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BRONX CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT BLVD X W 231 ST 2015 City Council District ProfilesON BR BAINBRIDGEAVE JEROME PARK 15E 215 ST RESERVOIR OLINVILLE MARBLE HILL EAST G E 204 ST UN 12 HILL NORWOOD RD ROSEWOOD ST E V A R 3 11 TU BURKE A AVE KINGSBRIDGE C VE E A D HEIGHTS BEDFORD VE A W E CE PARK R K E 198 ST A ADEE A K R VE IN A E 197 ST UGE ALL Y G P A S W B R W D R X Bedford Park ID C OA G BR E RD 20 N E 196 ST O Allerton D R B R VE A S INWOOD Fordham S HARLEM RIVER O ND U DECATUR AVE 11 A Belmont T PLAIN LL H E ITE WILLIAMSBRIDGE RD Tremont R HO VE 8 N H A 0 B W 1 L East Tremont V D MACE AVE FORDHAM Mount Hope Fordham Van Nest University WARING E 188 ST 14 AVE UNIVERSITY E FORDHAM RD West Farms HEIGHTS 15 W 183 ST E 186 ST 17 E 189 ST BARKERAVE 13 6 PELHAM PKWY 12 BELMONT 14 GRAND CONCOURSE B E 182 ST 33 R 26 18 O PELHAM BELMONT ST N HOFFMAN ST CAMBRELENG ST X PARKWAY VE R A E 187 ST I TREMONT V E E R B E U R P N V K SI A D EBSTER E W A E BRADY AVE V W E 29 E 183 ST E N 18 Y I 7 0 S T T N E L A 4 E 178 S V MORRIS PARK T PROSPECT AVE ECHO E 179 ST 9 1 PL VE 5 A EAST VAN NEST MT HO TREMONT 30 ARK PE PL P AVE B DER R E 176 S LAN WALLACE O DR M L KING JR BLVD T INE 10 16 RH N X E 175 ST VICTOR ST HU MOUNT HOPE D A 21 NT L E A A A 24 V V CRO V Legend SS BR 2 E E E 32 ONX E 31 XPWY VE 19 A 25 13 BRONX PARK RK 27 A SOUTH P E 178 ST IS 1/4 Mile VE 22 A R 23 R VE TE O A M VE CROTONA PK N A 28 WEST City Council Districts 3 15 THGA VE T A BA ON n EM TR VE BATHGATE E City, State, and A 17 Federal Parkland E V ORRIS A M Y n A L Playgrounds C 16 WEST FARMS 18 n CONCOURSE E 173 ST Schoolyards-to-Playgrounds E 170 ST CLAREMONT E 174 ST n MC CLELLAN ST VILLAGE Community Gardens n Swimming Pools l Parkland 9 Belmont Playground 18 Ciccarone Park 26 Washington Park• Recreation Centers 1 Bronx Park• 10 Mapes Ballfield 19 Park 27 Park l 8 Public Plazas 2 Tremont Park 11 Zimmerman Playground 20 Parkside Playground 28 River Garden • • l 3 Bronx River Parkway 12 Slattery Playground 21 Mapes Pool 29 Charles W. Cooke Privately Owned 4 Quarry Ballfields 13 Park 22 West Farms Soldiers Farm Garden Public Spaces (POPS) 5 Richman (Echo) Park 14 Rose Hill Park Cemetery 30 Garden of Happiness 6 Pelham Parkway 15 West Farms Rapids 23 Mount Eden Malls 31 Stop & Go Playground (S) New York State park • (F) National Park Service park 7 Bathgate Playground 16 Crotona Parkway Malls 24 Cleopatra Playground 32 Morris Mesa • Home to an active volunteer group 8 Poe Park• 17 Webster Playground 25 Park 33 Thorpe Family Plgd BRONX CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2015 District Statistics 15 PARKS ACREAGE CD15 CITYWIDE1 RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY 31% Total District Land (acres) 2,238 266,690 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Ritchie Torres City, State & Federal Parkland2 (acres) 689 50,499 [email protected] Percent Parkland 31% 19% 718-931-1721 Parks & Playgrounds3 (acres) 683 23,635 Percent parkland of BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 9 total district acreage 718-823-3034 Percent Parks & Playgrounds 30% 9% BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 10 POPULATION & PARK ACCESS CD15 CITYWIDE 718-892-1161 Resident Population 157,872 8,128,980 BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 11 12 Ranking of park & 718-892-6262 Parks & Playground acres per 1,000 residents 4.3 2.9 playground acres per 1,000 residents BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 12 Residents within 5 minutes’ walk of a park 64% 61% 1= highest, 51= lowest 718-881-4455 Residents under 18 29% 22% CITY OF NEW YORK 9 311 or www.nyc.gov Park & Playground acres per 1,000 children 14.9 13.3 Ranking of residents within 5 minutes’ walk STATE & FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES Residents over 65 8% 12% of a park www.elections.state.ny.us 1= highest, 51= lowest Park & Playground acres per 1,000 seniors 53.2 23.3 PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS www.cityparksfoundation.org/partnerships-for-parks PARK AMENITIES CD15 CITYWIDE PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN NYC Community Gardens 17 11 council.nyc.gov/pb Recreation Centers 0 1 0.7 Number of playgrounds NEW YORKERS FOR PARKS Playgrounds 30 34 per 1,000 children www.ny4p.org | 212-838-9410 The Arthur Ross Center for Parks and Open Spaces Swimming Pools 2 2 55 Broad Street, 23rd Floor New York, NY 10004 PARKS INSPECTION PROGRAM RATINGS, FISCAL YEAR 2014 CD15 CITYWIDE For over 100 years, New Yorkers for Parks Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 84% 86% 94%84% 96%91% has built, protected and promoted parks and open spaces in New York City. Today, NY4P is the Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 91% 91% Condition Cleanliness citywide independent organization championing PARK FUNDING, quality parks and open spaces for all New Yorkers FISCAL YEAR 2010–2014 CD15 CITYWIDE 34 in all neighborhoods. Completed Projects (millions) $31.4 $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) $0.05 $0.14 Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), NYC Department of City Planning (DCP), National Park Service (NPS), New York CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CD15 CITYWIDE State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). Population & Park Access: American Community Survey Registered Voters 68% 73% (ACS) 2007-2011, Infoshare.org, DPR, DCP. Park Amenities: DPR, 68% GrowNYC. PIP Ratings: DPR. Park Funding,: DPR, FY 2010-2014. Park-related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 2.9 6.8 Registered voters Civic Engagement: NYC Board of Elections 2011, NYC Depart- ment of Information Technology and Telecommunications Park Volunteer Groups 9 10 (DOITT), and Partnerships for Parks. Socioeconomics: ACS 2007-2011, Infoshare.org. SOCIOECONOMICS CD15 CITYWIDE Map Data Median Household Income $9,243 $51,270 All data is from 2014: DPR, DOT, DCP, ESRI, 51 GrowNYC, NPS, OPRHP. Ranking of average Population in Poverty 37% 19% median income Project Staff 1= highest, 51= lowest Lucy Robson, Research & Planning Analyst Children Receiving Public Assistance 60% 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.
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