The Manhattan Community Board 9 is a local governement unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhood of Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, and Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Edgecombe Avenue, Bradhurst Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue, the 123th street and Mrningside Avenue on the east, Cathedral Parkway on the south, the Hudson River on the west and 155th street on the north. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York and abbreviated NYC) is the most populous city in the United States, and is at the center of international finance, politics, communications, music, fashion, and culture. ... This is a complete list of neighborhoods in Manhattan, one of five boroughs of New York City, stated in geographic order, moving from north to south: Marble Hill Inwood Washington Heights Hudson Heights Harlem Central Harlem Bradhurst Mount Morris Park Strivers Row West Harlem Hamilton Heights - Sugar Hill Manhattanville East... Morningside Heights is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City and is bound by the Upper West Side, Morningside Park, Harlem, and Riverside Park. ... Manhattan is an island bordering the lower Hudson River. ... View of the Hudson in the 1880s showing Jersey City The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk in Mahican, is a river running mainly through New York State but partly forming the boundary between the states of New York and New Jersey. ...

Its current chairman is Jordi Reyes-Montblanc, and its district manager Lawrence McClean.

Demographics

As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 111,724 up from 106,978 in 1990 and 103,037 in 1980.
Of them (as of 2000), 19,837 (17.8%) are White non hispanic, 34,924 (31.3%) are African-American , 5,751 (5.1%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 272 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alskan, 398 (0.4%) of some other race, 2,309 (2.1%) of two or more race, 48,233 (43.2%) of Hispanic origins.
39.4% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 27.4% in 2000. The land area is 964.1 acres, or 1.5 square mile. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans, Black Americans, or simply blacks, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to West and sub-Saharan Africa. ...

External links

Profile of the Community Board