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Sauer Park Express 55 28 9th St 25 St. Marks Pl 32 83 46 Kenkeleba House 1-2 80 7th St 4524 19 Garden Houston St Bleecker St 2 5th St 15 4th St 47 Kimlau Square 6th St 1 78 Loisaida Ave A-C-E 4-6-6 Express 27 49 48 La Casita Garden B-D-F-M 30 5 29 76 Ave B 3rd St 5448 36 49 La PlazaG Cultural 52 2nd Ave 2nd St 57 Ave A 4 33 N-Q-R-W 35 3 79 38 50 Lillian D Wald W Broadway 2 1-2 6thAve 34 PlaygroundNassau Ave 4-6-6 Express F 62 53 65 58 37 77 Stanton St 31 Ave D 51 Little Flower Playground 6 42 46 6114 Whyte Ave 60 1 12 52 Liz ChristyLorimer St Garden A-C-E 20 39 66 Rivington St 21 53 Los Amigos Garden R-W J-Z 70 40 82 N 7th St 4-6-6 Express 59 54 Lower East Side 1-2 N-Q B-D 67 F Franklin St J-M-Z Pitt St Ecology Center Jay St Allen St Ridge St Metropolitan Ave J-Z Delancey St BedfordL Ave Broome St 13 55 Lower East Side Eldridge11 St Grand St Playground Duane St Canal St E 56 56 Luther Gulick Park 23 Mott St 69 1-2-3 Ludlow St 3 68 9 KentAve A-C Bowery Division St 74 71 57 McKinley Playground L R-W F 41 2-3 16 Henry St Jackson St J-Z 47 72 44 58 Miracle Garden 4-5-6-6 Express 73 1 Madison St 51 G E 64 59 Nathan Straus 50 81 26 1 43 Monroe St 18 Roebling St Playground 22 Cherry St 10 75 F Roosevelt Dr Broadway 60 Orchard Alley Garden J-Z R-W 4-5 South St A-C 63 Gold St 17 61 Peachtree Garden 2-3 J-M-Z 62 Peretz Square 4-5 1 Division Ave 63 Pier 42 R-W Front St J-M G J-Z 2-3 64 Playground One 4-5 Wall St 2 65 Sage Garden 66 Sara D. Roosevelt Park Marcy Ave Stone St R-W Water St 67 Schiff Mall Jay St 1 68 Seward Park York St 15 Campos Garden 28 Dias y Flores 69 Sidney Hillman Legend Parkland G Playground 1 11 BC Serenity Garden 16 Captain Jacob Joseph 29 Dry Dock Playground 1/4 Mile F Playground 70 Siempre Verde Garden A-C2 5th Street Slope Garden 30 Earth People Community Districts 17 Catherine Slip Malls 71 Sol Lain Playground 3 6BC Botanical Garden Flushing Ave 31 El Jardin Del Paraiso ● Adams St Subway Stations Gold St 18 Cherry Clinton Park 72 Sophie Irene Loeb 2-3 Furman St 4 6th Street and Avenue B Playground n City, State, and 32 El Sol Brilliante Jr Community Garden Park Ave 73 St. James Triangle Federal Parkland 19 Children’s Garden Montague St 5 9th Street Community 33 Firemen’s Memorial 74 Straus Square n Playgrounds 20 Children’s Magical Garden Garden Park 75 Tanahey Playground n Schoolyards to N-R 2-3 Garden 34 First Park 6 ABC Playground 76 The Creative Playgrounds 4-5 21 Clinton Community N-R 35 First Street Garden Little Garden n Public Plazas 7 Abe A-C-FLebewohl Park Garden (LES) 36 Flower Door Garden 77 The Secret Garden n Swimming Pools 8 Abe Lebewohl Triangle B-D-N-Q-R 22 Coleman Playground n 37 Generation X 78 Tompkins Square Park Dog Runs 9 Ahearn Park2-3 23 Columbus Park G ● Community Gardens 10 Alfred E. Smith 38 Green Oasis and 3 79 Urban Botanical/ 2-3-4-5 24 Community Garden G G Gilbert’s Garden Sam and Sadie Koenig ● Recreation Centers Playground A-C-G Association G 39 Gustave Hartman Square 80 Vamos Sembrar ● POPS 11 Allen Mall One 25 Cooper Triangle ● K-12 Schools F-G A-C 40 Hamilton Fish Park 81 Vladeck Park 12 Allied Productions/ 26 Corlears Hook Park ● Public Libraries Le Petit Versailles 41 Henry M. Jackson 82 Wald Playground 27 De Colores Community ● Playground Hospitals & Clinics 13 Baruch Playground Yard2-3-4-5 and Center 83 Yu Suen Garden B-Q 20 Highest COVID-19 14 Brisas Del Caribe D-N-Q-R A-C 6 Mortality Zip Codes 1 Miles S 2-3-4 8 A-C MANHATTAN 2021 COMMUNITY DISTRICT 2014 CityOpen Council Space District Profiles Profiles 3 5 7% PARKLAND CD3 NYC DEMOGRAPHICS CD3 NYC Total District Land (acres) 1,572 228,892 Resident Population 151K 8.4M City, State, & Federal Parkland (acres) 117 53,371 Residents under 18 11% 21% Percent Parkland of Percent Parkland 7% 23% Total District Area Residents over 65 18% 14% City Parks in District (acres) 111 15,435 Average Median Household Income $51K $66K Percent City Parks in District 7% 7% Population in Poverty 26% 19% ACCESS 38 Race: American Indian or Alaska Native 1% 0% Out of 59 City Parks in District per 1,000 residents (acres) 0.7 1.8 Race: Asian 30% 14% Rank of Percent Parkland Residents within a 5 minute walk of a park 88% 66% Race: Black 10% 24% City Parks in District per 1,000 children (acres) 6.4 8.7 Race: Multiracial 4% 4% City Parks in District per 1,000 seniors (acres) 4.1 13.0 11 Race: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0% 0% Out of 59 AMENITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE Race: Other 12% 15% Rank of Residents within a Community Gardens 49 9 5 minute walk of a park Race: White 44% 43% Recreation Centers 2 1 Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino 25% 29% Playgrounds 34 16 HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT Swimming Pools 5 2 297 Child Asthma Incidences per 10,000 297 223 Child Asthma Incidences Dog Runs 3 1 per 10,000 Child Obesity Rate 16% 20% Sprayshowers 24 10 Life Expectancy (years) 82.2 81.2 Public Schools 46 32 Adult Obesity Rate 10% 24% Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 82.2 Adult Diabetes Rate 73% 89% Life Expectancy (years) 11% 11% Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 85% 94% Hospitals and Clinics 34 19 STEWARDSHIP Air Pollution (micrograms per m3) 8.9 8 Park-Related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 10 11 12 Tree Canopy Cover 22% 22% Out of 59 Park Volunteer Groups 26 10 Rank of Tree Canopy Cover Methodology and data sources available at www.ny4p.org/research RESOURCES NEW YORKERS FOR PARKS’ RESEARCH IS SUPPORTED BY: NEW YORK CITY COMMUNITY BOARDS: www1.nyc.gov/site/cau/ community-boards/community-boards.page NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL: council.nyc.gov NEW YORK CITY PARKS: nycgovparks.org Booth Ferris The Cowles PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS: partnershipsforparks.org Foundation Charitable Trust New Yorkers for Parks is committed to raising the voices of parks NEW YORKERS FOR PARKS PROJECT STAFF advocates and showing why public investment is critical to our parks 212- 838 -9410 Lucy Robson and open spaces. As the only independent parks advocacy organization [email protected] Caitlyn Linehan in New York City, NY4P elevates parks and open space issues citywide @NY4P Yining Lei through advocacy, research and community outreach. New Yorkers for Parks Jamala Wallace @ny4p GRAPHIC DESIGN www.ny4p.org Michael Bierman.
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