Queens Community Board 2
Queens Community District 2
Queens Community Board 2 | |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City |  New York City |
| Borough |  Queens |
| Neighborhoods | list
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| Government | |
| • Type | Community board |
| • Body | Queens Community Board 2 |
| • Chairperson | Lisa Deller |
| • District Manager | Debra Markell Kleinert |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.0 sq mi (13 km2) |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 139,088 |
| • Density | 28,000/sq mi (11,000/km2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • African-American | 1.3% |
| • Asian | 35.2% |
| • Hispanic and Latino Americans | 33.2% |
| • White | 28.1% |
| • Others | 2.3% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 11101, 11104, 11377 and 11378 |
| Area codes | 718, 347, and 929, and 917 |
| Police Precincts | 108th (website) |
| Website | www1 |
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The Queens Community Board 2 is a local advisory group in New York City, encompassing the neighborhoods of Hunters Point, Long Island City, Sunnyside, and Woodside, in the borough of Queens. It is delimited by the East River on the west; Bridge Plaza North, the Long Island Rail Road and Northern Boulevard on the north; New York Connecting Railroad on the east; and Newtown Creek on the south.
Its current chairperson is Lisa Deller; the District manager is Debra Markell-Kleinert.[3] Board meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month, and cabinet meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday.[4]
Demographics[]
As of the United States Census, 2000, the Community Board had a population of 109,920, up from 94,845 in 1990 and 88,930 in 1980.
Of these (as of 2000), 33,877 (30.8%) were non-Hispanic White, 2,158 (2.0%) were African-American, 29,380 (26.7%) were Asian or Pacific Islander, 184 (0.2%) were American Indian or Native Alaskan, 550 (0.5%) were of some other race, 3,732 (3.4%) were non-Hispanic of two or more races, and 40,039 (36.4%) were of Hispanic origins.
Geography[]
The land area is 5.0 square miles (13 km2).
References[]
- ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "Queens Community District 2 profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. NYC Department of Planning. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "CAU - Queens Boards". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
- ^ Queens Community Boards, New York City. Accessed September 3, 2007.
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