Manhattan Community Board 5

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Manhattan Community District 5
Neighborhoods
list
Government
 • ChairpersonVikki Barbero
 • District ManagerMarisa Maack
Area
 • Land1.6 sq mi (4 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total51,673
Ethnicity
 • Hispanic and Latino Americans15.5%
 • African-American5.2%
 • White59.1%
 • Asian17.2%
 • Others3.0%
Police
Precinct
Websitewww.cb5.org,
[1] [2]

Manhattan Community Board 5 is a

Irving Place
.

Within the area under the Board's responsibility are all or part of the

Madison Square Park Conservancy, Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership, and Union Square Partnership.[4]

Within its boundaries are the neighborhoods of

Midtown
,

Demographics

As of the 2010 Census, the Community Board's area has a population of 51,000, up from 44,000 in the 2000 Census (+17%). With a land area of 1.6 square miles, the District has a population density of 32,296 persons per square mile.[6]

According to the American Community Survey, 59.1% are White (down from 72.3% in 2000), 5.2% are African-American (up from 4.4%), 17.2% are Asian or Pacific Islander (up from 14%), 15.5% are Hispanic (up from 6.7%), and 3% are another group. [6]

A total of 30.8% of the area's population is foreign born.[6]

The land area under the Board's purview is 1,046.4 acres, or 1.64 square miles (4.23 km2).

Built environment

Zoning

The majority of Manhattan 5's zoning by land area is Commercial (82.57%), followed by Manufacturing zoning (14.22%). Residences and Parks comprise 1.6% each.[6]

Community assets

Manhattan 5 has 13 public schools, 7 public libraries, 23 hospitals and clinics, and 3 parks:[6] Bryant Park, Madison Square Park, and Union Square Park.

References

Notes

  1. ^ "NYC Community District Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "mn05_profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Historic Districts" Archived 2010-12-25 at the Wayback Machine on the Community Board 5 website
  4. ^ "BIDs" on the Community Board 5 website
  5. ^ Community Health Profiles 2015 - Manhattan Community District 5. "Manhattan Community District 5: MIDTOWN (Including Flatiron, Herald Square, Midtown, Midtown South, Times Square and Union Square)"
  6. ^ a b c d e f NYC Planning - Community District Profiles - Manhattan Community District 5. "Flatiron, Gramercy Park, Herald Square, Midtown, Midtown South, Murray Hill, Times Square, Union Square (Neighborhoods may be in multiple districts. Neighborhood names and boundaries are not officially designated.)"
  7. ^ Neighborhood Tabulation Areas* within Manhattan Community District 5
  8. ^ See Manhattan Community Board 5 map (retrieved 2006)

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