Queens Community Board 7

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.[3] 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.

Queens Community District 7
Community District
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
BoroughQueens
Neighborhoods
Government
 • ChairEugene T. Kelty, Jr.
 • District ManagerMarilyn McAndrews
Area
 • Total11.8 sq mi (31 km2)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total250,162
 • Density21,000/sq mi (8,200/km2)
 [1]
Ethnicity
 • African-American2.1%
 • Asian52.1%
 • Hispanic and Latino Americans17.6%
 • White25.6%
 • Others2.5%
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Police Precinct109th (website)
Websitewww1.nyc.gov/site/queenscb7/index.page
[2]

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.

Demographics

As of the United States Census, 2000, the Community Board has a population of 325,500. 84,654 (28.1%) were White non-Hispanic, 20,485 (8.2%) were African-American, 92,399 (58.3%) were Asian or Pacific Islander, 1,856 (2.4%) were American Indian or Native Alaskan, 2,256 (1.0%) were of some other race, 14,458 (6.9%) were of two or more race, and 42,865 (32.4%) were Hispanic.

According to the 2010 Census, Community Board 7 had a population of 247,354. This included White non-Hispanic (73,668 or 29.8%), Black/African American (5,512 or 2.2%), Asian or Pacific Islander (122,094 or 49.4%), American Indian and Alaska Native (215 or 0.1%), and (41,164 or 16.6%) Hispanic.[4]

gollark: Possibly more when you consider the APocalypse hitting the AP around tomorrow.
gollark: At current AP times, it'll take about two and a half days to show up.
gollark: "Oh, I just got this great dragon... but its lineage is {olives/brimstones/something else which people don't like}... I'll need some of those to continue it..."
gollark: Yes. It's a great way to mildly infuriate people, like causing APocalypses.
gollark: Best use of CB prizes: only pair them with dragons people don't like, but then give out offspring very cheaply.

References
  1. "Queens Community District 7" (PDF). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. Queens Community Boards, New York City. Accessed September 3, 2007.
  4. Queens Community Board 7 Archived October 11, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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