Queens Community Board 1

The Queens Community Board 1 is a local advisory group in New York City, encompassing the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, Queensbridge, Ditmars, Ravenswood, Steinway, Garden Bay, and Woodside, in the Borough of Queens.[3] It also includes Rikers Island, the citywide correctional complex, which is within the Borough of the Bronx but connected by its only bridge to Astoria.[4] The Board's district is delimited by the East River on both west and north, by the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on the east, and by Northern Boulevard, the Long Island Rail Road and Bridge Plaza North on the south.

Queens Community District 1
Queens Community Board 1
Community District
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Queens
Neighborhoods
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Government
 • TypeCommunity board
 • BodyQueens Community Board 1
 • ChairpersonMarie Torniali
 • District ManagerFlorence Koulouris
Area
 • Total6.2 sq mi (16 km2)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total172,468
 • Density28,000/sq mi (11,000/km2)
Ethnicity
 • African-American6.3%
 • Asian15.9%
 • Hispanic and Latino Americans27.2%
 • White47.8%
 • Others2.9%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
11101, 11102, 11103, 11105, 11106, and 11370
Area codes718, 347, and 929, and 917
Police Precincts114th (website)
Websitewww1.nyc.gov/site/queenscb1/index.page
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As of September 21, 2015, the current chairperson is to be determined by vote, and the District Manager is Florence Koulouris.

Demographics
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1980 185,198—    
1990 188,549+1.8%
2000 211,220+12.0%
2010 191,105−9.5%
2012-2016 Est. 172,468−9.8%
Source: NYC Planning (1980-2004, 2016)

As of the United States Census, 2000, the Community Board had a population of 211,220, up from 188,549 in 1990 and 185,198 in 1980.

Of them (as of 2000), 88,606 (41.9%) were White non-Hispanic, 21,581 (10.2%) were African-American, 27,399 (13.0%) were Asian or Pacific Islander, 475 (0.2%) were American Indian or Native Alaskan, 3,099 (1.5%) were of some other race, 12,368 (5.9%) were of two or more races, and 57,692 (27.3%) were Hispanic.

23.4% of the population benefited from public assistance as of 2004, which was up from 13.2% in 2000.

Geography

The land area is 3,702.0 acres (14.981 km2), or 5.8 square miles (15 km2).

References
  1. "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. "Queens Community District 1 profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. NYC Department of Planning. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. Queens Community Boards Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine, New York City. Accessed June 30, 2013.
  4. A City of Neighborhoods Archived August 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, New York City Department of City Planning, retrieved on August 3, 2008.
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