Bronx Community Board 4 Explained

Official Name:Bronx Community District 4
Other Name:Bronx Community Board 4
Settlement Type:Community District
Mapsize:200px
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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:Concourse
P2:Highbridge
P3:Mount Eden, Bronx
Government Type:Community board
Governing Body:Bronx Community Board 4
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Kathleen Saunders
Leader Title1:District Manager
Leader Name1:Paul A. Philips
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:2.0
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:146,441
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Demographics Type2:Ethnicity
Demographics2 Title1:Hispanic and Latino Americans
Demographics2 Info1:58.4%
Demographics2 Title2:African-American
Demographics2 Info2:36.1%
Demographics2 Title3:White
Demographics2 Info3:1.4%
Demographics2 Title4:Asian
Demographics2 Info4:1.4%
Demographics2 Title5:Others
Demographics2 Info5:0.6%
Demographics2 Title6:American Indian or Alaska Native
Demographics2 Info6:0.4%
Timezone1:Eastern
Utc Offset1:−5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:10451, 10452, and 10456
Area Code Type:Area codes
Area Codes:718, 347, and 929, and 917
Blank Name Sec1:Police Precincts
Blank Info Sec1:44th
Footnotes:[1] [2]

Bronx Community Board 4 is a local government unit of the City of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Mount Eden, Highbridge and Concourse. It is delimited by Webster Avenue and Park Avenue to the east, Washington Bridge and the Cross Bronx Expressway to the north, the Harlem River to the west, and East 149th Street to the south.

Community board staff and membership

The current chairperson of the Bronx Community board 4 is Robert Garméndiz.

The City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members.[3] The council members and their council districts are:[4]

Demographics

As of the United States 2010 Census, the Community Board has a population of 146,441, up from 119,962 in 1990 and 114,309 in 1980.Of them, 81,505 (58.4%) are of Hispanic origin, 50,416 (36.1%) are Black, non-Hispanic, 2,020 (1.4%) are White, non-Hispanic, 1,984 (1.4%) are Asian or Pacific Islander, 489 (0.4%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 777 (0.6%) are some other race (non-Hispanic), and 2,372 (1.7%) of two or more races (non-Hispanic).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NYC Planning Community Profiles. communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. March 25, 2018.
  2. Web site: bx04_profile.pdf. docs.google.com. NYC Department of Planning. March 25, 2018. en.
  3. [New York City Charter]
  4. Web site: Council Members & Districts. New York City Council. 11 April 2018.