Brooklyn Community Board 15
Encyclopedia
Brooklyn Community Board 15 is a local governmental body in the New York City
borough
of Brooklyn
that encompasses the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay
, Manhattan Beach
, Kings Bay, Gerritsen Beach, Kings Highway
, East Gravesend, Madison
, Homecrest
, and Plum Beach
. It is delimited by Corbin Place, Coney Island Avenue, Avenue Y, 86th street, Avenue U and MacDonald Avenue, Avenue P and Kings Highway
on the north, Nostrand avenue and Marine Park on the east, as well as by the Atlantic Ocean
on the south.
Its current chairman is Theresa Scavo.
As of the United States Census, 2000
, the Community Board has a population of 160,319, up from 143,477 in 1990 and 149,570 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 121,052 (75.5%) are White non Hispanic, 4,823 (3.0%) are African-American , 20,229 (12.6%) Asian
or Pacific Islander, 123 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 340 (0.2%) of some other race, 3,506 (2.2%) of two or more race, 10,246 (6.4%) of Hispanic origins.
26.6% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 16.1% in 2000.
The land area is 3166.9 acres (12.8 km²).
Current Borough President
is Marty Markowitz.
Current City Council Members are David Greenfield, Lewis Fidler, Michael Nelson, Domenic Recchia, and Jumaane Williams.
Kingsborough Community College
2001 Oriental Blvd., Room C124
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Tel: (718) 332-3008
Fax: (718) 648-7232
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
borough
Borough (New York City)
New York City, one of the largest cities in the world, is composed of five boroughs. Each borough now has the same boundaries as the county it is in. County governments were dissolved when the city consolidated in 1898, along with all city, town, and village governments within each county...
of Brooklyn
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
that encompasses the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay
Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
Sheepshead Bay is a bay separating the mainland of Brooklyn, New York City from the eastern portion of Coney Island, the latter originally a barrier island but now effectively an extension of the mainland with peninsulas both east and west...
, Manhattan Beach
Manhattan Beach, Brooklyn
Manhattan Beach is a residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the south and east, by Sheepshead Bay on the north, and Brighton Beach to the west. Traditionally known as an Italian and Ashkenazi Jewish neighborhood, it is also home to...
, Kings Bay, Gerritsen Beach, Kings Highway
Kings Highway (Brooklyn)
Kings Highway is a broad avenue that passes mostly through areas in the southern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The west end is at Bay Parkway and 78th Street. East of Ocean Avenue the street becomes mostly residential, tending generally east, then northeast, then north through...
, East Gravesend, Madison
Madison, Brooklyn
Madison is a purely residential neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Named after its own James Madison High School, it is nestled just east of Homecrest and south of Midwood. Its borders are Kings Highway to the north, Avenue U to the south, Ocean Avenue to the west, and Nostrand...
, Homecrest
Homecrest, Brooklyn
Homecrest is a neighborhood situated in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It borders Kings Highway to the north, Avenue X to the south, Coney Island Avenue to the west, and Ocean Avenue to the east. Homecrest uses the ZIP Code, 11229. The area is served by Brooklyn Community Board 15...
, and Plum Beach
Plum Beach, Brooklyn
Plumb Beach is a beach and surrounding neighborhood along the north shore of Rockaway Inlet, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is located near the neighborhoods of Sheepshead Bay and Gerritsen Beach, just off the Belt Parkway. It is named for the beach plums that grow wild there...
. It is delimited by Corbin Place, Coney Island Avenue, Avenue Y, 86th street, Avenue U and MacDonald Avenue, Avenue P and Kings Highway
Kings Highway (Brooklyn)
Kings Highway is a broad avenue that passes mostly through areas in the southern part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The west end is at Bay Parkway and 78th Street. East of Ocean Avenue the street becomes mostly residential, tending generally east, then northeast, then north through...
on the north, Nostrand avenue and Marine Park on the east, as well as by the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
on the south.
Its current chairman is Theresa Scavo.
As of the United States Census, 2000
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
, the Community Board has a population of 160,319, up from 143,477 in 1990 and 149,570 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 121,052 (75.5%) are White non Hispanic, 4,823 (3.0%) are African-American , 20,229 (12.6%) Asian
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
or Pacific Islander, 123 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 340 (0.2%) of some other race, 3,506 (2.2%) of two or more race, 10,246 (6.4%) of Hispanic origins.
26.6% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 16.1% in 2000.
The land area is 3166.9 acres (12.8 km²).
Members
- Joyce Arberman
- Joseph Aron
- Cathy Blundell
- Donald Brown
- Cliff Bruckenstein
- Edmond Chalom
- Raisa Chernina
- Luisa Cirullo-Oster
- Anne Dietrich
- Alan Ditchek
- Joseph Dorinson
- Edmund Dweck
- Ed Eisenberg
- Jack Erdos
- Harvey Fertig
- Henni Fisher
- Joel Garson
- Robert Gevertzman
- William Glassman
- Rabbi Eli Greenwald
- Debra Greif
- Morris Harary
- Peter Hermida
- John Isikli
- Susan Jacobs
- Joyce Kaminsky
- Howard Katz
- Oliver Klapper
- Lilya Kostyuk
- Richard Kuo
- Rev. Orlando McReynolds
- Herb Medetsky
- Rita Napolitano
- Vincent Nocella
- Eileen O'Brien
- Chick Pallotta
- Allen Popper
- Helen Sarubbi
- Theresa Scavo
- Mitchell Shpelfogel
- Al Smaldone
- Ronnie Tawil
- Ira Teper
- Sam Tsang
- Isabella Vais
- Richard Warner
- Morris Weiss
- Gloria Wittels
- Eli Zami
Appointments
The Borough President appoints Board members. City Council members nominate at least half of the appointees (divided proportionally based on the share of the district's population represented by each Council member).Current Borough President
is Marty Markowitz.
Current City Council Members are David Greenfield, Lewis Fidler, Michael Nelson, Domenic Recchia, and Jumaane Williams.
Contact Info
Community Board No. 15Kingsborough Community College
2001 Oriental Blvd., Room C124
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Tel: (718) 332-3008
Fax: (718) 648-7232