Administrative divisions of New York City

The Seal of New York City

The administrative structure of New York City is on two levels:

• The city ​​of New York is divided into five boroughs ("boroughs") that correspond to counties ("counties") of the state of New York .
• The boroughs, in turn, are divided into a total of 59 Community Districts (CD), the roles of which are defined in Chapter 69 of the City of New York Charter.

The community districts , however, hardly perform any administrative tasks in the narrower sense, but mainly serve to improve the voice of the citizens. Each Community District has a community board with up to 50 members, the residents of the respective Community District must be s and pro rata from the Borough President of the respective boroughs and the local representatives in the City Council ( City Council ) are appointed. The community boards serve as the first point of contact for citizen complaints and have a say in planning projects.

The boundaries of the community districts are overlaid by the areas of responsibility of other municipal authorities, such as B. the districts ( Precincts ) of the fire brigade and police, and the school districts ( School districts ) which only partially coincide with the boundaries of the Community Districts .

The Community Districts in turn consist of different neighborhoods , which is why New York has also found its way into literature as the City of Neighborhoods . The neighborhoods , however, are not fixed administrative units, but names that have emerged for individual districts over the course of time. Many of these neighborhoods go back to historical locations such as For example, today's Bushwick on Boswijck, founded in 1661 by Dutch settlers. Others go back to real estate speculators who were significantly involved in the development of the respective district; For example, Brownsville is named after Charles S. Brown, who bought the area and built 250 houses there after 1865. Still other names go back to historical immigrant groups, such as B. Little Italy and Chinatown and some newer names are inventions of the real estate industry to better market an area, such as NoHo (North of Houston Street) or Dumbo (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass). Neighborhoods are often characterized by a certain, relatively uniform architectural style or a certain ethnic composition. They can be compared to neighborhoods in Berlin.

Boroughs / Counties

5 boroughs

Overview of the boroughs of New York City
Jurisdiction		Residents	surface
Borough of ...	County of	July 1, 2008 estimate	km²
1. Manhattan	new York	1,634,795	59.57
2. Brooklyn	Kings	2,556,598	183.89
3. Queens	Queens	2,293,007	282.30
4. The Bronx	Bronx	1,391,903	108.78
5. Staten Island	Richmond	487,407	150.81
New York City		8,363,710	785.35
New York (State)		19,490,297	141,299
Source: United States Census Bureau

Community Districts

The population figures in the table below refer to the census from April 1, 2000th

Community Districts of New York City

Community District (CD)	Area km²	Bev.	Ew. km²	Neighborhoods
Bronx CD  01	7.17	82,159	11,459	Mott Haven, Port Morris, Melrose
Bronx CD  02	5.54	46,824	8,452	Longwood, Hunts Point
Bronx CD  03	4.07	68,574	16,849	Claremont, Crotona Park, Concourse Village, Morrisania
Bronx CD  04	5.28	139,563	26,432	Concourse, High Bridge
Bronx CD  05	3.55	128,313	36,145	University Heights, Morris Heights, Mount Hope, Fordham
Bronx CD  06	4.01	75,688	18,875	Belmont, Bathgate, West Farms, East Tremont
Bronx CD  07	4.84	141,411	29,217	Norwood , University Heights , Bedford Park
Bronx CD  08	8.83	101,332	11,476	Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Van Cortlandt Village, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, Fieldston, Marble Hill
Bronx CD  09	12.41	167.859	13,526	Parkchester, Unionport, Soundview, Castle Hill, Bruckner, Harding Park, Bronx River, Clason Point
Bronx CD 10	16.76	115,948	6,918	Co-op City , City Island, Throgs Neck , Westchester Square, Pelham Bay , Locust Point, Silver Beach
Bronx CD 11	9.32	110,706	11,878	Morris Park, Pelham Parkway, Pelham Gardens, Allerton, Bronxdale, Laconia, Van Nest
Bronx CD 12	14.56	149.077	10,239	Edenwald, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn, Fish Bay, Eastchester , Olinville, Baychester
Brooklyn CD  01	12.82	160,338	12,507	Williamsburg , Greenpoint
Brooklyn CD  02	7.72	98,620	12,775	Brooklyn Heights , Dumbo , Vinegar Hill , Fulton Mall, Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Navy Yard , Fulton Ferry , Clinton Hill
Brooklyn CD  03	7.67	143,867	18,757	Bedford-Stuyvesant , Stuyvesant Heights, Ocean Hill
Brooklyn CD  04	5.31	104,358	19,653	Bushwick
Brooklyn CD  05	14.61	173.198	11,855	East New York , Cypress Hills, Highland Park, New Lots, City Line, Starrett City
Brooklyn CD  06	9.01	104.054	11,549	Red Hook , Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Gowanus, Cobble Hill
Brooklyn CD  07	10.96	120.063	10,955	Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights
Brooklyn CD  08	4.25	96,076	22.606	Crown Heights , Prospect Heights, Weeksville
Brooklyn CD  09	4.07	104.014	25,556	Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Wingate
Brooklyn CD 10	10.57	122,542	11,593	Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Fort Hamilton
Brooklyn CD 11	10.18	172.129	16,909	Bath Beach, Gravesend, Mapleton, Bensonhurst
Brooklyn CD 12	9.32	185.046	19,855	Borough Park, Kensington , Ocean Parkway , Midwood
Brooklyn CD 13	8.88	106.120	11,950	Coney Island , Brighton Beach , Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Seagate
Brooklyn CD 14	7.61	168,806	22,182	Flatbush , Midwood, Kensington, Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn CD 15	12.82	160.319	12,505	Sheepshead Bay, Manhattan Beach, Kings Bay, Gerritsen Beach, Kings Highway, East Gravesend, Madison, Homecrest, Plum Beach
Brooklyn CD 16	4.97	85,343	17.172	Brownsville , Ocean Hill
Brooklyn CD 17	8.73	165.753	18,987	East Flatbush, Remsen Village, Farragut, Rugby, Erasmus, Ditmas Village
Brooklyn CD 18	24.68	194,653	7,887	Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Flatlands, Marine Park, Georgetown, Mill Island
Manhattan CD  01	4.45	34,420	7,735	Tribeca , Battery Park City , Financial District
Manhattan CD  02	4.01	93.119	23,222	Greenwich Village , West Village , NoHo , SoHo , Lower East Side , Chinatown , Little Italy
Manhattan CD  03	4.56	164,407	36,054	Alphabet City , East Village , Lower East Side , Chinatown , Two Bridges
Manhattan CD  04	5.41	87,479	16,170	Clinton , Chelsea
Manhattan CD  05	4.25	44,028	10,360	Midtown
Manhattan CD  06	3.55	136.152	38,353	Stuyvesant Town, Peter Cooper Village , Waterside Plaza , Tudor City , Turtle Bay , Murray Hill , Gramercy Park , Kips Bay , Sutton Place
Manhattan CD  07	5.46	207,699	38.040	Manhattan Valley , Upper West Side , Lincoln Square
Manhattan CD  08	5.13	217.063	42,312	Upper East Side , Lenox Hill , Yorkville , Roosevelt Island
Manhattan CD  09	3.91	111,724	28,574	Hamilton Heights , Manhattanville, Morningside Heights
Manhattan CD 10	3.63	107.109	29,507	Harlem , Polo Grounds
Manhattan CD 11	5.75	117,743	20,477	East Harlem , Spanish Harlem , Wards Island , Randalls Island
Manhattan CD 12	7.64	208.414	27,279	Inwood , Washington Heights
Queens CD  01	14.97	211.220	14,110	Astoria , Old Astoria, Long Island City , Queensbridge , Ditmars , Ravenswood, Steinway, Garden Bay, Woodside , Rikers Island (although part of the Bronx )
Queens CD  02	13.36	109,920	8,228	Hunters Point , Long Island City, Woodside, Sunnyside
Queens CD  03	7.33	169.083	23,067	Jackson Heights , East Elmhurst, North Corona
Queens CD  04	6.16	167.005	27.111	Elmhurst , Corona, Roosevelt Avenue
Queens CD  05	19.63	165.911	8,452	Ridgewood , Glendale , Middle Village , Maspeth , Fresh Pond , Liberty Park
Queens CD  06	7.59	115,967	15,279	Forest Hills , Rego Park
Queens CD  07	32.97	242,952	7,369	Flushing , Bay Terrace , College Point , Whitestone, Malba, Linden Hill , Beechhurst , Queensboro Hill , Willets Point
Queens CD  08	19.17	146,594	7,647	Fresh Meadows , Cunningham Heights, Hilltop Village, Pomonak Houses, Jamaica Estates , Holliswood , Flushing South, Utopia , Kew Gardens Hills , Briarwood
Queens CD  09	10.08	141,608	14,048	Richmond Hill , Woodhaven, Ozone Park , Kew Gardens
Queens CD 10	16.19	127.274	7,861	Howard Beach , South Ozone Park , Richmond Hill , Tudor Village , Lindenwood
Queens CD 11	24.99	116,404	4,658	Bayside , Douglaston , Little Neck , Auburndale, East Flushing, Oakland Gardens , Hollis Hills
Queens CD 12	25.46	223,602	8,782	Jamaica , Hollis , Saint Albans , Springfield Gardens , Baisley Park, Rochdale Village, South Jamaica
Queens CD 13	33.31	196.284	5,893	Queens Village, Glen Oaks, New Hyde Park, Bellerose, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Rosedale, Meadowmere, Floral Park, Brookville
Queens CD 14	23.28	106,686	4,583	Breezy Point, Belle Harbor, Neponsit, Arverne, Bayswater, Edgemere, Rockaway Park, Rockaway , Far Rockaway
Staten Island CD  01	36.62	162,609	4,440	Arlington, Castleton Corners, Clifton, Concord, Elm Park, Fort Wadsworth, Graniteville, Grymes Hill, Livingston, Mariners Harbor, Meiers Corners, New Brighton, Port Ivory, Port Richmond, Randall Manor, Rosebank, St. George, Shore Acres, Silver Lake, Stapleton, Sunnyside, Tompkinsville, West Brighton, Westerleigh
Staten Island CD  02	54.62	127.071	2,326	Arrochar, Bloomfield, Bulls Heads, Chelsea, Dongan Hills, Egbertville, Emerson Hill, Grant City, Grasmere, Midland Beach, New Dorp , New Springville, Oakwood, Ocean Breeze, Old Town, South Beach, Todt Hill, Travis
Staten Island CD  03	58.97	152.908	2,593	Annadale, Arden Heights, Bay Terrace, Charleston, Eltingville, Great Kills, Greenridge, Huguenot, Pleasant Plains, Prince's Bay, Richmond Valley, Rossville, Tottenville, Woodrow
New York City	831.39	8.008.278	9,632

Neighborhoods

See also : List of Manhattan neighborhoods

Individual neighborhoods are characterized by residents of different origins:

African American

• Brooklyn: Fort Greene; Flatbush; Canarsia; Bedford – Stuyvesant ; Weeksville; Brownsville; East New York; Starrett City; Ocean Hill; East Flatbush; City Line; Clinton Hill; Cypress Hills; Kensington; Flatlands; Stuyvesant Heights and Wingate
• Bronx: Co-op City; Baychester; Eastchester; Eden Forest; Soundview; Wakefield; Williamsbridge; Olinville; Allerton; Concourse; Fordham-Bedford; Mott Haven; Morrisania; Tremont; Highbridge and East Morrisania
• Manhattan: Harlem ; Sugar Hill ; Hamilton Heights; Hudson Heights; Lower East Side and San Juan Hill
• Staten Island: Mariners Harbor; Tompkinsville; Clifton and Stapleton
• Queens: Far Rockaway ; Arverne; St. Albans; Cambria Heights; Laurelton; Rosedale; Jamaica; Hollis; South Jamaica; Elmhurst; Ozone Park; South Ozone Park; Springfield Gardens; Queensbridge; East Elmhurst and Queens Village

Hispanic

• Brooklyn: Bushwick; Williamsburg; East Williamsburg; East New York; Sunset Park; Cypress Hills; New lots; Kensington and City Line
• Bronx: Allerton; Bedford Park; Castle Hill; Concourse, Bronx; East Morrisania, Bronx; East Tremont, Bronx; Fordham, Bronx; Fordham-Bedford, Bronx; Harding Park, Bronx; Highbridge, Bronx; Hunts Point, Bronx; The Hub, Bronx; Kingsbridge, Bronx; Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx; Longwood, Bronx; Melrose, Bronx; Morrisania, Bronx; Morris Heights, Bronx; Mott Haven, Bronx; Norwood, Bronx; Port Morris, Bronx; Soundview, Bronx; Tremont, Bronx; University Heights, Bronx and West Farms, Bronx
• Manhattan: Spanish Harlem, Manhattan; Inwood, Manhattan; Washington Heights, Manhattan; Lower East Side, Manhattan; Alphabet City, Manhattan; Lower East Side, Manhattan; East Village, Manhattan; Loisaida; Manhattan; Hamilton Heights, Manhattan; Manhattanville, Manhattan; Hudson Heights , Manhattan and Manhattan Valley; Manhattan
• Staten Island: Mariners Harbor; Tompkinsville; Port Richmond; Clifton and Midland Beach
• Queens: Elmhurst; Corona; East Elmhurst; Woodhaven; Woodside; Flushing; Maspeth; Ridgewood; Ozone Park; South Ozone Park; Glendale; Jackson Heights; North Corona; Utopia; Richmond Hill; Sunnyside; Astoria; Queens Village and Linden Hill, Kew Gardens

Italian

• Brooklyn: Bensonhurst; Dyker Heights; Midwood; Bay Ridge; Cobble Hill; Carroll Gardens; Gravesend; Homecrest; Manhattan Beach; Mill Basin; Marine Park and Kensington
• Bronx: Country Club; Morris Park; City Island; Arthur Avenue Pelham Bay; Pelham Gardens; Pelham Parkway; Throgs neck; Locust Point and Woodlawn
• Manhattan: Hell's Kitchen; Little Italy; NoLIta; Greenwich Village; Lower East Side and Italian Harlem
• Staten Island: Annadale; Arden Heights; Arrochar; Bay Terrace; Charleston; Concord; Eltingville; Grant City; Grasmere; Great kills; Greenridge; Huguenot; New Dorp; New Springville; Pleasant Plains; Port Richmond; Prince's Bay; Rosebank; South Beach; Todt Hill; Tompkinsville; Tottenville; West New Brighton and Willowbrook
• Queens: Howard Beach; Old Howard Beach; Ozone Park; Middle Village; Bayside; Richmond Hill; South Ozone Park; Whitestone; Murray Hill; Rockwood Park; Jackson Heights; Woodhaven; Ridgewood; Tudor Village; Lindenwood and Broad Channel

Jewish

• Brooklyn: Midwood; Borough Park; Gravesend; Sheepshead Bay; Homecrest; Marine park; Brighton Beach; Coney Island; Park Slope; Crown Heights; Mill Basin; Marine park; Bensonhurst; Williamsburg; Flatbush and Kings Highway
• Bronx: Riverdale; Pelham Parkway; Van Cortlandt Village and City Island
• Manhattan: Upper East Side; Lower East Side; Greenwich Village; Morningside Heights and TriBeCa
• Queens: Little Neck; Forest Hills; Fresh meadows; Bayside; Woodhaven; Rockwood Park; Briarwood; Kew Gardens; Jamaica Estates; Hillcrest; Douglaston; Bayswater; Utopia; Jackson Heights; Hollis Hills; Glendale; Lindenwood; Howard Beach and Forest Hills Gardens

Guyanese

• Queens: Kew Gardens; Richmond Hill;

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NYPD - Precinct Maps ( Memento of the original from April 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ^ NYC Department of Education Maps
3. ↑ Kenneth T. Jackson, John B. Manbeck: The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn. New Haven, London 1998, p. 44.
4. ↑ Kenneth T. Jackson, John B. Manbeck: The Neighborhoods of Brooklyn. New Haven, London 1998, p. 40.
5. ↑ American Fact Finder (US Census Bureau): Table GCT-T1, 2008 Population Estimates for New York State by County ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed May 15, 2009. 
6. ↑ County and City Data Book: 2007 Table B-1, Area and Population, accessed July 12, 2008. New York County (Manhattan) was the nation's densest-populated county, followed by Kings County (Brooklyn), Bronx County, Queens County and San Francisco, California.
7. ↑ American Fact Finder (US Census Bureau): New York by County - Table GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data , accessed February 6, 2009.
8. ^ Department of City Planning, City of New York

Web links

• Map of the Community Districts
• Addresses, phone numbers and websites of the community boards