Bronx Community District 3
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Neighborhoods1: Claremont, Crotona Park East, Melrose, Morrisania PO P U L ATI O N & D E N S I T Y
79,762
+16% N/A
1.6 49,851/sq mi
1. Public health facilities 2. Unemployment 3. Other (see Statement of Needs)
To learn more, please read Bronx CD 3's Statements of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2018.
83
Hospitals and Clinics
25
Parks
1
22
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M E A N C O M M U T E T O W O R K 4, 8
Bronx CD 3
43 minutes
Bronx 43 minutes
NYC 40
minutes
E D U C AT I O N A L AT TA I N M E N T 4 , 1 0
Bronx CD 3
12%
of residents 25 years or older have earned a bachelor's degree or higher
11% 13% 13% 9% 6% 7% 1% 12% 20% 4% 3% 1%
Bronx 19% NYC 36%
BX 6
BX 9
E 16 BX 1
R E N T B U R D E N 4, 6
Bronx CD 3
52%
of households spend 35% or more of their income on rent
Bronx 51% NYC 45%
LI M I T E D EN GL I S H P RO FI CI EN C Y 4
Bronx CD 3
28%
of residents 5 years or older have limited English proficiency
Bronx 26% NYC 23%
U N E M P L OY M E N T 4 , 1 0
Bronx CD 3
18.2%
of the civilian labor force was unemployed on average from 2011 to 2015
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A Snapshot of Key Community Indicators
Public Schools
Public Libraries
Land Use Category 1 & 2 Family Bldgs 1,215 Multifamily Walk-up 1,030 Multifamily Elevator 115 Mixed Use 308 Commercial 126 Industrial 136 Transportation/Utility 26 Public/Institutional 208 Open Space 54 Parking 222 Vacant 279 Other 44
Pros pect Av
Top 3 pressing issues identified by Bronx Community Board 3 in 2017:
Website: www.nyc.gov/bronxcb3 Email:
[email protected]
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BX 4
% Lot # Lots Area
COMMUNITY BOARD PERSPECTIVES
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Square Miles Population Density
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68,574
Bronx Park
Source: PLUTOTM 16v2
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2011-2015 Estimate4
LA N D U S E M A P
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Bronx 14% NYC 9.5%
A C C E S S TO PA R KS 7
Bronx CD 3
100%
of residents live within walking distance of a park or open space
C R I M E R AT E 9
Bronx CD 3
15.4
major felonies were reported per 1,000 residents in 2016
Citywide Target 85%
Bronx 14.3 NYC 11.8
N YC g o v P O V E R T Y M E A S U R E 1 1
Bronx CD 3
31%
of residents have incomes below the NYCgov poverty threshold. See the federal poverty rate here.
Bronx 28% NYC 21%
Neighborhoods may be in multiple districts. Names and boundaries are not officially designated. 22000 US Census; 32010 US Census; 4American Community Survey 2011-2015 5-Year Estimates, calculated for Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs). PUMAs are geographic approximations of community districts. BX 3 shares PUMA 3705 with BX 6, and the ACS population estimate cannot be reliably disaggregated. 5NYC Dept of City Planning Facilites Database (2017); 6 Differences of less than 3 percentage points are not statistically meaningful. 7NYC Dept of Parks and Recreation (DPR) (2016). DPR considers walking distance to be 1/4 mile for parks less than 6 acres, and 1/2 mile for larger parks and pools. 8Differences of less than 2 minutes are not statistically meaningful. 9NYPD CompStat, Historic Complaint Data (2017); 10 Differences of less than 2 percentage points are not statistically meaningful. 11 2011-2015 NYCgov Poverty Measure by PUMA. This metric from the Mayor's Office for Economic Opportunity accounts for NYC's high cost of housing, as well as other costs of living and anti-poverty benefits.
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