BRONX CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT VE VE A 2015 ACity9 Council District Profiles 0 AVE 1 NAGLE HUDSON RIVER E 184 ST UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS 16 BELMONT E 187 ST FORT GEORGE 3 W 190 ST 10 E V A Y N O H VE MORRIS T A N K HEIGHTS A IC 15 EAST W High Bridge 10 G TREMONT D E S Bathgate E 177 ST W E 179 ST Claremont Village 18 1 ST AMSTERDAM AVE VE VE A A ConcourseN 14 O VE T A CouncourseN Village 5 LI DR M L KING JR BLVD ME C O R MOUNT Morrisania UNDERCLIFF JE HOPE 14 CROS S BRONX EX D PWY R WASHINGTON 21 S HEIGHTS 9 B MOUNT 18 M EDEN O E 176 ST C A VE 19 A M 12 WEST W 168 ST JESUP FARMS Y 27 W E 171 ST VE BATHGATE P 1 A X E N 22 ELLIOTT PL HARLEM RIVER A 8 VE ORRIS G A M E MARCY PL 28 23 VE E E CLARKE PL A D HIGH CONCOURSE R BRIDGE 26 O J NELSON E 6 A S W 167 ST R FULTON M U O VE C A VE N VE A VE O 24 A 13 7 A C E D CLAY RIVER N VE A CLAREMONT A R OLLEG VE VE G VILLAGE A C FINDLAY A E 17 E 16 2 E 16 9 ST ST 4 RARD MC CLELLAN ST 8 ST GE 16 VE 17 A CLINTON WALTON VE 20 E 166 ST A JENNINGS ST VE R EBSTER A VE E A 16 W Legend LL W 15 TE 5 ST VE A FULTON VE FRANKLIN 2 A 1/4 Mile BOSTON RD E 164 ST BROOK 15 PARK 29 E 163 ST E 165 ST City Council Districts E 162 ST MORRISANIA n City, State, and E 161 ST VE Federal Parkland A 7 n CONCOURSE Playgrounds E 25 V A 17 VILLAGE n FREDERICK DOUGLASS BLVD CAULDWELLE 1 6 3 ST Schoolyards-to-Playgrounds E BRUCKNER BLVD 158 S 11 W 145 ST 8 T n Community Gardens MELROSE n REV JAMES POLITE JAMES REV Swimming Pools l SHERIDAN EXPWYRecreation Centers Parkland 8 Merriam Playground 3 AVE 16 Mott Playground 24 Dred Scott • l 1 Claremont Park E 149 S 9 West Bronx 17 Drew Playground Bird Sanctuary 18 T Public Plazas 2 Macombs Dam Park• Recreation Center 18 Plimpton Playground 25 Charlton Garden• W 139 ST l 3 Roberto Clemente State 10 Cedar Playground 19 Mount Eden Malls 26 College Avenue Privately Owned Park (S)• 11 Dunbar Playground 20 Morgan Playground Greenthumb Public Spaces (POPS) 4 Mullaly Park• 12 Highbridge Park• 21 Bridge Playground 27 Keltch Park 5 Bridge Park• 13 Gouverneur Playground• 22 Cpl Fischer Park 28 Michel Triangle (S) New York State park (F) National Park Service park 6 Grant Park 14 Sedgwick Playground 23 Little Claremont Park 29 Hines Park • Home to an active volunteer group 7 Behagen Playground• 15 Estella Diggs Park BRONX CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 2015 District Statistics 16 PARKS ACREAGE CD16 CITYWIDE1 RESOURCES FOR YOUR COMMUNITY 10% Total District Land (acres) 1,329 266,690 CITY COUNCIL MEMBER Vanessa L. Gibson City, State & Federal Parkland2 (acres) 132 50,499 [email protected] Percent Parkland 10% 19% 718-588-7500 Parks & Playgrounds3 (acres) 124 23,635 Percent parkland of BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 3 total district acreage 718-378-8054 Percent Parks & Playgrounds 9% 9% BRONX COMMUNITY BOARD 4 POPULATION & PARK ACCESS CD16 CITYWIDE 718-299-0800 Resident Population 159,357 8,128,980 33 CITY OF NEW YORK Ranking of park & 311 or www.nyc.gov Parks & Playground acres per 1,000 residents 0.8 2.9 playground acres per 1,000 residents STATE & FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES Residents within 5 minutes’ walk of a park 60% 61% 1= highest, 51= lowest www.elections.state.ny.us Residents under 18 30% 22% PARTNERSHIPS FOR PARKS 15 www.cityparksfoundation.org/partnerships-for-parks Park & Playground acres per 1,000 children 2.6 13.3 Ranking of residents PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING IN NYC within 5 minutes’ walk Residents over 65 9% 12% of a park council.nyc.gov/pb 1= highest, 51= lowest Park & Playground acres per 1,000 seniors 9.2 23.3 NEW YORKERS FOR PARKS PARK AMENITIES CD16 CITYWIDE www.ny4p.org | 212-838-9410 The Arthur Ross Center for Parks and Open Spaces Community Gardens 19 11 55 Broad Street, 23rd Floor Recreation Centers 1 1 0.6 New York, NY 10004 Number of playgrounds Playgrounds 28 34 per 1,000 children For over 100 years, New Yorkers for Parks has built, protected and promoted parks and Swimming Pools 4 2 open spaces in New York City. Today, NY4P is the PARKS INSPECTION PROGRAM RATINGS, citywide independent organization championing FISCAL YEAR 2014 CD16 CITYWIDE quality parks and open spaces for all New Yorkers 70% 75% Parks “Acceptable” for Condition 70% 86% 94% 96% in all neighborhoods. Condition Cleanliness Parks “Acceptable” for Cleanliness 75% 91% Data Sources PARK FUNDING, All data is from 2014 unless noted. Parks Acreage: NYC FISCAL YEAR 2010–2014 CD16 CITYWIDE Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), NYC Department 12 of City Planning (DCP), National Park Service (NPS), New York Completed Projects (millions) $26.9 $26.1 Rank of Funding per State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation Park & Playground acre (OPRHP). Population & Park Access: American Community Survey Funding per Park & 1= highest, 51= lowest (ACS) 2007-2011, Infoshare.org, DPR, DCP. Park Amenities: DPR, Playground acre (millions) $0.22 $0.14 GrowNYC. PIP Ratings: DPR. Park Funding,: DPR, FY 2010-2014. Civic Engagement: NYC Board of Elections 2011, NYC Depart- CIVIC ENGAGEMENT CD16 CITYWIDE ment of Information Technology and Telecommunications Registered Voters 74% 73% (DOITT), and Partnerships for Parks. Socioeconomics: 74% ACS 2007-2011, Infoshare.org. Park-related 311 calls per 1,000 residents 1.8 6.8 Registered voters Map Data All data is from 2014: DPR, DOT, DCP, ESRI, Park Volunteer Groups 9 10 GrowNYC, NPS, OPRHP. SOCIOECONOMICS CD16 CITYWIDE Project Staff Lucy Robson, Research & Planning Analyst Median Household Income $27,925 $51,270 31 Haley Cox, Research & Planning Intern Ranking of average Michael Bierman & Rori Spivey, Graphic Design Population in Poverty 38% 19% median income Special Thanks to Alyson Beha 1= highest, 51= lowest Children Receiving Public Assistance 61% 33% 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.