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Community Information
Community Board
Manhattan Community Board #6
866 United Nations Plaza
Suite 308
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-319-3750
Fax: 212-319-3772
Email: mn06@cb.nyc.gov
Web site: http://www.nyc.gov/html/mancb6/html/home/home.shtml
District Manager: Toni Carlina
Elected Officials
Council District #2
Rosie Mendez (Democrat)
237 First Ave
Suite 504
New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-677-1077
Fax: 212-677-1990
Email: rmendez@council.nyc.gov
Web site: http://council.nyc.gov/d2/html/members/home.shtml
State Senate District #26
Liz Krueger (Democrat)
211 East 43rd Street
Suite 1300
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-490-9535
Fax: 212-490-2151
Email: lkrueger@senate.state.ny.us
Web site: http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/liz-krueger
Congressional District #14
Carolyn B. Maloney (Democrat)
1651 Third Avenue
Suite 311
New York, NY 10128
Phone: 212-860-0606
Fax: 212-860-0704
Web site: http://maloney.house.gov/
State Assembly District #75
Richard N. Gottfried
242 West 27th Street
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-807-7900
Email: GottfrR@assembly.state.ny.us
Web site: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=075
Demographic Information
|
Population Characteristics - 2000
|
Number
|
Percent
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 136,152 | 100 |
| White | 103,884 | 76.3 |
| Black | 5,241 | 3.8 |
| Hispanic origin or descent | 9,576 | 7.0 |
| [Puerto Rican] | [3,545] | [2.6] |
| [Other Hispanic] | [6,031] | [4.4] |
| Asian & Pacific Islander | 14,458 | 10.6 |
| [Chinese] | [4,059] | [3.0] |
| [Asian Indian] | [2,645] | [1.9] |
| [Korean] | [1,563] | [1.2] |
| [Filipino] | [2,197] | [1.6] |
| American Indian | 123 | 0.1 |
| Other non-hispanic | 2,870 | 2.2 |
| 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 |
$75,250 $45,110 |
Total Number of High School Graduates Number of College Graduates |
114,253 105,845 67,397 |
|
|
Language Spoken at Home - 1990
|
|
|---|---|
|
Speaks a Language Other Than English Speaks Spanish Speaks Asian or Pacific Islander |
31,447 8,607 7,377 |
Local Information
Fire
Engine 16, Ladder 7
234 East 29th Street 10016
Police
17th Precinct
167 East 51st Street 10022
212-826-3211
Local Hospitals
Bellvue Hospital Center
446 First Avenue 10016
212-562-4141
NYU Medical Center
560 First Avenue 10016
212-263-7300
Parks and Playgrounds
Saint Vartans Park
First-Second Avenues, East 35th-36th Streets
Playground
East 29th Street, Second Avenue
Post Office
Murray Hill Station
115 East 34th Street 10016
212-689-1124
Schools: District 2
P.S. 116 Mary Lindley Murray School
Norman Thomas High School
Alternative Programs in Manhattan
Charter Schools in Manhattan
Special Education Programs in Manhattan
School and Zone Finder Mapping System
Private/Parochial
The Churchill School and Center
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
Colleges
NYU College of Medicine
560 First Avenue 10016
212-998-1212

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