Bronx Community Board 12 is a local government unit of the New York City

New York City

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 borough

Borough (New York City)

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 of the Bronx

The Bronx

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, encompassing the neighborhoods of Edenwald

Edenwald, Bronx

Edenwald located in the northeast section of The Bronx, a borough of New York City, is the area north of Baychester, south of Wakefield, east of Bronxwood, and west of Boston Post Road and "the valley", a sub-neighborhood of Eastchester...

, Wakefield

Wakefield, Bronx

Wakefield is a working-class section of the northern borough of the Bronx in New York City, bounded by the New York city line with Westchester County or 243rd street to the north,and 222nd Street to the south, and the Bronx River, Bronx River Parkway and Metro-North Railroad tracks to the west...

, Williamsbridge

Williamsbridge, Bronx

Williamsbridge is a working class neighborhood geographically located in the northeast Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East 222nd Street to the north, Boston...

, Woodlawn

Woodlawn, Bronx

Woodlawn is a neighborhood at the very north end of the borough of the Bronx in New York City. Unlike some neighborhoods in New York City, its boundaries are fairly well-defined, as it is bounded by McLean Avenue to the north, which is approximately the New York City / Westchester County line, the...

, Fish Bay, Eastchester

Eastchester, Bronx

Eastchester is a working class neighborhood in the northeast Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12...

, Olinville

Olinville, Bronx

Olinville is a disused neighborhood name in the New York City borough of the Bronx. Designating the area around Olinville Avenue, it is today considered to be part of the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx which shares the 10467 ZIP code. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12.It is...

 and Baychester

Baychester, Bronx

Baychester is a working class neighborhood geographically located in the northeast Bronx borough of New York City in the United States. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 12. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: East 222nd Street to the north, the New...

.

It is delimited by Van Cortlandt Park

Van Cortlandt Park

Van Cortlandt Park is a park located in the Bronx in New York City. It is the fourth largest park in New York City, behind Pelham Bay Park, Flushing Meadows Park and Staten Island Greenbelt....

 East and Jerome Avenue

Jerome Avenue

Jerome Avenue is one of the longest thoroughfares in the New York City borough of the Bronx, New York, United States. The road is 5.6 miles long and stretches from Highbridge general area to Woodlawn. Both of these termini are with the Major Deegan Expressway which runs parallel to the west. Most...

 to the west, Adee Avenue and Gun Hill Road East to the south, the New England Thruway

New England Thruway

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 to the east and the Westchester County

Westchester County, New York

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 border to the north.

Its current chairperson is Rev. Richard Gorman. Carmen Rosa is the District Manager.

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.

External links

• Official site of the Community Board
• Bronx Community District 12 (4.4 Megabytes), New York City Department of City Planning
  New York City Department of City Planning
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  , retrieved on August 3, 2008, includes maps and demographic data