Brooklyn Community Board 8 Explained

Brooklyn Community District 8
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:Brooklyn
Parts Type:Neighborhoods
Parts:List
P1:Crown Heights
P2:Prospect Heights
Leader Title:Chairperson
Leader Name:Irsa Weatherspoon
Leader Title1:District Manager
Leader Name1:Michelle George
Unit Pref:US
Area Total Sq Mi:1.6
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:96,317
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Note:[1]
Demographics Type2:Ethnicity
Demographics2 Title1:African-American
Demographics2 Info1:58.1%
Demographics2 Title2:White
Demographics2 Info2:21.6%
Demographics2 Title3:Hispanic and Latino Americans (of any race)
Demographics2 Info3:12.6%
Demographics2 Title4:Asian
Demographics2 Info4:3.9%
Demographics2 Title5:Others
Demographics2 Info5:3.4%
Blank Name Sec1:Police Precincts
Blank Info Sec1:
  • 77th
  • 78th
Timezone1:Eastern
Utc Offset1:−5
Timezone1 Dst:EDT
Utc Offset1 Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:11213, 11216, 11233, 11238, and 11225
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:718, 347, 929, and 917
Footnotes:[2]

Brooklyn Community Board 8 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Weeksville. It is delimited by Flatbush Avenue on the west, Atlantic Avenue on the north, Ralph Avenue on the east, and Eastern Parkway on the south.

Its current Chairperson is Irsa Weatherspoon, Robert Matthews is Chair Emeritus, and its District Manager is Michelle George.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brooklyn Community District 8 . 23 March 2020.
  2. Web site: NYC Planning Community Profiles. communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. 23 March 2020.