Bronx Community Board 12

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| p1 = Bronx Manor

| p2 = Edenwald

| p3 = Olinville

| p4 = Baychester

| p5 = Eastchester

| p6 = Fish Bay

| p7 = Williamsbridge

| p8 = Wakefield

| p9 = Woodlawn

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| government_type = Community board

| governing_body = Bronx Community Board 12

| leader_title = Chairperson

| leader_name = William Hall

| leader_title1 = District Manager

| leader_name1 = George Torres

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| area_total_sq_mi = 5.6

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| population_as_of = 2000

| population_total = 149,077

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| demographics2_title1 = Hispanic and Latino Americans

| demographics2_info1 = 18.5%

| demographics2_title2 = African-American

| demographics2_info2 = 65.9%

| demographics2_title3 = White

| demographics2_info3 = 10%

| demographics2_title4 = Asian

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| demographics2_info5 = 0.3%

| demographics2_title6 = American Indian or Alaska Native

| demographics2_info6 = 0.2%

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| postal_code = 10460, 10466, 10467, 10469, 10470, and 10475

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| area_codes = 718, 347, and 929, and 917

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| footnotes = {{cite web|title=NYC Planning {{!}} Community Profiles|url=https://communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov/bronx/12|website=communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov|access-date=March 26, 2018}}

{{cite web|title=bx12_profile.pdf|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NYCPlanning/labs-cd-files/master/static-profiles/bx12_profile.pdf|website=docs.google.com|publisher=NYC Department of Planning|access-date=March 25, 2018|language=en}}

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Bronx Community Board 12 is a local government unit of the New York City borough of the Bronx, encompassing the neighborhoods of Edenwald, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn Heights, Fish Bay, Eastchester, Olinville and Baychester.

It is delimited by Van Cortlandt Park East and Jerome Avenue to the west, Adee Avenue and Gun Hill Road East to the south, the New England Thruway to the east and the Westchester County border to the north.

File:47 Precinct door WPR jeh.jpg

Community board staff and membership

The current chairperson of the Bronx Community board 12 is Dr. Michael Burke. Its District Manager is George Torres.

The City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members.New York City Charter § 2800(a) The council members and their council districts are:{{cite web|title=Elected Officials - Bronx Community Board 9|url=http://www1.nyc.gov/site/bronxcb9/resources/elected-officials.page|website=www1.nyc.gov|access-date=11 April 2018}}

Demographics

The board has a population of 149,077 and is 10% White or Caucasian, 65.9% Black or African American. 15.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic 0.7% of other races 3.0% of mixed race and 18.5% Hispanic.

Board Meetings

The Bronx Community 12 Board typically meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:30pm at the Town Hall, 4101 White Plains Road, Bronx, New York 10466. Meeting times can be viewed on the official website; citizens can contact the office directly to learn about upcoming meetings that have not been updated to the website.

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