Brooklyn Community Board 15

Brooklyn Community Board 15 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Gerritsen Beach, Madison, Homecrest, and Plum Beach.[3] It is delimited by Corbin Place, Coney Island Avenue, Avenue Y, 86th street, Avenue U and McDonald Avenue, Avenue P and Kings Highway on the north, Nostrand avenue and Marine Park on the east, as well as by the Atlantic Ocean on the south.

Brooklyn Community District 15
Community District
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
BoroughBrooklyn
Neighborhoods
List
Government
 • ChairpersonTheresa Scavo
 • District ManagerLaura Singer
Area
 • Total4.7 sq mi (12 km2)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total159,650
 • Density34,000/sq mi (13,000/km2)
Ethnicity
 • African-American3.9%
 • Asian17.2%
 • Hispanic and Latino Americans10.0%
 • White66.8%
 • Others2.0%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
11223, 11229 and 11235
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Police Precincts61st (website)
Websitewww1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb15/index.page
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Its current chairman is Theresa Scavo. As of the United States Census, 2000, the Community Board has a population of 160,319, up from 143,477 in 1990 and 149,570 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 121,052 (75.5%) are White non Hispanic, 4,823 (3.0%) are African-American, 20,229 (12.6%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 123 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 340 (0.2%) of some other race, 3,506 (2.2%) of two or more race, 10,246 (6.4%) of Hispanic origins. 26.6% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 16.1% in 2000. The land area is 3,166.9 acres (12.816 km2).

References
  1. "Brooklyn Community District 15" (PDF). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. Brooklyn Community Boards Archived 2007-12-21 at the Wayback Machine, New York City. Accessed December 31, 2007.
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