Bronx Community Board 1 Explained

Official Name:Bronx Community District 1
Other Name:Bronx Community Board 1
Settlement Type:Community District
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New York City
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2: New York City
Subdivision Type3:Borough
Subdivision Name3: The Bronx
Parts Type:Neighborhoods
Parts Style:list
Parts:list
P1:Mott Haven
P2:Melrose
P3:Port Morris
Government Type:Community board
Governing Body:Bronx Community Board 1
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Arline Parks
Leader Title1:District Manager
Leader Name1:Anthony R. Jordan
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:2.2
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:91,497
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Demographics Type2:Ethnicity
Demographics2 Title1:Hispanic and Latino Americans
Demographics2 Info1:68.5%
Demographics2 Title2:African-American
Demographics2 Info2:27.9%
Demographics2 Title3:White
Demographics2 Info3:1.7%
Demographics2 Title4:Asian
Demographics2 Info4:0.8%
Demographics2 Title5:Others
Demographics2 Info5:1.1%
Timezone1:Eastern
Utc Offset1:−5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:10451, 10454, 10455, and 10456
Area Code Type:Area codes
Area Codes:718, 347, and 929, and 917
Blank Name Sec1:Police Precincts
Blank Info Sec1:40th
Footnotes:[1]

Bronx Community Board 1 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Melrose, and Port Morris in the borough of the Bronx. It is delimited by the East River, East 149th Street, and Prospect Avenue on the east, East 161st Street (from Prospect Avenue to Third Avenue), East 159th Street (from Third Avenue to Park Avenue), and East 149th Street (from Park Avenue to the Harlem River) on the north, and the Harlem River and Bronx Kill on the west and south.

Community board staff and membership

The current chairman of the Bronx Community board 1 is George Rodriguez, and its district manager is Cedric Loftin.

The City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members.[2] The council members and their council districts are:[3]

Demographics

As of the United States 2010 Census, the Community Board has a population of 91,497, up from 82,159 in 2000 and 77,214 in 1990.Of them, 64,887 (70.9%) are of Hispanic origin, 23,680 (25.9%) are Black, non-Hispanic, 1,428 (1.6%) White, non-Hispanic, 542 (0.6%) are Asian or Pacific Islander, 177 (0.2%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 216 (0.2%) are some other race (non-Hispanic), and 567 (0.6%) of two or more races (non-Hispanic).

References

  1. Web site: NYC Planning Community Profiles. communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. 23 March 2018.
  2. [New York City Charter]
  3. Web site: Elected Officials - Bronx CB 1. www1.nyc.gov. 11 April 2018.