Manhattan Community Board 1
Manhattan Community District 1 | ||
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Neighborhoods list | ||
Government | ||
• Chairperson | Victoria Hillstrom | |
• District Manager | Lucian Reynolds | |
Area | ||
• Land | 1.5 sq mi (4 km2) | |
Population (2010) | ||
• Total | 60,978 | |
Ethnicity | ||
• Hispanic and Latino Americans | 7.9% | |
• African-American | 4.3% | |
• White | 66.9% | |
• Asian | 17.4% | |
• Others | 3.4% | |
Police Precinct | ||
New York City Council Districts | ||
Website | www1 | |
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The Manhattan Community Board 1 is a
Manhattan Community Board 1's current Chairperson is Tammy Meltzer and its staff includes: District Manager Zach Bommer, Director of Land Use and Planning Diana Switaj, Planning Consultant Michael Levine, Community Liaison Tamar Hovsepian and Community Coordinator Lucy Acevedo.[2]
The Manhattan Community Board 1 office is located at 1 Centre Street, Room 2202 North, New York, NY 10007.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1980 | 15,918 | — | |
1990 | 25,366 | 59.4% | |
2000 | 34,420 | 35.7% | |
2010 | 60,978 | 77.2% | |
2020 | 78,390 | 28.6% |
As of the
After
In 2013, Community Board 1 planning staff conducted a demographic analysis to document the district's increasing youth population.
On April 15, 2015, Manhattan Community District 1 conducted a follow-up study on the population increase and demographic changes in the area. The study utilized a compilation of built and expected new residential units in the area and multiplied by the average household size (1.94).[5] The residential units count was tabulated from 2012 to 2015 and beyond using various news media sources in addition to data from the Lower Manhattan Construction Command Center and the New York City Department of Transportation Construction Project list. Final residential unit counts may vary as they are continuously being updated. The results of the study showed that an estimated total of 8,466 additional residential units have been constructed or are planned for construction since 2012. Furthermore, based on the residential units tabulation, total population in Manhattan Community District 1 has steadily increased at an average rate of approximately 5% annually.
Demographic changes in Manhattan Community District 1 including the rapidly growing residential population and subsequent increase in children ages 0–18 have major implications for the area. In many cases, the development of community infrastructure has not matched the changing demographics. For instance, Community District 1 has severe
The land area is 955.6 acres, or 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2).[3]
References
- ^ "Manhattan Community District 1" (PDF). NYC Planning. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 21, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
- ^ "Manhattan Community Board 1: About Community Board 1". The City of New York. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Manhattan Community Board 1 Profile" (PDF). The City of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "Manhattan Community Board 1 Child Population Update" (PDF). Manhattan Community Board 1. April 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2010 Summary File 1. Esri forecasts for 2012 and 2017.