Brooklyn Community Board 16
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Brooklyn Community Board 16 is a local governmental body in the New York City
borough
of Brooklyn
that encompasses the neighborhoods of Brownsville
and Bedford-Stuyvesant/Ocean Hill
. It is delimited by East 98th street, East New York Avenue, Ralph Avenue, Atlantic Avenue
and Saratoga Avenue on the west, Broadway
on the north, Van Sinderen Avenue on the east, as well as by the Long Island Rail Road
on the south.
Its current Chairperson is Hazel A. Younger, and its District Manager Viola D. Greene-Walker. The Community Board #16's Office is located at 444 Thomas S. Boyland Street.
On a daily basis, the District Office staff monitors all complaints from community residents and works with the Mayor's Office, Borough President's Office, and City agencies to resolve local complaints; i.e., potholes, street light outages, water leaks, refuse collection, housing, heat and hot water complaints, demolition and seal-up of abandoned buildings, pest control, lot cleaning, human resources, and youth programs. The staff also follows-up on the business of the Board and its committees.
The District Manager convenes a District Service Cabinet composed of all local service agency chiefs within the confines of Community District #16. The Cabinet members interface with each other on specific projects in the district and follow up on individual complaints of the community. The Cabinet members provide invaluable assistance to the District Manager as it relates to the delivery of City services to the residents of Community District #16.
As of the United States Census, 2000
, the Community Board has a population of 85,343, up from 84,923 in 1990 and 73,802 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 589 (0.7%) are White non Hispanic, 66,712 (78.2%) are African-American , 542 (0.6%) Asian
or Pacific Islander, 228 (0.3%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 191 (0.2%) of some other race, 1,701 (2.0%) of two or more race, 15,380 (18.0%) of Hispanic origins. 49.56% of the population benefit from public assistance as of October 2005, including 25.09% who receive Medicaid only.
The land area is 1230.6 acres (5 km²).
New York City
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borough
Borough (New York City)
New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
that encompasses the neighborhoods of Brownsville
Brownsville, Brooklyn
Brownsville is a residential neighborhood located in eastern Brooklyn, New York City.The total land area is one square mile, and the ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11212....
and Bedford-Stuyvesant/Ocean Hill
Ocean Hill, Brooklyn
Ocean Hill is a subsection of Bedford-Stuyvesant in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Founded in 1890, the neighborhood is part of Brooklyn Community Board 3 and Brooklyn Community Board 16. The ZIP code for the neighborhood is 11233...
. It is delimited by East 98th street, East New York Avenue, Ralph Avenue, Atlantic Avenue
Atlantic Avenue (New York City)
Atlantic Avenue is an important street in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. It stretches from the Brooklyn waterfront on the East River all the way to Jamaica, Queens...
and Saratoga Avenue on the west, Broadway
Broadway (Brooklyn)
Broadway is an avenue in the New York City borough of Brooklyn that extends from the East River in the neighborhood of Williamsburg in a southeasterly direction to East New York for a length of 4.32 miles . It was named for Broadway in Manhattan. The East New York terminus is a complicated...
on the north, Van Sinderen Avenue on the east, as well as by the Long Island Rail Road
Long Island Rail Road
The Long Island Rail Road or LIRR is a commuter rail system serving the length of Long Island, New York. It is the busiest commuter railroad in North America, serving about 81.5 million passengers each year. Established in 1834 and having operated continuously since then, it is the oldest US...
on the south.
Its current Chairperson is Hazel A. Younger, and its District Manager Viola D. Greene-Walker. The Community Board #16's Office is located at 444 Thomas S. Boyland Street.
On a daily basis, the District Office staff monitors all complaints from community residents and works with the Mayor's Office, Borough President's Office, and City agencies to resolve local complaints; i.e., potholes, street light outages, water leaks, refuse collection, housing, heat and hot water complaints, demolition and seal-up of abandoned buildings, pest control, lot cleaning, human resources, and youth programs. The staff also follows-up on the business of the Board and its committees.
The District Manager convenes a District Service Cabinet composed of all local service agency chiefs within the confines of Community District #16. The Cabinet members interface with each other on specific projects in the district and follow up on individual complaints of the community. The Cabinet members provide invaluable assistance to the District Manager as it relates to the delivery of City services to the residents of Community District #16.
As of the United States Census, 2000
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the Community Board has a population of 85,343, up from 84,923 in 1990 and 73,802 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 589 (0.7%) are White non Hispanic, 66,712 (78.2%) are African-American , 542 (0.6%) Asian
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
or Pacific Islander, 228 (0.3%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 191 (0.2%) of some other race, 1,701 (2.0%) of two or more race, 15,380 (18.0%) of Hispanic origins. 49.56% of the population benefit from public assistance as of October 2005, including 25.09% who receive Medicaid only.
The land area is 1230.6 acres (5 km²).