Manhattan Community Board 8

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Manhattan Community District 8
New York City - Manhattan - Community Board 8 crop.png
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Manhattan
Neighborhoods
Government
 • ChairpersonRussell Squire
 • District ManagerWill Brightbill
Area
 • Land2 sq mi (5 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total219,920
Ethnicity
 • Hispanic9.7%
 • African-American2.3%
 • White75.3%
 • Asian10.2%
 • Others2.5%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
10021, 10028, 10044, 10065, 10075, and 10128
Area code212, 646, and 332, and 917
Police Precinct19th (website)
Websitewww.cb8m.com
[1] [2] [3]

The Manhattan Community Board 8 is a New York City community board encompassing the Upper East Side, including the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by the East River on the east, 59th Street on the south, Central Park on the west and 96th Street on the north.

Its current Chair is Russell Squire and its District Manager is Will Brightbill.[4]

Demographics[]

As of 2000, the Community Board had a population of 217,063, up from 210,880 in 1990 and 204,305 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 179,355 (82.6%) were White non-Hispanic, 6,907 (3.2%) were African-American, 13,778 (6.3%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 126 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 618 (0.3%) of some other race, 3,952 (1.5%) of two or more races, 3,253 (6.0%) of Hispanic origins. 4.8% of the population benefitted from public assistance as of 2009, up from 2.8% in 2000.[5]

The land area is 1,267 acres, or 2 square miles (5.2 km2).[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "NYC Community District Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "mn08_profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  3. ^ "Manhattan Boards". Retrieved October 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "Board Members - New York, Manhattan, and Roosevelt Island".
  5. ^ a b "Manhattan Community Board 8 Profile" (PDF). The City of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.

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