for Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). PUMAs are geographic approximations of community districts. 5NYC Dept of City Pl
Brooklyn Community District 18
See BK 18's profile online
Neighborhoods1: Bergen Beach, Canarsie, Flatlands, Georgetown, Marine Park, Mill Basin, Mill Island, Paerdegat Basin PO P U L ATI O N & D E N S I T Y
193,543
-1%
COMMUNITY BOARD PERSPECTIVES
Website: N/A Email:
[email protected]
Public Schools
51
Hospitals and Clinics
10
Parks
5
17
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M E A N C O M M U T E T O W O R K 4, 8
Brooklyn CD 18
47 minutes
Brooklyn 42 minutes
NYC 40
minutes
E D U C AT I O N A L AT TA I N M E N T 4 , 1 0
Brooklyn CD 18
29%
of residents 25 years or older have earned a bachelor's degree or higher
BK 15
Floyd Bennett Field
Click here for a more detailed land use map of Brooklyn CD 18
A Snapshot of Key Community Indicators
CO M M U N I T Y A S S E T S 5
Public Libraries
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To learn more, please read Brooklyn CD 18's Statements of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2018.
Jamaica Bay
Av Nostrand
1. Parks 2. Resiliency 3. Street conditions
38% 5% 3% 1% 4% 3% 1% 3% 39% 2% 2% 1%
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Spring Creek Park
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Top 3 pressing issues identified by Brooklyn Community Board 18 in 2017:
Land Use Category 1 & 2 Family Bldgs 30,323 Multifamily Walk-up 2,384 Multifamily Elevator 41 Mixed Use 811 Commercial 574 Industrial 162 Transportation/Utility 119 Public/Institutional 226 Open Space 94 Parking 260 Vacant 499 Other 111
BK 14
Ocean Av
% Lot # Lots Area
Av
8.5 22,770/sq mi
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Square Miles Population Density
208,145
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2011-2015 Estimate
Linden Blvd
BK 17
Source: PLUTOTM 16v2
BK 16
Kings Hw y
194,653
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2000-2010
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20103
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20002
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LA N D U S E M A P
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Brooklyn 33% NYC 36%
R E N T B U R D E N 4, 6
Brooklyn CD 18
44%
of households spend 35% or more of their income on rent
Brooklyn 46% NYC 45%
LI M I T E D EN GL I S H P RO FI CI EN C Y 4
Brooklyn CD 18
15%
of residents 5 years or older have limited English proficiency
Brooklyn 24% NYC 23%
U N E M P L OY M E N T 4 , 1 0
Brooklyn CD 18
9.7%
of the civilian labor force was unemployed on average from 2011 to 2015
Brooklyn 10% NYC 9.5%
A C C E S S TO PA R KS 7
Brooklyn CD 18
77%
of residents live within walking distance of a park or open space
C R I M E R AT E 9
Brooklyn CD 18
9.5
major felonies were reported per 1,000 residents in 2016
Citywide Target 85%
Brooklyn 11.2 NYC 11.8
N YC g o v P O V E R T Y M E A S U R E 1 1
Brooklyn CD 18
16%
of residents have incomes below the NYCgov poverty threshold. See the federal poverty rate here.
Brooklyn 21% NYC 21%
Neighborhoods may be in multiple districts. Names and boundaries are not officially designated. 22000 US Census; 32010 US Census; 4American Community Survey 2011-2015 5-Year Estimates, calculated for Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). PUMAs are geographic approximations of community districts. 5NYC Dept of City Planning Facilites Database (2017); 6 Differences of less than 3 percentage points are not statistically meaningful. 7NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation (DPR) (2016). DPR considers walking distance to be 1/4 mile for parks less than 6 acres, and 1/2 mile for larger parks and pools. 8 Differences of less than 2 minutes are not statistically meaningful. 9NYPD CompStat, Historic Complaint Data (2017); 10 Differences of less than 2 percentage points are not statistically meaningful. 11 20112015 NYCgov Poverty Measure by PUMA. This metric from the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity accounts for NYC's high cost of housing, as well as other costs of living and anti-poverty benefits. 1
