Brooklyn Community Board 9

Brooklyn Community Board 9 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Wingate. It is delimited by Ocean Avenue and Flatbush Avenue on the west, Eastern Parkway on the north, Rochester, East New York and Utica Avenues on the east, as well as by Clarkson Avenue on the south.

Brooklyn Community District 9
Community District
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
BoroughBrooklyn
Neighborhoods
List
Government
 • ChairpersonPatricia Baker
Area
 • Total1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total98,429
 • Density62,000/sq mi (24,000/km2)
 [1]
Ethnicity
 • African-American65.3%
 • White21.6%
 • Hispanic and Latino (of any race)8.9%
 • Asian1.9%
 • Others2.5%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
11213, 11216, 11233, 11238, and 11225
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Police Precincts
Websitewww.communitybrd9bklyn.org
[2]

Its former acting chairperson was Laura Imperiale, and district manager Pearl R. Miles.[3] Miles was accused of "doing things without involving the community," per another community leader.[4]

As of the 2000 US Census, the Community Board oversaw a population of 104,014, down from 110,715 in 1990 but up from 96,667 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 79,466 (76.4%) are African-American, 11,733 (11.3%) are White non Hispanic, 8,581 (8.2%) of Hispanic origins, 2,416 (2.3%) of two or more race, 819 (0.8%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 816 (0.8%) of some other race, and 183 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alaskan,. 36.4% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 20.8% in 2000. The land area is 1,002.7 acres (4.058 km2).

References
  1. "Brooklyn Community District 9" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. "About Us". Brooklyn Community Board 9. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  4. De La Hoz, Felipe (May 5, 2015). "Gentrification: This Brooklyn Activist Is Making Life Hell for Her Community Board".


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