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PARKS ACREAGE CD37 CITYWIDE1 RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY 4% Total District Land (acres) 2,257 266,690 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Rafael Espinal City, State & Federal Parkland2 (acres) 85 50,499 [email protected] Percent Parkland 4% 19% 718-642-8664 Parks & Playgrounds3 (acres) 85 23,635 Percent parkland of COMMUNITY BOARD 4 total district acreage 718-628-8400 Percent Parks & Playgrounds 4% 9% BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 5 POPULATION & PARK ACCESS CD37 CITYWIDE 718-498-5711 Resident Population 149,559 8,128,980 39 BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 16 Ranking of park & 718-385-0323 Parks & Playground acres per 1,000 residents 0.6 2.9 playground acres per 1,000 residents CITY OF NEW YORK Residents within 5 minutes’ walk of a park 56% 61% 1= highest, 51= lowest 311 or www.nyc.gov

Residents under 18 29% 22% STATE & FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES 23 www.elections.state.ny.us Park & Playground acres per 1,000 children 2 13.3 Ranking of residents within 5 minutes’ walk PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS Residents over 65 7% 12% of a park www.cityparksfoundation.org/partnerships-for-parks 1= highest, 51= lowest Park & Playground acres per 1,000 seniors 7.9 23.3 PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN NYC council.nyc.gov/pb PARK AMENITIES CD37 CITYWIDE NEW YORKERS FOR PARKS Community Gardens 40 11 www.ny4p.org | 212-838-9410 Recreation Centers 0 1 0.6 The Arthur Ross Center for Parks and Open Spaces Number of playgrounds Playgrounds 26 34 per 1,000 children 55 Broad Street, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10004 Swimming Pools 0 2 For over 100 years, New Yorkers for Parks PARKS INSPECTION PROGRAM RATINGS, has built, protected and promoted parks and FISCAL YEAR 2014 CD37 CITYWIDE open spaces in . Today, NY4P is the 76% 84% Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 76% 86% 94% 96% citywide independent organization championing Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 84% 91% Condition Cleanliness quality parks and open spaces for all New Yorkers in all neighborhoods. PARK FUNDING, FISCAL YEAR 2010–2014 CD37 CITYWIDE 14 Data Sources Completed Projects (millions) $13.8 $26.1 Rank of Funding per All data is from 2014 unless noted. Parks Acreage: NYC Park & Playground acre Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), NYC Department Funding per Park & 1= highest, 51= lowest of City Planning (DCP), National Park Service (NPS), New York Playground acre (millions) $0.16 $0.14 State Offce of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). Population & Park Access: American Community Survey CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CD37 CITYWIDE (ACS) 2007-2011, Infoshare.org, DPR, DCP. Park Amenities: DPR, GrowNYC. PIP Ratings: DPR. Park Funding,: DPR, FY 2010-2014. Registered Voters 72% 73% Civic Engagement: NYC Board of Elections 2011, NYC Depart- Park-related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 5.9 6.8 72% ment of Information Technology and Telecommunications Registered voters (DOITT), and Partnerships for Parks. Socioeconomics: Park Volunteer Groups 2 10 ACS 2007-2011, Infoshare.org. Map Data SOCIOECONOMICS CD37 CITYWIDE All data is from 2014: DPR, DOT, DCP, ESRI, Median Household Income $15,711 $51,270 45 GrowNYC, NPS, OPRHP. Ranking of average Project Staff Population in Poverty 31% 19% median income Lucy Robson, Research & Planning Analyst 1= highest, 51= lowest Haley Cox, Research & Planning Intern Children Receiving Public Assistance 46% 33% Michael Bierman & Rori Spivey, Graphic Design Special Thanks to Alyson Beha Copyright 2015. New Yorkers for Parks. All rights reserved. 1 Value for the city as a whole; when italicized, average for all City Council Districts. 2 Parklands are all city land under the jurisdiction of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and the National Park Service. 3 Parks & Playground excludes unvisitable properties, such as greenstreets, triangles, parking lots, undeveloped land, and highway properties. www.ny4p.org