Brooklyn Community Board 5

Brooklyn Community Board 5 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East New York, Cypress Hills, Highland Park, New Lots, City Line, Spring Creek, and Starrett City. It is delimited by Van Sinderen Avenue on the west, the Queens Borough line on the north and on the east, as well as by the Gateway National Recreation Area, Louisiana and Stanley Avenue on the south.

Brooklyn Community District 5
Community District
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Neighborhoods	List East New York Cypress Hills Highland Park City Line New Lots Spring Creek Starrett City
Government
• Chairperson	Andre T. Mitchell
• District Manager	Melinda Perkins
Area
• Total	5.6 sq mi (15 km2)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	182,896
• Density	33,000/sq mi (13,000/km2)
Ethnicity
• African-American	52.1%
• Asian	4.6%
• Hispanic and Latino Americans	37.1%
• White	3.8%
• Others	2.4%
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	11207, 11208, and 11239
Area code	718, 347, 929, and 917
Police Precincts	75th (website)
Website	www.brooklyncb5.org
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Its current chairman is Andre T. Mitchell, and its district manager is Melinda Perkins.[3][4]

As of the United States Census, 2000, the Community Board has a population of 173,198, up from 161,350 in 1990 and 154,932 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 8,785 (5.1%) are White non Hispanic, 84,838 (49.0%) are African-American, 6,007 (3.5%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 733 (0.4%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 2,251 (1.3%) of some other race, 5,272 (3.0%) of two or more race, 65,312 (37.7%) of Hispanic origins.
46.6% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 32.2% in 2000. The land area is 3,612.7 acres (14.620 km²).