Manhattan Community Board 3

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Manhattan Community District 3
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Manhattan
Neighborhoods
Government
 • ChairpersonPaul Rangel
 • District ManagerSusan Stetzer
Area
 • Land1.7 sq mi (4 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total163,277
Ethnicity
 • Hispanic and Latino Americans24.6%
 • African-American6.9%
 • White32.4%
 • Asian33.8%
 • Others2.3%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
10002, 10003, 10007, 10009, 10013, 100038
Area code212, 646, and 332, and 917
Police Precinct
Websitewww.cleanupcb3.com,
[1]

The Manhattan Community Board 3 is a New York City community board encompassing the Manhattan neighborhoods of Alphabet City, the East Village, the Lower East Side, Two Bridges, and a large portion of Chinatown.[2][3] It is delimited by the East River on the east, the Brooklyn Bridge on the south, Pearl Street, Baxter Street, Canal Street, Bowery and Fourth Avenue on the west, as well as by the 14th Street on the north.

Its current chair is Paul Rangel, and its district manager Susan Stetzer.[4] Like all community boards in New York City, its members are unelected political appointees.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1980154,848
1990161,6174.4%
2000164,4071.7%
2010163,277−0.7%

As of the United States Census, 2010, Community Board 3 has a population of 163,277, down from 164,407 in 2000 but up from 161,617 in 1990. Of them (as of 2010), 52,898 (32.4%) are White non-Hispanic, 11,294 (6.9%) are African-American, 55,180 (33.8%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 241 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 434 (0.3%) of some other race, 3,036 (1.9%) of two or more race, 40,194 (24.6%) of Hispanic origins.

The racial make-up as of the 2000 census was 46,396 (28.2%) White non-Hispanic, 11,633 (7.1%) African-American, 57,871 (35.2%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 240 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 997 (0.4%) of some other race, 3,475 (2.1%) of two or more race, 44,195 (26.9%) of Hispanic origins.

49.6% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2009, up from 23.4 in 2000.[5]

The land area is 1,077.1 acres, or 1.7 square miles (4.4 km2).[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles" (PDF). Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "District Needs Statement for Fiscal Year 2019" (PDF). 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Besonen, Julie (March 30, 2016). "The Lower East Side, Where Gritty Meets Trendy". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Manhattan Community Board 3: About Community Board 3". The City of New York. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Manhattan Community Board 3 Profile" (PDF). The City of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.

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