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2014 City Council District Profiles 2021 Open QUEENS 2021 COMMUNITY DISTRICT E-F-M-R 83 Pl 153 St Open Space 77 Ave 81 Ave 82 Pl 2014 City Council District Profiles Profiles 75 Ave Main St E-F 9 5 Harrow St Penelope Ave Village Rd 82 Dr Continental Ave 70 St 84 Ave N 68 Ave 135 St 66 Rd 78 Ave E-F 169 St 6 80 Rd Queens Blvd 85 Ave A 10 75 St u 82 Ave st 72 Ave in F S t K e 69 Rd d 175 St v w E-F 8 l B s G rt a 69 Ave fe Audley St f r 88 Ave e d 163 St L e F Beverly Rd n s Cooper Ave Rd 2 144 St 77 Ave Metropolitan Ave 129 St F 86 St 78 St 72 Pl 93 Ave 82 St 87 Ave 4 123 St 12 Central Ave 5 81 Ave Jamaica Ave 131 St E 85 Ave Bessemer St 5 Hillside Ave E-J-Z 171 Pl 121 St Park Ln S 12 Merrick Blvd J-Z Myrtle Ave 126 St 158 St 134 St VanWyck Expwy 124 St E-J-Z 114 St 130 St 85 Ave 94 Ave 148 St 94 St 86 Ave 115 St 107 Ave J 89 Ave 102 St 106 St 85 Ave 116 St 155 St 86 Ave 92 Ave 129 St Forest Pkwy 85 Rd J-Z 117 St 131 St 107 St 111 St 123 St 133 St 92 St Jamaica Ave J-Z 13 125 St Liberty Ave 85 St 9 87 Ave 9 95 St 118 St 102 Ave 135 St 127 St 89 Ave104 St 108 St 110 Ave J Woodhaven Blvd Lefferts Blvd 106 Ave 86 St 112 St 96 St 109 St 93 Ave 87 St J-Z 3 113 St 97 St 87 Rd 110 St 120 St Eldert Ln 88 Ave 11 75 St 88 St J 95 Ave 158 St 92 St Atlantic Ave 80 St 94 Ave 130 St 89 St 97 Ave 101 St 101 Ave 139 St 98 St 111 Ave 103 St 90 Ave 90 Rd 128 St 8 123 St 141 St 99 St 77 St A-S 6 7 105 St 103 Ave 90 St 117 St 99 Ave 100 St Rockaway Blvd Inwood St 148 St 91 St A-S 107 Ave J-Z Fulton St 76 St Essex St 93 St 78 St 10 109 Ave 80 St 14 J-Z A-S GrantAve 116 Ave 1 110 St 102 Rd A-S 143 St 102 Ave A-S J A-S Liberty Ave 111 Ave 96 St 5 101 St 115 Ave Berriman St Glenmore Ave A-S 116 Ave 120 Ave 84 St Sutter Ave Elton St A-C-S A-C n ● 8 Lt. Clinton L. Legend City, State, and Community Gardens Parkland 1 Federal Parkland ● 118 St Whiting Square Recreation Centers Resorts World 1 Ampere Playground 124 St Belmont Ave n Playgrounds ● Casino 133 Ave 9 Lt. Frank McConnell Miles 1/4 Mile POPS A 2 Eight Oaks Triangle n Park Schoolyards to ● K-12 Schools Community Districts 3 Equity Playground 10 Maple Grove Park Playgrounds ● ● Subway Stations Public Libraries 4 Forest Park n Public Plazas 11 Maurice A FitzGerald ● Hospitals & Clinics 5 Jacob Riis Triangle n Swimming Pools Playground 20 Highest COVID-19 6 Legion Triangle 12 Metro Triangle n Dog Runs Mortality Zip Codes 7 London Planetree 13 Phil “Scooter” Playground Rizzuto Park 14 Ruoff Triangle QUEENS 2021 COMMUNITY DISTRICT 2014 CityOpen Council Space District Profiles Profiles 9 5 10% PARKLAND CD9 NYC DEMOGRAPHICS CD9 NYC Total District Land (acres) 2,466 228,892 Resident Population 150K 8.4M City, State, & Federal Parkland (acres) 264 53,371 Residents under 18 22% 21% Percent Parkland of Percent Parkland 10% 23% Total District Area Residents over 65 12% 14% City Parks in District (acres) 12 15,435 Average Median Household Income $68K $66K Percent City Parks in District 0% 7% Population in Poverty 13% 19% ACCESS 30 Race: American Indian or Alaska Native 1% 0% Out of 59 City Parks in District per 1,000 residents (acres) 0.1 1.8 Race: Asian 26% 14% Rank of Percent Parkland Residents within a 5 minute walk of a park 52% 66% Race: Black 7% 24% City Parks in District per 1,000 children (acres) 0.4 8.7 Race: Multiracial 6% 4% City Parks in District per 1,000 seniors (acres) 0.7 13.0 46 Race: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0% 0% Out of 59 AMENITIES & INFRASTRUCTURE Race: Other 23% 15% Rank of Residents within a Community Gardens 0 9 5 minute walk of a park Race: White 37% 43% Recreation Centers 0 1 Ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino 42% 29% Playgrounds 5 16 HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT Swimming Pools 0 2 133 Child Asthma Incidences per 10,000 133 223 Child Asthma Incidences Dog Runs 2 1 per 10,000 Child Obesity Rate 22% 20% Sprayshowers 5 10 Life Expectancy (years) 82.9 81.2 Public Schools 26 32 Adult Obesity Rate 23% 24% Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 82.9 Adult Diabetes Rate 94% 89% Life Expectancy (years) 14% 11% Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 96% 94% Hospitals and Clinics 10 19 STEWARDSHIP Air Pollution (micrograms per m3) 7.3 8 Park-Related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 14 11 22 Tree Canopy Cover 19% 22% Out of 59 Park Volunteer Groups 0 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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