Brooklyn Community Board 17
Community District in New York, United States
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Brooklyn Community Board 17 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Remsen Village, Farragut, Rugby, Erasmus and Ditmas Village.[3] The District is delimited by East 32nd Street, Glenwood Road, Nostrand Avenue, Foster Avenue, and Bedford Avenue on the west, Clarkson Avenue, Utica Avenue, and East New York Avenue on the north, East 98th Street on the east, as well as by the Long Island Rail Road on the south.
Brooklyn Community District 17 | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Rodrick Daley |
| • District Manager | Sherif Fraser |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 162,446  |
| • Density | 48,000/sq mi (18,000/km2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • African-American | 78.3% |
| • Hispanic and Latino (any race) | 8.2% |
| • White | 3.6% |
| • Asian | 1.9% |
| • Others | 7.6% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 11203, 11210,11212, 11213, 11226 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| Police Precincts | 67th (website) |
| Website | cbbrooklyn |
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The board's current chairman is Rodrick Daley, and the District Manager is Sherif Fraser.
The land area is 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2).
Demographics
| Race | 2010[4] | 2020[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 137,243 | 88.40% | 127,289 | 78.35% |
| White | 2,204 | 1.35% | 5,837 | 3.59% |
| Asian | 1,734 | 1.12% | 3,036 | 1.87% |
| Other | 1,057 | 0.68% | 2,301 | 1.41% |
| Multiracial | 2,478 | 1.60% | 10,670 | 6.56% |
| Hispanic (any race) | 10,536 | 6.79% | 13,313 | 8.19% |
| Total | 155,252 | 100% | 162,446 | 100% |
As of the United States Census, 2020, District 17 has a population of 162,446, up from 165,753 in 2000 and 161,261 in 1990.
Approximately 50% of the population is foreign-born.
