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City CouncilB Districts L 121 ST V RICHMOND 1 D 2 n 1 0 ST HILL 1 1 D R 1 8 S City, State, and 7 ST H T VE T IC A Federal ParklandU NT O 1 LA S 1 AT 1 ST AVE n 1 95 E WOODHAVEN 0 Playgrounds V 2 ST A 37 28 D n O RIDGEWOOD O Schoolyards-to-PlaygroundsW 32 E RESERVOIR K A n L AVE Community Gardens CYPRESS RTY HILLS LIBE n Swimming Pools ROCKAWAY BLVD D AVE OZONE l EWOO PARK Recreation Centers RIDG Parkland 6 MacDonald Park 13 Horace Harding Plgd 20 1 Grand Central Parkway 7 Yellowstone Park 14 Ehrenreich-Austin Plgd 021 Eight Oaks¼ Triangle½ Mile l Public Plazas Extension 8 Real Good Park 15 Barrier Playground 22 Fleetwood Triangle • l 2 Forest Park 9 Maple Grove Park 16 Annadale Playground 23 Jacob Riis Triangle Privately Owned 3 10 Russell Sage Playground 17 Underbridge Dog Run 24 Metro Triangle Public Spaces (POPS) 4 Lost Battalion Hall 11 Playground Sixty Two 18 Remsen Family 25 Park Recreation Center• LXII Cemetery 26 Park (S) State park • (F) National Park Service park 5 The Painter’s Playground 12 Willow Lake Playground 19 Project Eden 27 Park • Home to an active volunteer group q u e e n s c i t y c o u n c i l d i s t r i c t 2015 District Statistics 29

PARKS ACREAGE CD29 CITYWIDE1 RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY 4% Total District Land (acres) 2,756 266,690 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Karen Koslowitz City, State & Federal Parkland2 (acres) 101 50,499 [email protected] Percent Parkland 4% 19% 718-544-8800 Parks & Playgrounds3 (acres) 99 23,635 Percent parkland of total district acreage 718-366-1834 Percent Parks & Playgrounds 4% 9% POPULATION & PARK ACCESS CD29 CITYWIDE 718-263-9250 Resident Population 153,924 8,128,980 37 Ranking of park & 718-286-2686 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 54% 61% 1= highest, 51= lowest 311 or www.nyc.gov

Residents under 18 17% 22% STATE & FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES 25 www.elections.state.ny.us Park & Playground acres per 1,000 children 3.8 13.3 Ranking of residents within 5 minutes’ walk PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS Residents over 65 16% 12% of a park www.cityparksfoundation.org/partnerships-for-parks 1= highest, 51= lowest Park & Playground acres per 1,000 seniors 3.9 23.3 PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN NYC council.nyc.gov/pb PARK AMENITIES CD29 CITYWIDE NEW YORKERS FOR PARKS Community Gardens 1 11 www.ny4p.org | 212-838-9410 Recreation Centers 1 1 0.7 The Arthur Ross Center for Parks and Open Spaces Number of playgrounds Playgrounds 17 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 CD29 CITYWIDE open spaces in . Today, NY4P is the 86% 92% Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 86% 86% 94% 96% citywide independent organization championing Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 92% 91% Condition Cleanliness quality parks and open spaces for all New Yorkers in all neighborhoods. PARK FUNDING, FISCAL YEAR 2010–2014 CD29 CITYWIDE 13 Data Sources Completed Projects (millions) $17.9 $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) $0.18 $0.14 State Offce of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). Population & Park Access: American Community Survey CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CD29 CITYWIDE (ACS) 2007-2011, Infoshare.org, DPR, DCP. Park Amenities: DPR, GrowNYC. PIP Ratings: DPR. Park Funding,: DPR, FY 2010-2014. Registered Voters 68% 73% Civic Engagement: NYC Board of Elections 2011, NYC Depart- Park-related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 10.2 6.8 68% ment of Information Technology and Telecommunications Registered voters (DOITT), and Partnerships for Parks. Socioeconomics: Park Volunteer Groups 6 10 ACS 2007-2011, Infoshare.org. Map Data SOCIOECONOMICS CD29 CITYWIDE All data is from 2014: DPR, DOT, DCP, ESRI, Median Household Income $53,164 $51,270 9 GrowNYC, NPS, OPRHP. Ranking of average Project Staff Population in Poverty 9% 19% median income Lucy Robson, Research & Planning Analyst 1= highest, 51= lowest Haley Cox, Research & Planning Intern Children Receiving Public Assistance 14% 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