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Community Information
Community Board
Bronx Community Board #11
1741 Colden Avenue
Bronx, NY 10462
Phone: 718-892-6262
Fax: 718-892-1861
Email: bx11@cb.nyc.gov
Web site: http://www.nyc.gov/bxcb11
District Manager: Jeremy Warneke
Elected Officials
Council District #13
James Vacca (Democrat)
3040 East Tremont Ave.
Room 104
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 718-931-1721
Fax: 718-931-1605
Email: vacca@council.nyc.ny.us
Web site: http://council.nyc.gov/d13/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 #80
Naomi Rivera
1126 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: 718-409-0109
Email: RiveraN@assembly.state.ny.us
Web site: http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=080
Demographic Information
|
Population Characteristics - 2000
|
Number
|
Percent
|
|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 110,706 | 100 |
| White | 41,839 | 37.8 |
| Black | 20,057 | 18.1 |
| Hispanic origin or descent | 37,919 | 34.3 |
| [Puerto Rican] | [22,284] | [20.2] |
| [Other Hispanic] | [15,635] | [14.1] |
| Asian & Pacific Islander | 6,728 | 6.1 |
| [Chinese] | [1,493] | [1.4] |
| [Asian Indian] | [1,788] | [1.8] |
| [Korean] | [708] | [0.7] |
| [Filipino] | [1,061] | [1.0] |
| American Indian | 241 | 0.2 |
| Other non-hispanic | 3,922 | 3.5 |
| 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 |
$35,830 $14,174 |
Total Number of High School Graduates Number of College Graduates |
70,068 46,542 11,523 |
|
|
Language Spoken at Home - 1990
|
|
|---|---|
|
Speaks a Language Other Than English Speaks Spanish Speaks Asian or Pacific Islander |
38,690 17,674 2,503 |
Local Information
Fire
Engine 61
1518 Williamsbridge Road 10461
Engine 90, Ladder 41
1843 White Plains Road 10460
Police
49th Precinct
2121 Eastchester Road 10469
718-918-2000
Local Hospitals
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South 10461
718-918-5000
Montefiore Medical Center - Weiler Division
1825 Eastchester Road 10461
718-904-2000
Parks and Playgrounds
Alfred Loreto Playground
Morris Park, Tomlinson, Van Nest and Haight Avenues
Mazzei Playground
Mace Avenue, Williamsbridge Road
Bronx Park
Southern Boulevard, Webster, Burke Avenues, Bronx Park East, 180th Street
Matthews Muliner Playground
Morris Park, Muliner, Matthews Avenues
Post Office
Allerton Station
2815 White Plains Road 10467
718-655-3031
Parkway Station
2100 White Plains Road 10462
718-863-2439
More neighborhood information available at gis.nyc.gov/doitt/nycitymap
Schools: District 11
P.S. 83 Donald Hertz School
P.S. 105 Senator Abraham Bernstein School
P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti School
Alternative Programs in the Bronx
Charter Schools in the Bronx
Special Education Programs in the Bronx
School and Zone Finder Mapping System
Private/Parochial
Beth Jacob-Beth Miriam School
(Nursery-6, Co-ed; 7-8, Girls only)
2126 Barnes Avenue 10462
718-892-8830
Our Lady of Solace School (Pre K-8)
1804 Holland Avenue 10462
718-792-9797
St. Clare School (Pre K-8)
1911 Hone Avenue 10461
718-892-4080
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
Colleges
Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Information about Environmental Remediation Projects in your Community
Brownfields are properties where redevelopment is complicated by actual or suspected environmental contamination from past land usage. Because of New York City's long industrial history, brownfields are found in areas throughout the five boroughs. The New York City Office of Environmental Remediation offers programs that encourage environmental investigation of lightly-to-moderately contaminated sites, and that oversee clean up appropriate to a site's new end use. Information about these projects is available below:
New York City Voluntary Cleanup Program
Brownfield Educational Video series –Cleaning Up NYC
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