Bronx Community Board 9
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Bronx Community District 9
| other_name = Bronx Community Board 9
| settlement_type = Community District
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| map_caption = Location in The Bronx
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| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New York}}
| subdivision_type2 = City
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| subdivision_type3 = Borough
| subdivision_name3 = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Bronx County, New York.svg}} The Bronx
| parts_type = Neighborhoods
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| p1 = Castle Hill
| p2 = Clason Point
| p3 = Harding Park
| p4 = Parkchester
| p5 = Soundview
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| government_type = Community board
| governing_body = Bronx Community Board 9
| leader_title = Chairperson
| leader_name = Nicholas Himidian
| leader_title1 = District Manager
| leader_name1 = William Rivera
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| area_footnotes =
| area_total_sq_mi = 4.1
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| population_as_of = 2017
| population_total = 190,800
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| demographics_type2 = Ethnicity
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| demographics2_title1 = Hispanic and Latino Americans
| demographics2_info1 = 58.1%
| demographics2_title2 = African-American
| demographics2_info2 = 29.1%
| demographics2_title3 = White
| demographics2_info3 = 2.8%
| demographics2_title4 = Asian
| demographics2_info4 = 7.0%
| demographics2_title5 = Others
| demographics2_info5 = 2.9%
| timezone1 = Eastern
| utc_offset1 = −5
| timezone1_DST = EDT
| utc_offset1_DST = −4
| postal_code_type = ZIP codes
| postal_code = 10462, 10472, and 10473
| area_code_type = Area codes
| area_codes = 718, 347, and 929, and 917
| blank_name_sec1 = Police Precincts
| blank_info_sec1 = 43rd ({{URL|www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/43rd-precinct.page|website}})
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| website = {{URL|www1.nyc.gov/site/bronxcb9/index.page}}
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| footnotes = {{cite web |title=NYC Planning {{!}} Community Profiles |url=https://communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov/bronx/9 |website=communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov |access-date=March 31, 2018}}{{cite web |title=bx09_profile.pdf |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NYCPlanning/labs-cd-files/master/static-profiles/bx09_profile.pdf |website=docs.google.com |publisher=NYC Department of Planning |access-date=March 31, 2018 |language=en}}
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Bronx Community Board 9 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Castle Hill, Parkchester, Soundview, Harding Park, Bronx River, Clason Point and Unionport.{{cite web |title=CAU - Find Your Community Board - Bronx Community Boards |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/cb/bronx.shtml |website=www.nyc.gov |access-date=March 31, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518081831/http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/cb/bronx.shtml |archive-date=May 18, 2017 |url-status=dead}} It is delimited by Westchester Creek to the east, Sheridan Boulevard to the west, the Cross Bronx Expressway and East Tremont Avenue to the north and the Bronx River and the East River to the south.
Community board staff and membership
The current chairperson of the Bronx Community board 9 is Brandon Ganaishlal. Its District Manager is William Rivera.
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=April 11, 2018}}
- 13th NYC Council District - Mark Gjonaj
- 17th NYC Council District - Rafael Salamanca
- 18th NYC Council District - Rubén Díaz Sr.
Demographics
As of the 2000 United States census, the community district has a population of 167,859, up from 155,970 in 1990 and 167,627 in 1980.
The racial makeup was 92,734 (55.2%) are of Hispanic origin, 55,750 (33.2%) are Black, non-Hispanic, 7,065 (4.2%) are White, non-Hispanic, 6,151 (3.7%) are Asian or Pacific Islander, 538 (0.3%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 1,650 (1%) are some other race (non-Hispanic), and 3,971 (2.4%) of two or more races (non-Hispanic).
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www1.nyc.gov/site/bronxcb9/index.page}}
- {{URL|http://www.bronxmall.com/commboards/cd9.html|webpage at Bronxmall.com}}
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