The Brooklyn Community Board 1 is a local governement unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Flushing Avenue, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Northside, and Southside in the borough of Brooklyn. It is delimited by the Newtown Creek and Queens Borough line on the east, Flushing and Kent Avenue on the south, as well as by the East River on the west. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York and abbreviated NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... These are the neighborhoods of Brooklyn, one of five boroughs of New York City. ... Williamsburg is the name of some places in the United States of America: Williamsburg, Iowa Williamsburg, Kentucky Williamsburg, Massachusetts Williamsburg, Michigan Williamsburg, Ohio Williamsburg, Pennsylvania Williamsburg, Virginia Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City (There are also places named Williams, Williamsport, Williamston, Williamstown and Williamsville. ... Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York. ... Northside may refer to: Northside, an area in Dublin, Ireland Northside, an area in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Northside, a musical group This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Southside is the area bounded to the north by the River Liffey and to the east by Dublin Bay, in Dublin, Ireland. ... The Brooklyn Bridge in 1890, seven years after its opening Kings County in New York State Brooklyn is the most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ... This entry is about the East River in New York City. ...

Its current chairman is Vincent V. Abate, and its district manager Gerald A. Esposito.

Demographics

As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 160,338, up from 155,972 in 1990 and 142,942 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 77,040 (48.0%) are White non hispanic, 8,808 (5.5%) are African-American , 5,730 (63.6%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 192 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alskan, 3,635 (2.3%) of some other race, 4,488 (2.8%) of two or more race, 60,445 (37.7%) of Hispanic origins.
46.7% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 32.9% in 2000. The land area is 3,167.6 acres, or 4.9 square mile. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans, Black Americans, or simply blacks, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West and sub-Saharan Africa. ...

External links

• Official site of the Community Board