Farragut, Fort Greene, Fulton Ferry, Navy Yard, Vinegar Hill
   
   
3. Bedford-Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant Heights, Tompkins Park North
   
   
4. Bushwick
   
   
5. Broadway Junction*, City Line, Cypress Hills, East New York, Highland Park, New Lots, Spring Creek, Starrett City
   
   
6. Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Park Slope, Red Hook
   
   
7. Industry City, Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace
   
   
8. Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Weeksville
   
   
9. Crown Heights South, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Wingate
   
   
10. Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton
    
    
11. Bath Beach, Bensonhurst, Gravesend*, Mapleton
    
    
12. Borough Park, Kensington, Ocean Parkway*
    
    
13. Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Gravesend*, Homecrest*, Sea Gate, West Brighton
    
    
14. Ditmas Park, Flatbush*, Manhattan Terrace, Midwood, Ocean Parkway*, Prospect Park South
    
    
15. Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend*, Homecrest*, Kings Highway, Manhattan Beach, Plumb Beach, Sheepshead Bay
    
    
16. Broadway Junction*, Brownsville, Ocean Hill
    
    
17. East Flatbush, Farragut, Flatbush*, Northeast Flatbush, Remsen Village, Rugby
    
    
18. Bergen Beach, Canarsie, Flatlands, Georgetown, Marine Park, Mill Basin, Mill Island, Paerdegat Basin

Manhattan Community Districts

1. Battery Park City, Civic Center, Ellis Island, Financial Center, Governors Island, Liberty Island, South Street Seaport, Tribeca, Wall Street
   
   
2. Greenwich Village, Hudson Square, Little Italy, NoHo, SoHo, South Village, West Village
   
   
3. Chinatown, East Village, Lower East Side, Two Bridges
   
   
4. Chelsea, Clinton, Hudson Yards
   
   
5. Flatiron, Gramercy Park*, Midtown, Midtown South, Murray Hill*, Times Square, Union Square, Herald Square
   
   
6. Beekman Place, Gramercy Park*, Murray Hill*, Peter Cooper, Stuyvesant Town, Sutton Place, Tudor City, Turtle Bay
   
   
7. Lincoln Square, Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side
   
   
8. Carnegie Hill, Lenox Hill, Roosevelt Island, Upper East Side, Yorkville
   
   
9. Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, Morningside Heights, West Harlem
   
   
10. Central Harlem
    
    
11. East Harlem, Randalls Island, Wards Island
    
    
12. Inwood, Washington Heights

Queens Community Districts

1. Astoria, Astoria Heights, Dutch Kills, Long Island City*, Ravenswood, Rikers Island (BX), Steinway
   
   
2. Blissville, Hunters Point, Long Island City*, Sunnyside, Sunnyside Gardens, Woodside
   
   
3. East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, North Corona
   
   
4. Corona, Corona Heights, Elmhurst, Lefrak City, South Corona
   
   
5. Glendale, Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood
   
   
6. Forest Hills, Forest Hills Gardens, Rego Park
   
   
7. Auburndale*, Bay Terrace, Beechhurst, Clearview, College Point, Downtown Flushing, Flushing, Kissena Park, Malba, Murray Hill, Queensboro Hill, Waldheim, Whitestone
   
   
8. Briarwood, Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, Holliswood, Jamaica*, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica Hill, Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok, Utopia
   
   
9. Kew Gardens, Ozone Park*, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven
   
   
10. Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Old Howard Beach, Ozone Park*, South Ozone Park
    
    
11. Auburndale*, Bayside, Douglaston, Hollis Hills, Little Neck, Oakland Gardens
    
    
12. Hollis, Jamaica*, Jamaica Center, Rochdale, St. Albans, South Jamaica, North Springfield Gardens
    
    
13. Bellaire, Bellerose, Brookville, Cambria Heights, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, Laurelton, New Hyde Park, Queens Village, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens
    
    
14. Arverne, Bayswater, Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Edgemere, Far Rockaway, Hammels, Mott Creek, Neponsit, Rockaway Park, Roxbury, Seaside, Somerville, The Rockaways
    
    

Staten Island Community Districts

1. Arlington, Castleton Corners, Clifton, Elm Park, Fox Hills, Graniteville, Grymes Hill, Howland Hook, Livingston, Mariner's Harbor, New Brighton, Old Place, Park Hill, Port Ivory, Port Richmond, Randall Manor, Rosebank, Shore Acres, Silver Lake, Stapleton, St. George, Sunnyside, Tompkinsville, Ward Hill, West Brighton, West New Brighton, Westerleigh, Willowbrook*
   
   
2. Arrochar, Bloomfield, Bulls Head, Chelsea, Concord, Dongan Hills, Emerson Hill, Grant City, Grasmere, Heartland Village, Lighthouse Hill, Manor Heights, Midland Beach, New Dorp, New Dorp Beach, New Springville, Old Town, South Beach, Travis, Todt Hill, Willowbrook*
   
   
3. Annadale, Arden Heights, Bay Terrace, Butler Manor, Charleston, Eltingville, Great Kills, Greenridge, Huguenot, Oakwood, Pleasant Plains, Prince's Bay, Richmond Town, Richmond Valley, Rossville, Tottenville, Woodrow

* in more than one community district

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SOURCES:

• Population: US Census Bureau, 2000 Census
  
  
• Vital Statistics: Resident births and deaths prepared by NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, 2006
  
  
• Income Support: NYC Human Resources Administration, Medicaid Eligibility File, 2008
  
  
• Land Area: Total land area from the Department of City Planning's LION street and District base map files. (The numbers presented for land area may differ from those shown in previous years. This does not reflect an actual change in the land area of community districts or boroughs; it results from a standardization of the calculation of area from the DCP District files.)
  
  
• Land Use Tables: NYC Department of Finance's Real Property File, 2008 adjusted by the Department of City Planning for condominiums and parks. Condominiums, which have separate tax lots for each unit, are aggregated to a single tax lot per block in determining counts in the appropriate residential, commercial and mixed residential/commercial categories.
  
  
• Housing Characteristics: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 Census; New York City Department of Buildings
  
  
• Employment Characteristics (Occupation for the Employed Civilian Population, Industry of Total Workers by Place of Work): US Census Bureau, 2000 Census. For a full explanation of these characteristics, read the Technical Notes.
  
  
• Educational Resources (Schools and Community School Districts): New York State Department of Education based on addresses and enrollments as of October 2006
  
  
• Day Care and Senior Centers, Libraries, Cultural Institutions: from Selected Facilities & Program Sites in New York City (Release 2008.1) based on information from Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, FY 2007; Department for the Aging, 2007; Brooklyn Public Library, FY 2006; New York Public Library, FY 2006; Queens Borough Public Library, 2006; Department of Cultural Affairs, 2006.
  
  
• Selected Facilities: NYS Education Department, 2006-07 school year; Brooklyn Public Library, FY 2006; New York Public Library, FY 2006; Queens Borough Public Library, 2006; NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, 2007; NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, 2007; NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, 2007; National Park Service, 2007; NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, FY 2006; NYC Fire Department, 2007; NYC Police Department, 2007; NYC Department of Correction, 2007; NYC Department of Juvenile Justice, 2007; NYS Office of Children and Family Services, 2007; NYS Department of Correctional Services, 2007; NYC Office of the Criminal Justice Coordinator, 2007; NYS Department of Health, 2007; NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, 2008; NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, FY 2007; NYS Office of Mental Health, 2008; NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2007; NYC Administration for Children's Services, 2008; NYC Department for the Aging, 2007; NYC Department of Homeless Services, 2007; Food for Survival, 2007.

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