Brooklyn Community District 8 | |
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: | 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 |
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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.