Bronx Community Board 3 is a local government unit in the

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, of

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, encompassing the

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of Crotona Park East, Claremont, Concourse Village, Melrose, and Morrisania. It is delimited by Sheridan Boulevard to the east, the

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and Crotona Park North to the north, Park Avenue and Webster Avenue to the west, and East 159th Street and East 161st Street to the south.

Community board staff and membership

The current chairperson of the Bronx Community board 3 is Dr. Rev. Bruce Rivera. Its District Manager is John Dudley. Currently, Dudley is the longest serving District Manager in the borough of the Bronx. The City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ''

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'' board members.

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§ 2800(a) The council members and their council districts are: * 15th NYC Council District - Ritchie Torres * 16th NYC Council District - Vanessa Gibson * 17th NYC Council District - Rafael Salamanca

Demographics

As of the United States 2000 Census, the Community Board has a population of 68,574, up from 57,162 in the 1990 Census and 53,638 in

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. Of them, 36,273 (52.9%) are of Hispanic origin, 30,201 (44%) are Black, non-Hispanic, 678 (1%) are White, non-Hispanic, 248 (0.4%) are Asian or Pacific Islander, 216 (0.3%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 169 (0.2%) are some other race (non-Hispanic), and 789 (1.2%) of two or more races (non-Hispanic).

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bronx Community Board 03 Community boards of the Bronx