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Community Board

Bronx Community Board #9
1967 Turnbull Avenue
Bronx, NY 10473
Phone: 718-823-3034
Fax: 718-823-6461
Email: bxbrd09@optonline.net
Web site: http://www.bronxmall.com/commboards/cd9.html
District Manager: Francisco M. Gonzalez

Elected Officials

Council District #18

Annabel Palma (Democrat)
1041 Castle Hill Avenue
Bronx, NY 10472
Phone: 718-792-1140
Fax: 718-931-0235
Email: palma@council.nyc.ny.us
Web site: http://council.nyc.gov/d18/html/members/home.shtml

State Senate District #32

Ruben Diaz, Sr. (Democrat)
900 Rogers Place
Bronx, NY 10459
Phone: 718-991-3161
Fax: 718-991-0309
Email: diaz@senate.state.ny.us
Web site: http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/ruben-diaz

Congressional District #7

Joseph Crowley (Democrat)
2800 Bruckner Blvd
Suite 301
Bronx, NY 10465
Phone: 718-931-1400
Web site: http://crowley.house.gov/

State Assembly District #76

Peter M. Rivera
1973 Westchester Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462
Phone: 718-931-2620
Email: RiveraP@assembly.state.ny.us
Web site: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=076

Demographic Information

Bronx Community Board #9
Population Characteristics - 2000
Number
Percent
Total Population 167,859 100
White 7,065 4.2
Black 55,750 33.2
Hispanic origin or descent 92,734 55.2
[Puerto Rican] [57,199] [34.0]
[Other Hispanic] [35,535] [21.2]
Asian & Pacific Islander 6,151 3.7
[Chinese] [1,257] [0.7]
[Asian Indian] [3,484] [2.1]
[Korean] [114] [0.1]
[Filipino] [289] [0.2]
American Indian 538 0.3
Other non-hispanic 5,621 3.4
Groups between brackets [ ] signify a subset of the main group above.
Income Statistics - 1990
  
Persons 25 Years of Age and Older - 1990
Median Family Income
Per Capita Income		 $27,550
$10,655		   Total
Number of High School Graduates
Number of College Graduates

102,117
60,478
10,337
Language Spoken at Home - 1990

Speaks a Language Other Than English

Speaks Spanish

Speaks Asian or Pacific Islander

83,805

74,272

2,893

Local Information

Fire

Ladder 47
1214 Castle Hill Avenue (Ellis Avenue) 10462

Engine 96
1689 Story Avenue (Croes Avenue) 10473

Police

43rd Precinct
900 Fteley Avenue 10473
718-542-0888

Local Hospitals

Westchester Square Medical Center
2475 St. Raymond Avenue 10461
718-430-7300

Parks and Playgrounds

Randall Playground
Randall, Castle Hill, Olmstead Avenues

P.O. Serrano Playground
Olmstead, Turnbull, Castle Hill Avenues

Haviland Playground
Pugsley, Haviland, Watson Avenues

Castle Hill Park
Olmstead, Barrett, Zerega Avenues, Hart Street

Blackrock Playground
Pugsley, Blackrock, Watson Avenues

Post Office

Castle Hill Station
1163 Castle Hill Avenue 10462
718-823-5740

More neighborhood information available at gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap

Schools: District 8

P.S. 36 Unionport School
P.S. 138 Samuel Randall School

Other schools in District 8

Alternative Programs in the Bronx
Charter Schools in the Bronx
Special Education Programs in the Bronx

School and Zone Finder Mapping System

Private/Parochial

Holy Family School (Pre K-8)
2169 Blackrock Avenue 10472
718-863-7280

Jewish Schools in the Bronx - The Lookstein Center
Parochial Schools in the Bronx - Archdiocese of New York
Private Schools in the Bronx - New York State Association of Independent Schools

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