Queens Community Board 7
Encyclopedia
The Queens Community Board 7 is a local governmental advisory board in New York City
, encompassing the neighborhoods of Flushing
, Bay Terrace
, College Point
, Whitestone
, Malba
, Murray Hill
, Linden Hill, Beechhurst
, Queensboro Hill
and Willets Point
, in the borough
of Queens
. It is delimited by the Flushing Bay to the west, the East River
to the north, Utopia Pkwy and Little Neck Bay (south of 24th Avenue) on the east, and Reeves Avenue on the south. CB7 is the biggest CB in Queens.
Half of the board's members are appointed by the Borough President
, and half are nominated by the New York City Council
members who represent the district.
, the Community Board has a population of 325,500.
(as of 2006), 84,654 (48.1%) are White non Hispanic, 20,485 (8.2%) are African-American, 92,399 (58.3%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 1,856 (2.4%) American Indian or Native Alskan, 2,256 (1.0%) of some other race, 14,458 (6.9%) of two or more race, 42,865 (32.4%) of Hispanic origins.
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...
, encompassing the neighborhoods of Flushing
Flushing, Queens
Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, east of Manhattan.Flushing was one of the first Dutch settlements on Long Island. Today, it is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City...
, Bay Terrace
Bay Terrace, Queens
Bay Terrace is an affluent neighborhood in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Queens, and is often considered part of Bayside, despite Bayside's more suburban character. The construction of the Bay Terrace Cooperative apartment buildings and garden apartments in the 1950s, as...
, College Point
College Point, Queens
College Point is a working-middle class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is located north of Flushing on Flushing Bay and the East River and is part of the Queens Community Board 7. Willets Point Boulevard and the Whitestone Expressway are often the neighborhood's...
, Whitestone
Whitestone, Queens
Whitestone is a residential neighborhood in the northernmost part of the City of New York borough of Queens. Located between the East River to the north and 25th Avenue to the south. Whitestone is surrounded by College Point, Flushing, Bayside, Auburndale, Linden Hill, and Murray Hill...
, Malba
Malba, Queens
Malba is an upper middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. A small area on the waterfront home to some of the largest and most expensive private houses in New York City, Malba is bounded to the north by the East River, to the east by the Whitestone Expressway, to the south...
, Murray Hill
Murray Hill, Queens
Murray Hill is a small neighborhood within Flushing in the New York City borough of Queens. Traditionally the home of families of Irish and Italian immigrants, many Korean and Chinese immigrants have since moved into the area in recent years...
, Linden Hill, Beechhurst
Beechhurst, Queens
Beechhurst is a neighborhood in the northeastern part of the New York City borough of Queens. It is on the northeastern side of Whitestone, Queens, New York, near the East River, north of the Cross Island Parkway and between the approaches to the Throgs Neck and Whitestone bridges.Parts of the...
, Queensboro Hill
Queensboro Hill, Queens
Queensboro Hill is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered to the West by College Point Boulevard, to the North by Kissena Park and Kissena Corridor Park, to the South by Reeves Avenue and the Long Island Expressway, and to the East by Fresh Meadow Lane. Queensboro...
and Willets Point
Willets Point, Queens
Willets Point, also known locally as the Iron Triangle, is the name currently applied to a neighborhood of Corona, in the New York City borough of Queens....
, in the 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 Queens
Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States....
. It is delimited by the Flushing Bay to the west, the East River
East River
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland...
to the north, Utopia Pkwy and Little Neck Bay (south of 24th Avenue) on the east, and Reeves Avenue on the south. CB7 is the biggest CB in Queens.
Half of the board's members are appointed by the Borough President
Borough president
Borough President is an elective office in each of the five boroughs of New York City.-Reasons for establishment:...
, and half are nominated by the New York City Council
New York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The Council serves as a check against the mayor in a "strong" mayor-council government model. The council monitors performance of city agencies and...
members who represent the district.
Demographics
As of the United States Census, 2000United 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 325,500.
(as of 2006), 84,654 (48.1%) are White non Hispanic, 20,485 (8.2%) are African-American, 92,399 (58.3%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 1,856 (2.4%) American Indian or Native Alskan, 2,256 (1.0%) of some other race, 14,458 (6.9%) of two or more race, 42,865 (32.4%) of Hispanic origins.