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Community Board

Manhattan Community Board #8
505 Park Avenue
Suite #620
New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212-758-4340
Fax: 212-758-4616
Email: info@cb8m.org
Web site: http://www.cb8m.com/
District Manager: Latha Thompson

Elected Officials

Council District #5

Jessica S. Lappin (Democrat)
330 East 63rd Street
Suite 1K
New York, NY 10065
Phone: 212-980-1808
Fax: 212-980-1828
Email: lappin@council.nyc.gov
Web site: http://council.nyc.gov/d5/html/members/home.shtml

State Senate District #28

José M. Serrano (Democrat)
157 East 104th Street
Ground Floor
New York, NY 10029
Phone: 212-828-5829
Fax: 212-828-2420
Email: serrano@senate.state.ny.us
Web site: http://www.nysenate.gov/senator/jose-m-serrano

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 #65

Micah Kellner
315 East 65th St.
New York, NY 10065
Phone: 212-860-4906
Fax: 917-432-2983
Email: KellnerM@assembly.state.ny.us
Web site: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=065

Demographic Information

Manhattan Community Board #8
Population Characteristics - 2000
Number
Percent
Total Population 217,063 100
White 179,355 82.6
Black 6,907 3.2
Hispanic origin or descent 13,026 6.0
[Puerto Rican] [4,038] [1.9]
[Other Hispanic] [8,988] [4.1]
Asian & Pacific Islander 13,778 6.3
[Chinese] [4,265] [2.0]
[Asian Indian] [2,403] [1.1]
[Korean] [1,823] [0.8]
[Filipino] [1,661] [0.8]
American Indian 126 0.1
Other non-hispanic 3,871 1.8
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		 $94,350
$59,125		   Total
Number of High School Graduates
Number of College Graduates		 174,034
160,837
112,288
Language Spoken at Home - 1990

Speaks a Language Other Than English

Speaks Spanish

Speaks Asian or Pacific Islander

42,705

10,555

5,956

Local Information

Police

114th Precinct
34-16 Astoria Boulevard 11105
718-626-9311

Fire

Engine 260
11-15 37 Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101

Local Hospitals

Coler Hospital
One Main Street 10044
212-848-6054

Goldwater Memorial Hospital
One Main Street 10044
212-318-4315

Parks and Playgrounds

Blackwell Park
Northeast of the Subway Station

Manhattan Park
Across from the Motorgate

Lighthouse Park
Northern tip of Roosevelt Island

Octagon Park
North end of Main Street

Post Office

Roosevelt Island Station
694 Main Street 10044
212-752-5564

Schools: District 2

P.S./I.S. 217 Roosevelt Island 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

The Child School/Legacy High School (K-12)
587 Main Street 10044
212-683-3393

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

Marymount Manhattan College - Roosevelt Island Extension
507 Main Street 10044
212-517-0564

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dc/html/maps/maps.shtml

The New York City Charter requires that every ten years, after each decennial census, an independent commission be appointed to redraw Councilmanic District lines to accurately reflect the City's demographics. Each of the 51 Council Districts across the City may increase or decrease in size to accommodate changes in population per the Census.

The Mayor and Council leaders appoint the members of the Districting Commission to take on this task.  The Commission works to redraw lines with the data, process, and criteria required by federal law, the 2010 US Census Bureau data, and the New York City Charter.

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