Summary
Brooklyn Community Board 17 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Remsen Village, Farragut, Rugby, Erasmus and Ditmas Village.[3] The District is delimited by East 32nd Street, Glenwood Road, Nostrand Avenue, Foster Avenue, and Bedford Avenue on the west, Clarkson Avenue, Utica Avenue, and East New York Avenue on the north, East 98th Street on the east, as well as by the Long Island Rail Road on the south.
Brooklyn Community District 17 | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Rodrick Daley |
| • District Manager | Sherif Fraser |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.4 sq mi (9 km2) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 155,252 |
| • Density | 46,000/sq mi (18,000/km2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • African-American | 84.0% |
| • Asian | 1.0% |
| • Hispanic and Latino Americans | 7.0% |
| • White | 3.0% |
| • Others | 3.0% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 11203, 11210,11212, 11213, 11226 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| Police Precincts | 67th (website) |
| Website | cbbrooklyn |
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The board's current chairman is Rodrick Daley, and the District Manager is Sherif Fraser.
As of the United States Census, 2020, District 17 has a population of 133,144, down from 165,753 in 2000 and 161,261 in 1990.
Of them (as of 2020), 84.0% are African-American, 3.0% are White non Hispanic, 1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.5% of some other race, 3% of two or more races,(7.0%) of Hispanic origins.
Approximately 50% of the population is foreign-born.
The land area is 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2).
References edit
- ^ "Brooklyn Community District 17" (PDF). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ Brooklyn Community Boards Archived 2007-12-21 at the Wayback Machine, New York City. Accessed December 31, 2007.
External links edit
- Profile of the Community Board (PDF)
- Brooklyn neighborhood map
- https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3604010-nyc-brooklyn-community-district-17-east-flatbush-farragut-rugby-puma-ny/