2015 City Council District Profiles

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PARKS ACREAGE CD32 CITYWIDE1 RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY 38% Total District Land (acres) 17,292 266,690 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Eric Ulrich City, State & Federal Parkland2 (acres) 6,532 50,499 [email protected] Percent Parkland 38% 19% 718-738-1083 Parks & Playgrounds3 (acres) 348 23,635 Percent parkland of QUEENS COMMUNITY BOARD 9 total district acreage 718-286-2686 Percent Parks & Playgrounds 2% 9% QUEENS COMMUNITY BOARD 10 POPULATION & PARK ACCESS CD32 CITYWIDE 718-843-4488 Resident Population 161,973 8,128,980 20 CITY OF NEW YORK Ranking of park & 311 or www.nyc.gov Parks & Playground acres per 1,000 residents 2.1 2.9 playground acres per 1,000 residents STATE & FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES Residents within 5 minutes’ walk of a park 45% 61% 1= highest, 51= lowest www.elections.state.ny.us Residents under 18 23% 22% PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS 34 www.cityparksfoundation.org/partnerships-for-parks Park & Playground acres per 1,000 children 9.2 13.3 Ranking of residents PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN NYC within 5 minutes’ walk Residents over 65 13% 12% of a park council.nyc.gov/pb 1= highest, 51= lowest Park & Playground acres per 1,000 seniors 16.2 23.3 NEW YORKERS FOR PARKS

PARK AMENITIES CD32 CITYWIDE www.ny4p.org | 212-838-9410 The Arthur Ross Center for Parks and Open Spaces Community Gardens 0 11 55 Broad Street, 23rd Floor Recreation Centers 0 1 0.9 New York, NY 10004 Number of playgrounds Playgrounds 34 34 per 1,000 children For over 100 years, New Yorkers for Parks has built, protected and promoted parks and Swimming Pools 0 2 open spaces in New York City. Today, NY4P is the PARKS INSPECTION PROGRAM RATINGS, citywide independent organization championing FISCAL YEAR 2014 CD32 CITYWIDE quality parks and open spaces for all New Yorkers Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 96% 86% 94%96% 100%96% in all neighborhoods. Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 100% 91% Condition Cleanliness Data Sources PARK FUNDING, All data is from 2014 unless noted. Parks Acreage: NYC FISCAL YEAR 2010–2014 CD32 CITYWIDE Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), NYC Department 32 of City Planning (DCP), National Park Service (NPS), New York Completed Projects (millions) $18.8 $26.1 Rank of Funding per State Offce of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Park & Playground acre (OPRHP). Population & Park Access: American Community Survey Funding per Park & 1= highest, 51= lowest (ACS) 2007-2011, Infoshare.org, DPR, DCP. Park Amenities: DPR, Playground acre (millions) $0.05 $0.14 GrowNYC. PIP Ratings: DPR. Park Funding,: DPR, FY 2010-2014. Civic Engagement: NYC Board of Elections 2011, NYC Depart- CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CD32 CITYWIDE ment of Information Technology and Telecommunications Registered Voters 63% 73% (DOITT), and Partnerships for Parks. Socioeconomics: 63% ACS 2007-2011, Infoshare.org. Park-related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 22.1 6.8 Registered voters Map Data All data is from 2014: DPR, DOT, DCP, ESRI, Park Volunteer Groups 6 10 GrowNYC, NPS, OPRHP.

SOCIOECONOMICS CD32 CITYWIDE Project Staff Lucy Robson, Research & Planning Analyst Median Household Income $34,270 $51,270 24 Haley Cox, Research & Planning Intern Ranking of average Michael Bierman & Rori Spivey, Graphic Design Population in Poverty 11% 19% median income Special Thanks to Alyson Beha 1= highest, 51= lowest Children Receiving Public Assistance 19% 33% 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