The Brooklyn Community Board 9 is a local governement unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights Gardens, and Wingate, in the borough of Brooklyn. It is delimited by Ocean and Flatbush Avenues on the west, Eastern Parkway on the north, Rochester, East New York and Utica Avenues on the east, as well as by Clarkson Avenue on the south. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... These are the neighborhoods of Brooklyn, one of five boroughs of New York City. ... Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, located to the east of Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. ... Wingate can refer to: Wingate, a village in County Durham, in England. ... A map highlighting Brooklyn and the rest of New York City. ...

Its current chairman is Rabbi Jacob Z. Goldstein, and its district manager Pearl R. Miles.

Demographics

As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 104,014, down from 110,715 in 1990 but up from 96,667 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 11,733 (11.3%) are White non hispanic, 79,466 (76.4%) are African-American , 819 (0.8%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 183 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alskan, 816 (0.8%) of some other race, 2,416 (2.3%) of two or more race, 8,581 (8.2%) of Hispanic origins.
36.4% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 20.8% in 2000. The land area is 1,002.7 acres, or 1.6 square mile. This article is about the year 2000. ... 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 blacks, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West Africa. ...

External links

• Profile of the Community Board
• Official website of the Community Board