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2015 City Council District Profiles M A N H AT TA N CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 0 ¼ ½ Mile 2015 City Council District Profiles W 234 ST 10 JEROME PARK RESERVOI SPUYTEN DUYVIL 11 16 MARBLE HILL NEW JERSEY W 1 218 ST PAUL AVE 6 Marble Hill KINGSBRIDGE Inwood HEIGHTS VE A E 196 FortST George VE A 0 AN 1 Washington Heights VE SEAM A MAJOR DEEGAN EXPWY 20 INWOOD PAYSON NYC 23 Transit AVE UNIVERSITY AVE THA AN SHERM VE BRIGGS AVE YE A R ST POST 4 VE HUDSON RIVER A 17 9 UNIVERSITY AVE HEIGHTS NAGLE E V H A IL E LSI D 7 E 183 ST 9 AQUEDUCT AVE E HENRY HUDSON PKWY BELMONT 10W 190 ST 14 2 11 W 189 ST BENNETT AVE FORT GEORGE W 186 ST 10 HARLEM RIVER TREMONT W 183 ST 25 MORRIS 27 W 183 ST HEIGHTS W 182 ST BROADWAY 24 W 181 ST W 180 ST 15 E 176 ST 14 5 W 177 ST DR M L KING JR BLVD 12 W 176 ST MOUNT HOPE 8 W 175 ST EAST VE Legend W 174 ST A TREMONT W CROSS BRONX EXPWY D 17 15 W 3 ST 17 W 2 ST 1/4 Mile W 17 WNSEN HAVENAVE 17 W 1 ST O 169 0S TST T W 170 ST 19 3 MOUNT City Council Districts 18 EDEN E 172 ST n FTWASHINGTON AVE E VE City, State, and 22 V A A 3 E B Federal Parkland 21 M 17 W 162 ST O n C E HIGH BRIDGE G Playgrounds D E WASHINGTON E 167 ST CONCOURSE n HEIGHTS 26 VE Schoolyards-to-Playgrounds A VE A W n 157 13 CLAREMONT ST PARK VILLAGE Community Gardens ORRIS 7 8 M 9 BOSTON RD n Swimming Pools l Parkland 8 J. Hood Wright Park• 17 Monsignor Kett 24 Roberto Clemente Recreation Centers 1 Inwood Hill Park• 9 Bennett Rest Playground State Park l Public Plazas 2 Fort Washington Park 10 Bennett Park• 18 Mitchel Square 25 West 186th Street • • l 3 Highbridge Park 11 Gorman Park 19 AudubonE 161 ST Playground Basketball Court16 Privately Owned 4 Fort Tryon Park• 12 Park 20 Dyckman House 26 Morris-Jumel Ecological Public Spaces (POPS) 5 Harlem River Park• 13 Roger Morris Park• Museum• Education Garden 6 Isham Park• 14 Haven Avenue 21 McKenna Square 27 Plaza Lafayette• (S) New York State park • (F) National Park Service park 7 Sherman Creek 15 Bridge Park 22 Broadway Malls • Home to an active volunteer group 16 Marble Hill Playground 23 Lt. Wm. Tighe Triangle M A N H AT TA N CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2015 District Statistics 10 PARKS ACREAGE CD10 CITYWIDE1 RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY 22% Total District Land (acres) 2,815 266,690 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Ydanis Rodriguez City, State & Federal Parkland2 (acres) 609 50,499 [email protected] Percent Parkland 22% 19% 917-521-2616 Parks & Playgrounds3 (acres) 533 23,635 Percent parkland of MANHATTAN COMMUNITY BOARD 12 total district acreage 212-568-8500 Percent Parks & Playgrounds 19% 9% BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 7 POPULATION & PARK ACCESS CD10 CITYWIDE 718-933-5650 Resident Population 175,951 8,128,980 BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 8 16 Ranking of park & 718-884-3959 Parks & Playground acres per 1,000 residents 3 2.9 playground acres per 1,000 residents CITY OF NEW YORK Residents within 5 minutes’ walk of a park 76% 61% 1= highest, 51= lowest 311 or www.nyc.gov Residents under 18 20% 22% STATE & FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES 3 www.elections.state.ny.us Park & Playground acres per 1,000 children 15.2 13.3 Ranking of residents within 5 minutes’ walk PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS Residents over 65 11% 12% of a park www.cityparksfoundation.org/partnerships-for-parks 1= highest, 51= lowest Park & Playground acres per 1,000 seniors 26.8 23.3 PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN NYC council.nyc.gov/pb PARK AMENITIES CD10 CITYWIDE NEW YORKERS FOR PARKS Community Gardens 5 11 www.ny4p.org | 212-838-9410 Recreation Centers 2 1 0.9 The Arthur Ross Center for Parks and Open Spaces Number of playgrounds Playgrounds 33 34 per 1,000 children 55 Broad Street, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10004 Swimming Pools 2 2 For over 100 years, New Yorkers for Parks PARKS INSPECTION PROGRAM RATINGS, has built, protected and promoted parks and FISCAL YEAR 2014 CD10 CITYWIDE open spaces in New York City. Today, NY4P is the 67% 73% Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 67% 86% 94% 96% citywide independent organization championing Condition Cleanliness Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 73% 91% quality parks and open spaces for all New Yorkers in all neighborhoods. PARK FUNDING, FISCAL YEAR 2010–2014 CD1 CITYWIDE 51 Data Sources Completed Projects (millions) $2.7 $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) $0.01 $0.14 State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). Population & Park Access: American Community Survey CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CD10 CITYWIDE (ACS) 2007-2011, Infoshare.org, DPR, DCP. Park Amenities: DPR, GrowNYC. PIP Ratings: DPR. Park Funding,: DPR, FY 2010-2014. Registered Voters 74% 73% Civic Engagement: NYC Board of Elections 2011, NYC Depart- 74% ment of Information Technology and Telecommunications Park-related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 1.9 6.8 Registered voters (DOITT), and Partnerships for Parks. Socioeconomics: Park Volunteer Groups 29 10 ACS 2007-2011, Infoshare.org. Map Data SOCIOECONOMICS CD10 CITYWIDE All data is from 2014: DPR, DOT, DCP, ESRI, Median Household Income $25,967 $51,270 34 GrowNYC, NPS, OPRHP. Ranking of average Project Staff Population in Poverty 25% 19% median income Lucy Robson, Research & Planning Analyst 1= highest, 51= lowest Haley Cox, Research & Planning Intern Children Receiving Public Assistance 53% 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.
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