Brooklyn Community Board 9

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Brooklyn Community District 9
Brooklyn
Neighborhoods
Government
 • ChairpersonPatricia Baker
Area
 • Total1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total98,429
 • Density62,000/sq mi (24,000/km2)
 
Police
Precincts
Websitewww.communitybrd9bklyn.org
[2]

Brooklyn Community Board 9 is a

Eastern Parkway
on the north, Rochester, East New York and Utica Avenues on the east, as well as by Clarkson Avenue on the south.

Its former acting chairperson was Laura Imperiale, and district manager Pearl R. Miles.[3] Miles was accused of "doing things without involving the community," per another community leader.[4]

As of the

2000 US Census
, the Community Board oversaw a population of 104,014, down from 110,715 in 1990 but up from 96,667 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 79,466 (76.4%) are
African-American
, 11,733 (11.3%) are White non Hispanic, 8,581 (8.2%) of Hispanic origins, 2,416 (2.3%) of two or more race, 819 (0.8%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 816 (0.8%) of some other race, and 183 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alaskan,. 36.4% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 20.8% in 2000. The land area is 1,002.7 acres (4.058 km2).

References

  1. ^ "Brooklyn Community District 9" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  2. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ^ "About Us". Brooklyn Community Board 9. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  4. ^ De La Hoz, Felipe (May 5, 2015). "Gentrification: This Brooklyn Activist Is Making Life Hell for Her Community Board". Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

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