Brooklyn Community Board 8
Community District in New York, United States
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Brooklyn Community Board 8 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Weeksville. It is delimited by Flatbush Avenue on the west, Atlantic Avenue on the north, Ralph Avenue on the east, and Eastern Parkway on the south.
Country
United States
United StatesZIP codes
11213, 11216, 11233, 11238, and 11225
Brooklyn Community District 8 | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| State |  New York |
| City | New York City |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Irsa Weatherspoon |
| • District Manager | Michelle George |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 108,259  |
| • Density | 68,000/sq mi (26,000/km2) |
| [1] | |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Black | 45.9% |
| • White | 28.7% |
| • Hispanic and Latino (any race) | 13.1% |
| • Asian | 5.0% |
| • Others | 7.3% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 11213, 11216, 11233, 11238, and 11225 |
| Area code | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
| Police Precincts | |
| Website | www |
| [2] | |
Its current Chairperson is Irsa Weatherspoon, Robert Matthews is Chair Emeritus, and its District Manager is Michelle George.
Demographics
Brooklyn Community Board 1 recorded a population of 108,259 in the 2020 United States census, a 12% increase since the 2010 United States census, when the figure stood at 96,317.[3]
| Race | 2010[3] | 2020[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 63,111 | 65.52% | 49,705 | 45.91% |
| White | 16,056 | 16.67% | 31,077 | 28.71% |
| Asian | 2,712 | 2.82% | 5,451 | 5.03% |
| Other | 636 | 0.66% | 1,467 | 1.35% |
| Multiracial | 2,304 | 2.39% | 6,428 | 5.94% |
| Hispanic (any race) | 11,498 | 11.94% | 14,131 | 13.05% |
| Total | 96,317 | 100% | 108,259 | 100% |
