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B A 1/4 Mile SIN John F. Kennedy T International H U Airport R City CouncilS Districts TO N B n A S 31 City, State, INand JAMAICA BAY Federal Parkland n Playgrounds n GRASSY BAY Schoolyards-to-Playgrounds n Community Gardens 42 n Swimming Pools l 0 ¼ ½ MileHEAD OF BAY Parkland 6 Marconi Park 14 North Rochdale Plgd 21 Foch Sitting Area Recreation Centers 1 • 7 Jamaica Playground• 15 22 George Washington l Public Plazas 2 Rochdale Park 8 Lefferts Playground 16 South Rochdale Plgd Carver Botanical Garden l 3 Dr. Charles R. Drew Park 9 Frederick B. Judge Plgd 17 Lt. Frank McConnell Park 23 David J O’Connell Privately Owned 4 Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto 10 Playground One Forty 18 Block Association #81 Square Public Spaces (POPS) Park 11 Norelli-Hargreaves Plgd 19 B.C.C.A. Mini-park and 24 Sergeant Colyer Square 5 Police Offcer 12 Maurice A Fitzgerald Garden 25 Norelli-Hargreaves (S) State park (F) park Edward Byrne Park Playground 20 Mckinley’s Children’s Memorial Triangle • Home to an active volunteer group 13 Hilton Holiday Gardens Garden 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 28

PARKS ACREAGE CD28 CITYWIDE1 RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY 3% Total District Land (acres) 5,591 266,690 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Ruben Wills City, State & Federal Parkland2 (acres) 159 50,499 www.rubenwills.com Percent Parkland 3% 19% 718-206-2068 Parks & Playgrounds3 (acres) 157 23,635 Percent parkland of COMMUNITY BOARD 9 total district acreage 718-286-2686 Percent Parks & Playgrounds 3% 9% QUEENS COMMUNITY BOARD 10 POPULATION & PARK ACCESS CD28 CITYWIDE 718-843-4488 Resident Population 169,202 8,128,980 31 QUEENS COMMUNITY BOARD 12 Ranking of park & 718-658-3308 Parks & Playground acres per 1,000 residents 0.9 2.9 playground acres per 1,000 residents QUEENS COMMUNITY BOARD 13 Residents within 5 minutes’ walk of a park 40% 61% 1= highest, 51= lowest 718-464-9700

Residents under 18 25% 22% CITY OF NEW YORK 43 311 or www.nyc.gov Park & Playground acres per 1,000 children 3.8 13.3 Ranking of residents within 5 minutes’ walk STATE & FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES Residents over 65 10% 12% of a park www.elections.state.ny.us 1= highest, 51= lowest Park & Playground acres per 1,000 seniors 9 23.3 PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS www.cityparksfoundation.org/partnerships-for-parks PARK AMENITIES CD28 CITYWIDE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN NYC Community Gardens 7 11 council.nyc.gov/pb Recreation Centers 1 1 1.1 Number of playgrounds NEW YORKERS FOR PARKS Playgrounds 46 34 per 1,000 children www.ny4p.org | 212-838-9410 The Arthur Ross Center for Parks and Open Spaces Swimming Pools 0 2 55 , 23rd Floor New York, NY 10004 PARKS INSPECTION PROGRAM RATINGS, FISCAL YEAR 2014 CD28 CITYWIDE For over 100 years, New Yorkers for Parks Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 80% 86% 94%80% 87%96% has built, protected and promoted parks and open spaces in . Today, NY4P is the Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 87% 91% Condition Cleanliness citywide independent organization championing PARK FUNDING, quality parks and open spaces for all New Yorkers FISCAL YEAR 2010–2014 CD28 CITYWIDE 18 in all neighborhoods. Completed Projects (millions) $19.7 $26.1 Rank of Funding per Park & Playground acre Data Sources Funding per Park & 1= highest, 51= lowest All data is from 2014 unless noted. Parks Acreage: NYC Playground acre (millions) $0.13 $0.14 Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), NYC Department of City Planning (DCP), National Park Service (NPS), New York CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CD28 CITYWIDE State Offce of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). Population & Park Access: American Community Survey Registered Voters 70% 73% (ACS) 2007-2011, Infoshare.org, DPR, DCP. Park Amenities: DPR, 70% GrowNYC. PIP Ratings: DPR. Park Funding,: DPR, FY 2010-2014. Park-related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 12.1 6.8 Registered voters Civic Engagement: NYC Board of Elections 2011, NYC Depart- ment of Information Technology and Telecommunications Park Volunteer Groups 7 10 (DOITT), and Partnerships for Parks. Socioeconomics: ACS 2007-2011, Infoshare.org. SOCIOECONOMICS CD28 CITYWIDE Map Data Median Household Income $28,029 $51,270 All data is from 2014: DPR, DOT, DCP, ESRI, 30 GrowNYC, NPS, OPRHP. Ranking of average Population in Poverty 15% 19% median income Project Staff 1= highest, 51= lowest Lucy Robson, Research & Planning Analyst Children Receiving Public Assistance 28% 33% Haley Cox, Research & Planning Intern 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