Manhattan Community District 7 | |
|---|---|
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| Country | 
United States |
| State | 
New York |
| City | 
New York City |
| Borough | 
Manhattan |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Beverly Donohue |
| • District Manager | Max Vandervliet |
| Area | |
| • Land | 1.9 sq mi (5 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 212,000 (2,018 estimate) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hispanic and Latino Americans | 15.9% |
| • African-American | 6.1% |
| • White | 65.9% |
| • Asian | 9.3% |
| • Others | 2.8% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 ( Eastern) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC−4 ( EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 10023, 10024, 10025 and 10069 |
| Area code | 212, 646, and 332, and 917 |
| Police Precinct | |
| Website |
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| [1] [2] [3] | |
The Manhattan Community Board 7 is a New York City community board encompassing the neighborhoods of Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side, and Lincoln Square in the borough of Manhattan.
Its oversight is the Westside section of Manhattan, running the length of Central Park from Central Park West to the Hudson River. Specifically, it is delimited by Central Park West on the east, the northern portion of Columbus Circle, West 60th Street, Columbus Avenue (Ninth Avenue), and West 59th Street on the south, the Hudson River on the west and Cathedral Parkway (also known as West 110th Street) on the north. [4]
2024 members
Beverly Donohue serves as Chairperson and Max Vandervliet is the District Manager. Other executive officers as of 2014 include Doug Kleiman, Vice-Chair, Seema Reddy, Treasurer, Barbara Adler, Co-Secretary and Alex Bell, Co-Secretary. [5]
Activities
Community Boards, including CB7, are local governmental entities that provide neighborhood-level services under the New York City Charter. They play key advisory roles in land use and zoning matters and the city budget and coordinate the delivery of municipal services. CB7 also acts as a bridge between the Upper West Side and the City’s other governmental entities, advocating for and developing policy recommendations from the grassroots level. [6]
The Manhattan Borough President appoints fifty volunteer members. All board members live, work, or otherwise have a vested interest the community. [7]
Demographics
The 2014-2018 census estimates report a population of 212,00, up from 209,100 during the 2010 census. Of them:
- 65.9% are White non-Hispanic
- 15.9% of Hispanic origin
- 6.1% are African American
- 9.3% Asian or Pacific Islander
- 2.8% identify as some other race.
- 22.9% are foreign-born. [8] [9]
In 2012, 12.2% of the population benefits from public assistance. [10]
The land area is 1,222.7 acres, or 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2). [8]
References
- ^ "NYC Community District Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "mn07_profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ "Manhattan Boards". Retrieved September 30, 2021.
- ^ About Community Board 7 / Manhattan on nyc.gov
- ^ "Manhattan Community Board 7: About Community Board 7". The City of New York. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "What We Do – Brooklyn Community Board 10". cbbrooklyn.cityofnewyork.us. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "About". CB7. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ a b "Manhattan Community Board 7 Profile" (PDF). The City of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
- ^ "NYC Community District Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Manhattan Community Board 7 Profile" (PDF). The City of New York. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-14.(from 2012)
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