Bronx Community District 7 | |
Settlement Type: | Community District |
Pushpin Map: | USA New York City#USA New York#USA |
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: | list |
P1: | Bedford Park |
P2: | Fordham North |
P3: | Jerome Park |
P4: | Parts of Kingsbridge Heights |
P5: | Norwood |
P6: | Parts of University Heights |
Leader Title: | Chair |
Leader Name: | Yajaira Arias |
Leader Title1: | District Manager |
Leader Name1: | Karla Cabrera Carrera |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.9 |
Dimensions Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 141411 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | Ethnicity |
Demographics2 Title1: | Hispanic |
Demographics2 Info1: | 59.2% |
Demographics2 Title2: | African-American |
Demographics2 Info2: | 20% |
Demographics2 Title3: | White |
Demographics2 Info3: | 10.7% |
Demographics2 Title4: | Asian |
Demographics2 Info4: | 6.4% |
Demographics2 Title5: | American Indian or Alaska Native |
Demographics2 Info5: | 0.3% |
Demographics2 Title6: | Others |
Demographics2 Info6: | 0.8% |
Blank Name Sec1: | Police Precinct |
Blank Info Sec1: | 52nd |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Commanding Officer |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Deputy Inspector Thomas Alps |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 10453, 10458, 10463, 10467, 10468 |
Area Code Type: | Area codes |
Area Code: | 718, 347, 646, 917 |
Footnotes: | [2] |
Bronx Community Board 7 the governing body of Bronx Community District 7, a local government unit of the city of New York. The Community District encompasses the neighborhoods of Bedford Park, Fordham, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights, Norwood, and University Heights. It is delimited by the New York-New Haven Railroad, Webster Avenue, East Fordham Road, Jerome Avenue, and West 183rd Street to the east, Jerome Avenue, West Gun Hill Road, Goulden Avenue, Kingsbridge Road, West 225th Street, and the Harlem River to the west, West Gun Hill Road, Jerome Avenue, Bainbridge Avenue, and East 211th Street to the north and Hall of Fame Terrace to the south.
The Chairperson of each Community Board is a member of a board known as the Borough Board. Each New York City Borough has its own Board, composed of the Board's Borough President, all of the New York City Council members from that Borough, and all of the Community Board Chairpersons. These Borough Boards are responsible for:
Yajaira Arias | 2022 | 2023 | |
Barbara Stronczer | 2021 | 2022 | |
Emmanuel Martinez | 2019 | 2021 | |
Jean Hill | 2018 | 2019 | |
Adaline Walker Santiago | 2010 | 2017 | |
Gregory W. Faulkner | 2007 | 2010 | |
Paul Foster | 2002 | 2007 | |
Nora Feury | 1990 | 2002 |
As of the United States 2000 Census, the Community District has a population of 141,411, up from 128,588 in 1990 and 116,825 in 1980.Of them, 83,750 (59.2%) are of Hispanic origin, 28,277 (20%) are Black, non-Hispanic, 15,164 (10.7%) are White, non-Hispanic, 9,114 (6.4%) are Asian or Pacific Islander, 383 (0.3%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 1,080 (0.8%) are some other race (non-Hispanic), and 3,643 (2.6%) of two or more races (non-Hispanic).