The Manhattan Community Board 3 is a
New York City community board encompassing the
Manhattan neighborhoods of
Alphabet City, the
East Village, the
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, sometimes abbreviated as LES, is a historic neighborhood in the southeastern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is located roughly between the Bowery and the East River from Canal to Houston streets.
Traditionally ...
,
Two Bridges, and a large portion of
Chinatown. It is delimited by the
East River
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on the east, the
Brooklyn Bridge on the south,
Pearl Street,
Baxter Street,
Canal Street,
Bowery
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and
Fourth Avenue on the west, as well as by the
14th Street on the north.
Its current chair is Paul Rangel, and its district manager Susan Stetzer.
Like all community boards in New York City, its members are unelected political appointees.
Demographics
As of the
United States Census, 2010
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, Community Board 3 has a population of 163,277, down from 164,407 in
2000
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but up from 161,617 in
1990. Of them (as of 2010), 52,898 (32.4%) are White non-Hispanic, 11,294 (6.9%) are
African-American
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, 55,180 (33.8%)
Asian or Pacific Islander, 241 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 434 (0.3%) of some other race, 3,036 (1.9%) of two or more race, 40,194 (24.6%) of Hispanic origins.
The racial make-up as of the
2000 census was 46,396 (28.2%) White non-Hispanic, 11,633 (7.1%)
African-American
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, 57,871 (35.2%)
Asian or Pacific Islander, 240 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 997 (0.4%) of some other race, 3,475 (2.1%) of two or more race, 44,195 (26.9%) of Hispanic origins.
49.6% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2009, up from 23.4 in 2000.
The land area is 1,077.1 acres, or .
References
External links
Official site of the Community BoardManhattan Community District 3 Profile
Community boards of Manhattan
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