Bronx Community District 12
Bronx Community Board 12
Community District
Location in The Bronx
Location in The Bronx
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough The Bronx
Neighborhoods
list
Government
 • TypeCommunity board
 • BodyBronx Community Board 12
 • ChairpersonWilliam Hall
 • District ManagerGeorge Torres
Area
 • Total5.6 sq mi (15 km2)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total149,077
 • Density27,000/sq mi (10,000/km2)
Ethnicity
 • Hispanic and Latino Americans18.5%
 • African-American65.9%
 • White10%
 • Asian%
 • Others0.3%
 • American Indian or Alaska Native0.2%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
10460, 10466, 10467, 10469, 10470, and 10475
Area codes718, 347, and 929, and 917
Police Precincts47th (website)
Websitewww1.nyc.gov/site/bronxcb12/index.page
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Bronx Community Board 12 is a local government unit of the New York City borough of the Bronx, encompassing the neighborhoods of Edenwald, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn Heights, Fish Bay, Eastchester, Olinville and Baychester.

It is delimited by Van Cortlandt Park East and Jerome Avenue to the west, Adee Avenue and Gun Hill Road East to the south, the New England Thruway to the east and the Westchester County border to the north.

Bronx Community Board 12 office

Community board staff and membership

The current chairperson of the Bronx Community board 12 is Dr. Michael Burke. Its District Manager is George Torres.

The City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members.[3] The council members and their council districts are:[4]

Demographics

The board has a population of 149,077 and is 10% White or Caucasian, 65.9% Black or African American. 15.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic 0.7% of other races 3.0% of mixed race and 18.5% Hispanic.

Board Meetings

The Bronx Community 12 Board typically meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:30pm at the Town Hall, 4101 White Plains Road, Bronx, New York 10466. Meeting times can be viewed on the official website; citizens can contact the office directly to learn about upcoming meetings that have not been updated to the website.

References

  1. ↑ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "bx12_profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. NYC Department of Planning. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  3. ↑ New York City Charter § 2800(a)
  4. ↑ "Elected Officials - Bronx Community Board 9". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
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