Brooklyn Community District 15 | |
Settlement Type: | Community District |
Pushpin Map: | USA New York City#USA New York#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in New York City |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | City |
Subdivision Name2: | New York City |
Subdivision Type3: | Borough |
Subdivision Name3: | Brooklyn |
Parts Type: | Neighborhoods |
Parts: | List |
P1: | East Gravesend |
P2: | Gerritsen Beach |
P3: | Homecrest |
P4: | Madison |
P5: | Manhattan Beach |
P6: | Plum Beach |
P7: | Sheepshead Bay |
Leader Title: | Chairperson |
Leader Name: | Theresa Scavo |
Leader Title1: | District Manager |
Leader Name1: | Laura Singer |
Unit Pref: | US |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 4.7 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Total: | 159,650 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Demographics Type2: | Ethnicity |
Demographics2 Title1: | African-American |
Demographics2 Info1: | 3.9% |
Demographics2 Title2: | Asian |
Demographics2 Info2: | 17.2% |
Demographics2 Title3: | Hispanic and Latino Americans |
Demographics2 Info3: | 10.0% |
Demographics2 Title4: | White |
Demographics2 Info4: | 66.8% |
Demographics2 Title5: | Others |
Demographics2 Info5: | 2.0% |
Blank Name Sec1: | Police Precincts |
Blank Info Sec1: | 61st |
Timezone1: | Eastern |
Utc Offset1: | −5 |
Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | −4 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 11223, 11229 and 11235 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Footnotes: | [2] |
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.
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 3166.9acres.