Brooklyn Community Board 17

Brooklyn Community District 17
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CityNew York City
BoroughBrooklyn
Neighborhoods
Government
 • ChairpersonRodrick Daley
 • District ManagerSherif Fraser
Area
 • Total
3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2)
Population
 • Total
162,446 Increase
 • Density48,000/sq mi (18,000/km2)
Ethnicity
 • African-American78.3%
 • Hispanic and Latino (any race)8.2%
 • White3.6%
 • Asian1.9%
 • Others7.6%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
11203, 11210,11212, 11213, 11226
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Police Precincts67th (website)
Websitecbbrooklyn.cityofnewyork.us/cb17/
[2]

Brooklyn Community Board 17 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Remsen Village, Farragut, Rugby, Erasmus and Ditmas Village.[3] The District is delimited by East 32nd Street, Glenwood Road, Nostrand Avenue, Foster Avenue, and Bedford Avenue on the west, Clarkson Avenue, Utica Avenue, and East New York Avenue on the north, East 98th Street on the east, as well as by the Long Island Rail Road on the south.

The board's current chairman is Rodrick Daley, and the District Manager is Sherif Fraser.

The land area is 3.1 square miles (8.0 km2).

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1990161,261—
2000165,7532.8%
2010155,252−6.3%
2020162,4464.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
Population by race as of 2010 and 2020 censuses:
Race 2010[4] 2020[4]
Black 137,243 88.40% 127,289 78.35%
White 2,204 1.35% 5,837 3.59%
Asian 1,734 1.12% 3,036 1.87%
Other 1,057 0.68% 2,301 1.41%
Multiracial 2,478 1.60% 10,670 6.56%
Hispanic (any race) 10,536 6.79% 13,313 8.19%
Total 155,252 100% 162,446 100%

As of the United States Census, 2020, District 17 has a population of 162,446, up from 165,753 in 2000 and 161,261 in 1990.

Approximately 50% of the population is foreign-born.

References

  1. ↑ "Brooklyn Community District 17" (PDF). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Brooklyn Community Boards Archived 2007-12-21 at the Wayback Machine, New York City. Accessed December 31, 2007.
  4. 1 2 3 "Decennial Census Data For New York City's 59 Community Districts" (PDF). nyc.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)