QUEENS JACKSON VE CITY COUNCIL SEVELT A HEIGHTS ROO DISTRICT KISSENA 2015 City Council District Profiles LAKE CORONA QUEENSBORO BROADWAY HILL 29 20 ELMHURST 51 AVE 21 AVE 1 LEFRAK 62 25 MEADOW Mt. 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Today, NY4P is the 86% 92% Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 86% 86% 94% 96% citywide independent organization championing Condition Cleanliness Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 92% 91% quality parks and open spaces for all New Yorkers in all neighborhoods. PARK FUNDING, FISCAL YEAR 2010–2014 CD29 CITYWIDE 13 Data Sources Completed Projects (millions) $17.9 $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) $0.18 $0.14 State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). Population & Park Access: American Community Survey CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CD29 CITYWIDE (ACS) 2007-2011, Infoshare.org, DPR, DCP. Park Amenities: DPR, GrowNYC. PIP Ratings: DPR. Park Funding,: DPR, FY 2010-2014. Registered Voters 68% 73% Civic Engagement: NYC Board of Elections 2011, NYC Depart- 68% ment of Information Technology and Telecommunications Park-related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 10.2 6.8 Registered voters (DOITT), and Partnerships for Parks. Socioeconomics: Park Volunteer Groups 6 10 ACS 2007-2011, Infoshare.org. Map Data SOCIOECONOMICS CD29 CITYWIDE All data is from 2014: DPR, DOT, DCP, ESRI, Median Household Income $53,164 $51,270 9 GrowNYC, NPS, OPRHP. Ranking of average Project Staff Population in Poverty 9% 19% median income Lucy Robson, Research & Planning Analyst 1= highest, 51= lowest Haley Cox, Research & Planning Intern Children Receiving Public Assistance 14% 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.