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PARKS ACREAGE CD18 CITYWIDE1 RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY 14% Total District Land (acres) 3,028 266,690 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Annabel Palma City, State & Federal Parkland2 (acres) 426 50,499 [email protected] Percent Parkland 14% 19% 718-792-1140 Parks & Playgrounds3 (acres) 285 23,635 Percent parkland of BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 2 total district acreage 718-328-9125 Percent Parks & Playgrounds 9% 9% BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 9 POPULATION & PARK ACCESS CD18 CITYWIDE 718-823-3034 Resident Population 163,054 8,128,980 21 BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 10 Ranking of park & 718-892-1161 Parks & Playground acres per 1,000 residents 1.7 2.9 playground acres per 1,000 residents CITY OF NEW YORK Residents within 5 minutes’ walk of a park 60% 61% 1= highest, 51= lowest 311 or www.nyc.gov

Residents under 18 27% 22% STATE & FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES 14 www.elections.state.ny.us Park & Playground acres per 1,000 children 6.5 13.3 Ranking of residents within 5 minutes’ walk PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS Residents over 65 10% 12% of a park www.cityparksfoundation.org/partnerships-for-parks 1= highest, 51= lowest Park & Playground acres per 1,000 seniors 16.9 23.3 PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN NYC council.nyc.gov/pb PARK AMENITIES CD18 CITYWIDE NEW YORKERS FOR PARKS Community Gardens 6 11 www.ny4p.org | 212-838-9410 Recreation Centers 0 1 0.9 The Arthur Ross Center for Parks and Open Spaces Number of playgrounds Playgrounds 39 34 per 1,000 children 55 Broad Street, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10004 Swimming Pools 1 2 For over 100 years, New Yorkers for Parks PARKS INSPECTION PROGRAM RATINGS, has built, protected and promoted parks and FISCAL YEAR 2014 CD18 CITYWIDE open spaces in New York City. Today, NY4P is the 92% 96% Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 92% 86% 94% 96% citywide independent organization championing Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 96% 91% Condition Cleanliness quality parks and open spaces for all New Yorkers in all neighborhoods. PARK FUNDING, FISCAL YEAR 2010–2014 CD18 CITYWIDE 17 Data Sources Completed Projects (millions) $37.6 $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) $0.13 $0.14 State Offce of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). Population & Park Access: American Community Survey CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CD18 CITYWIDE (ACS) 2007-2011, Infoshare.org, DPR, DCP. Park Amenities: DPR, GrowNYC. PIP Ratings: DPR. Park Funding,: DPR, FY 2010-2014. Registered Voters 79% 73% Civic Engagement: NYC Board of Elections 2011, NYC Depart- Park-related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 3.7 6.8 79% ment of Information Technology and Telecommunications Registered voters (DOITT), and Partnerships for Parks. Socioeconomics: Park Volunteer Groups 4 10 ACS 2007-2011, Infoshare.org. Map Data SOCIOECONOMICS CD18 CITYWIDE All data is from 2014: DPR, DOT, DCP, ESRI, Median Household Income $29,892 $51,270 29 GrowNYC, NPS, OPRHP. Ranking of average Project Staff Population in Poverty 25% 19% median income Lucy Robson, Research & Planning Analyst 1= highest, 51= lowest Haley Cox, Research & Planning Intern Children Receiving Public Assistance 40% 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