The Manhattan Community Board 4 is a
New York City community board in the borough of
Manhattan
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encompassing the
neighborhoods
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of
Hell's Kitchen
Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, or Midtown West on real estate listings, is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, New York. It is considered to be bordered by 34th Street (or 41st Street) to the south, ...
,
Chelsea, and
Hudson Yards, as well as parts of the
Garment District, the Flower District, and the
Meatpacking District. It is delimited by the
Avenue of the Americas
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Sixth Avenue begins four blocks b ...
,
26th Street, and
Eighth Avenue on the east,
14th Street on the south, the
Hudson River
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on the west, and
59th Street on the north.
Its current chair is Lowell Kern, and its District Manager is Jesse Bodine.
CB4 has the same duties and powers as the other
Community Boards of New York City
The community boards of the government of New York City, New York City government are the appointed advisory groups of the community districts of the five Borough (New York City), boroughs. There are currently 59 community districts: twelve in C ...
.
Demographics
As of 2000, the Community Board had a population of 87,479, up from 84,431 in 1990 and 82,162 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 52,721 (60.3%) are White non Hispanic, 6,402 (7.3%) are African-American, 7,228 (8.3%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 166 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 429 (0.5%) of some other race, 2,305 (2.6%) of two or more race, 18,228 (20.8%) of Hispanic origins. 19.3% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2009, up from 14.7 in 2000.
The land area is 1,131.8 acres, or .
References
External links
Official site of the Community BoardManhattan Community Board 4 Facebook page
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Community boards of Manhattan