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Community Board

Manhattan Community Board #3
59 East 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-533-5300
Fax: 212-533-3659
Email: info@cb3manhattan.org
Web site: http://www.nyc.gov/manhattancb3
District Manager: Susan Stetzer

Elected Officials

Council District #1

Margaret Chin (Democrat)
165 Park Row
Suite #11
New York, NY 10038
Phone: 212-587-3159
Fax: 212-587-3138
Email: chin@council.nyc.gov
Web site: http://council.nyc.gov/d1/html/members/home.shtml

State Assembly District #65

Sheldon Silver
250 Broadway
Suite 2307
New York, NY 10007
Phone: 212-312-1420
Email: Speaker@assembly.state.ny.us
Web site: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=065

State Senate District #26

Daniel L. Squadron (Democrat)
401 Broadway
Suite 1901
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-298-5565
Fax: 212-431-7836
Email: squadron@senate.state.ny.us
Web site: http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/daniel-l-squadron

Congressional District #7

Nydia M. Velásquez (Democrat)
173 Avenue B
New York, NY 10009
Phone: 212-673-3997
Web site: http://velazquez.house.gov

Demographic Information

Manhattan Community Board #3
Population Characteristics - 2000
Number
Percent
Total Population 164,407 100
White 46,396 28.2
Black 11,633 7.1
Hispanic origin or descent 44,195 26.9
[Puerto Rican] [26,149] [15.9]
[Other Hispanic] [18,046] [11.0]
Asian & Pacific Islander 57,871 35.2
[Chinese] [50,621] [30.8]
[Asian Indian] [1,549] [0.9]
[Korean] [763] [0.5]
[Filipino] [538] [0.3]
American Indian 240 0.1
Other non-hispanic 4,072 2.5
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		 $21,345
$11,309		   Total
Number of High School Graduates
Number of College Graduates		 111,268
60,012
23,981
Language Spoken at Home - 1990

Speaks a Language Other Than English

Speaks Spanish

Speaks Asian or Pacific Islander

98,331

44,352

42,372

Local Information

 

Fire

Engine 9
75 Canal Street (Allen Street)

Police

Fifth Precinct
19 Elizabeth Street 10002
212-334-0711

Local Hospitals

Gouverneur Hospital
227 Madison Street 10002
212-238-7000

New York Downtown Hospital
170 William Street 10038
212-312-5000

Parks and Playgrounds

Columbus Park
Baxter, Mulberry, Bayard Streets

P.S. 1 Playground - Alfred Smith Houses
Madison, Catherine, Oliver Streets

Alfred E. Smith Park
Catherine Slip, Madison, South Streets

Sophie Irene Loeb Playground
Henry, Market Streets, East Broadway

Post Office

Chinatown Station
6 Doyers Street 10013
212-267-3510

Knickerbocker Station
128 East Broadway 10002
212-227-0089

Schools: District 2

P.S. 1 Alfred E. Smith School
P.S. 2 Meyer London School
P.S. 42 Benjamin Altman School
P.S. 124 Yung Wing School
P.S./I.S. 126 Jacob August Riis School
P.S. 130 Hernando DeSoto School
P.S. 134 Henrietta Szold School
P.S. 184M Shuang Wen School
I.S. 131
Millennium High School
Murry Bergtraum High School
Pace High School

Other schools in District 2

Alternative Programs in Manhattan
Charter Schools in Manhattan
Special Education Programs in Manhattan

School and Zone Finder Mapping System

Private/Parochial

St. James School (Pre K-8)
37 St. James Place 10038
212-267-9289

St. Joseph School (Pre K-8)
One Monroe Street 10002
212-233-5152

St. Patrick Old Cathedral School (Pre K-8)
233 Mott Street 10012
212-226-3984

Transfiguration School (1-8)
29 Mott Street 10013
212-962-5265

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

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