Manhattan Community Board 8
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The Manhattan Community Board 8 is a local government unit of the city of New York
, encompassing the neighborhood of Upper East Side
, 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 chairman is David G. Liston, and its district manager Elizabeth McKee.
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 race, 3,253 (6.0%) of Hispanic origins. 4.8% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2009, up from 2.8% in 2000.
The land area is 1,267 acres, or 2 square miles (5.2 km²).
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, encompassing the neighborhood of Upper East Side
Upper East Side
The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, between Central Park and the East River. The Upper East Side lies within an area bounded by 59th Street to 96th Street, and the East River to Fifth Avenue-Central Park...
, Lenox Hill
Lenox Hill
Lenox Hill is a neighborhood on Manhattan's Upper East Side. It forms the lower section of the Upper East Side, closest to Midtown. While it is agreed that the neighborhood ranges from 72nd Street to 59th Street, its eastern border is disputed, though The Encyclopedia of New York City cites Fifth...
, Yorkville
Yorkville, Manhattan
Yorkville is a neighborhood in the greater Upper East Side, in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City. Yorkville's boundaries include: the East River on the east, 96th Street on the north, Third Avenue on the west and 72nd Street to the south. However, its southern boundary is a subject of...
, and Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island
Roosevelt Island, known as Welfare Island from 1921 to 1973, and before that Blackwell's Island, is a narrow island in the East River of New York City. It lies between the island of Manhattan to its west and the borough of Queens to its east...
in the borough of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. It is delimited by the East River
East River
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland...
on the east, 59th Street on the south, Central Park
Central Park
Central Park is a public park in the center of Manhattan in New York City, United States. The park initially opened in 1857, on of city-owned land. In 1858, Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux won a design competition to improve and expand the park with a plan they entitled the Greensward Plan...
on the west and 96th Street on the north.
Its current chairman is David G. Liston, and its district manager Elizabeth McKee.
Demographics
As of 2000, the Community Board has 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%) are White non Hispanic, 6,907 (3.2%) are African-American, 13,778 (6.3%) AsianAsian 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, 126 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 618 (0.3%) of some other race, 3,952 (1.5%) of two or more race, 3,253 (6.0%) of Hispanic origins. 4.8% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2009, up from 2.8% in 2000.
The land area is 1,267 acres, or 2 square miles (5.2 km²).