The Manhattan Community Board 2 is a
New York City community board encompassing the
neighborhoods
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of
Greenwich Village
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,
West Village
The West Village is a neighborhood in the western section of the larger Greenwich Village neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City.
The traditional boundaries of the West Village are the Hudson River to the west, West 14th Street to th ...
,
South Village,
NoHo
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,
SoHo
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The area was develo ...
,
Little Italy
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,
NoLIta
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, and a portion of
Chinatown in the
borough
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History
In the Middle A ...
of
Manhattan
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. It is bounded by the
Bowery
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,
Canal Street, the
Hudson River
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, and
14th Street on the east, south, west, and north, respectively. The district covers three city council districts and four police precincts, and encompasses one of the largest landmark districts in New York City.
Due to overwhelming disgust with the impending overdevelopment of Greenwich Village during the late 1950s and early 1960s, residents organized to fight further destruction of historic buildings and townhouses within the village. These residents made up the first members of what was then called a "Community Planning Board." CB2 was one of the first of these "Community Planning Boards."
Jeannine Kiely
currently serves as the board's Chair and Bob Gormley as its District Manager.
He administers the Board office and is the principal liaison with various City agencies involved in CB2 affairs. He further chairs the monthly District Service Cabinet meeting at which representatives from various City agencies and elected officials address issues of concern within the community. The District Manager additionally oversees the Board operating budget expenditures and prepares drafts as well as the annual report submitted to the Mayor and the City Council. Mr. Gormley reports on all of these matters at the monthly CB#2 Executive Committee meeting.
Demographics
At the 2000
United States Census, the Community Board had a population of 93,119 (down from 94,105 in
1990 but up from 87,069 in
1980). The ethnic break down of the area was 69,683 (74.8%)
Non-Hispanic White, 2,226 (2.4%)
African American
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, 13,622 (14.6%)
Asian American or Pacific Islander, 74 (0.1%)
American Indian or Native Alaskan, 324 (0.3%) of some other race, 1,860 (2.0%) of two or more races, 5,290 (5.7%) of Hispanic origins. 10.7% of the population benefited from public assistance in 2010 but, up from 5.2 in 2000.
The land area is 866.4 acres, or .
References
External links
Profile of the Community BoardOfficial site of the Community Board
Community boards of Manhattan
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