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Encyclopedia > Manhattan Community Board 12

The Manhattan Community Board 12 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Inwood and Washington Heights in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by the Harlem River on the east and on the north, the Hudson River on the west and the 155th street on the south. New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... // Neighborhoods Marble Hill Inwood Washington Heights Hudson Heights Harlem Central Harlem Sugar Hill Mount Morris Park West Harlem Hamilton Heights Manhattanville Spanish Harlem (also called East Harlem, El Barrio or Italian Harlem) Upper West Side Morningside Heights Manhattan Valley Upper East Side Carnegie Hill Yorkville Lenox Hill Roosevelt Island Flatiron... Inwood is the name of some places in the United States of America; see: Inwood, Florida Inwood, Iowa Inwood, New York Inwood, West Virginia Inwood Township, Michigan Inwood is also a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City: see Inwood, Manhattan. ... Washington Heights is a New York City neighborhood in Upper Manhattan. ... Manhattan is a borough of New York City, New York, USA, coterminous with New York County. ... The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles (13 km) between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. ... The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river that runs through the eastern portion of New York State and, along its southern terminus, demarcates the border between the states of New York and New Jersey. ...


Demographics

As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 208,414 up from 198,192 in 1990 and 179,141 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 28,242 (13.6%) are White non Hispanic, 17,480 (8.4%) are African-American, 4,310 (2.1%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 505 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alskan, 727 (0.3%) of some other race, 2,736 (1.3%) of two or more race,154,414 (74.1%) of Hispanic origins.
48.3% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 33.3% in 2000.
The land area is 1886.6 acres, or 2.95 square miles (7.63 km²). 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ...


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Manhattan Community Board 7 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (216 words)
The Manhattan Community Board 7 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Manhattan Valley, Upper West Side, and Lincoln Square in the borough of Manhattan.
It is delimited by Central Park on the east, 59th street on the south, the Hudson River on the west and Cathedral Parkway on the north.
As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 207,699, down from 210,993 in 1990 but up from 206,671 in 1980.
CB9M Chair's Blog: Community Board Reform (2468 words)
That is why in his race for Manhattan borough president last year, Stringer made a promise to increase their effectiveness and, now that he has taken office, launched an effort last month to �reform� the 12 community boards in his borough.
Community Board members - just like elected officials - are subject to the city's ethics laws, which prohibit members from participating in decisions when their personal interests conflict with the board's actions.
Community boards do not have the final power to approve or reject any development, liquor license, or street fair application; all of their decisions are simply recommendations to the other elected officials.
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