Brooklyn Community Board 1

Brooklyn Community District 1
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Brooklyn
Neighborhoods
Government
 • ChairDealice Fuller
 • District ManagerGerald A. Esposito
Area
 • Total
4.7 sq mi (12 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
204,125 Increase
 • Density43,000/sq mi (17,000/km2)
 [1]
Ethnicity
 • White60.9%
 • Hispanic and Latino (any race)22.3%
 • Asian6.7%
 • Black5.2%
 • Others4.9%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
11206, 11211, 11222
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Police Precincts
Websitewww1.nyc.gov/site/Brooklyncb1/index.page
[2]

Brooklyn Community Board 1 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Williamsburg and Greenpoint. It is delimited by the Newtown Creek and Queens Borough line on the east, Flushing and Kent Avenue on the south, and by the East River on the west.[3]

Its current chairman is Dealice Fuller, and its district manager is Johana Pulgarin.

As of the United States Census, 2000, the Community Board had a population of 160,338, up from 155,972 in 1990 and 142,942 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 77,040 (48.0%) were White non-Hispanic, 8,808 (5.5%) were African-American, 5,730 (3.57%) were Asian or Pacific Islander, 192 (0.1%) were American Indian or Native Alaskan, 3,635 (2.3%) were of some other race, 4,488 (2.8%) were of two or more races, and 60,445 (37.7%) were Hispanic.

46.7% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 32.9% in 2000.

The land area is 3,167.6 acres (12.819 km2).

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980142,942—
1990155,9729.1%
2000160,3382.8%
2010173,0837.9%
2020204,12517.9%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Brooklyn Community Board 1 recorded a population of 204,125 in the 2020 United States census, a 18% increase since the 2010 United States census, when the figure stood at 173,083.[4]

Population by race as of 2010 and 2020 censuses:
Race 2010[4] 2020[4]
White 105,311 60.84% 124,282 60.88%
Asian 8,711 5.03% 13,631 6.67%
Black 8,982 5.19% 10,692 5.24%
Other 859 0.50% 2,956 1.45%
Multiracial 2,212 1.28% 7,088 3.47%
Hispanic (any race) 47,008 27.16% 45,476 22.28%
Total 173,083 100% 204,125 100%

References

  1. ↑ "Statements of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests, Fiscal Year 2027, Brooklyn Community District 1" (PDF). December 2025. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-01-05. Retrieved 2026-01-05.
  2. ↑ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
  3. ↑ Brooklyn Community District 1 Archived May 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, New York City Department of City Planning. Accessed May 13, 2008.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Statements of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests: Fiscal year 2025" (PDF). nyc.gov. Retrieved July 30, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)