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Bronx Community District 1 Bronx Community Board 1
Community District
Location in The Bronx
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	The Bronx
Neighborhoods	list Mott Haven Melrose Port Morris
Government
• Type	Community board
• Body	Bronx Community Board 1
• Chairperson	Arline Parks
• District Manager	Anthony R. Jordan
Area
• Total	2.2 sq mi (6 km)
Population
• Total	91,497
• Density	42,000/sq mi (16,000/km)
Ethnicity
• Hispanic and Latino Americans	68.5%
• African-American	27.9%
• White	1.7%
• Asian	0.8%
• Others	1.1%
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	10451, 10454, 10455, and 10456
Area codes	718, 347, and 929, and 917
Police Precincts	40th (website)
Website	www1.nyc.gov/site/bronxcb1/index.page

Bronx Community Board 1 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Melrose, and Port Morris in the borough of the Bronx. It is delimited by the East River, East 149th Street, and Prospect Avenue on the east, East 161st Street (from Prospect Avenue to Third Avenue), East 159th Street (from Third Avenue to Park Avenue), and East 149th Street (from Park Avenue to the Harlem River) on the north, and the Harlem River and Bronx Kill on the west and south.

Community board staff and membership

The current chairman of the Bronx Community board 1 is George Rodriguez, and its district manager is Cedric Loftin.

The City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members. The council members and their council districts are:

• 8th NYC Council District - Diana Ayala
• 17th NYC Council District - Rafael Salamanca

Demographics

As of the United States 2010 Census, the Community Board has a population of 91,497, up from 82,159 in 2000 and 77,214 in 1990. Of them, 64,887 (70.9%) are of Hispanic origin, 23,680 (25.9%) are Black, non-Hispanic, 1,428 (1.6%) White, non-Hispanic, 542 (0.6%) are Asian or Pacific Islander, 177 (0.2%) American Indian or Alaska Native, 216 (0.2%) are some other race (non-Hispanic), and 567 (0.6%) of two or more races (non-Hispanic).

References

1. "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
2. New York City Charter § 2800(a)
3. "Elected Officials - Bronx CB 1". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 11 April 2018.

External links

• Official website
• webpage at Bronxmall.com

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v t e Neighborhoods in the New York City borough of the Bronx
South Bronx	East Morrisania/Crotona Park East Hunts Point Longwood Melrose Morrisania Mott Haven Port Morris
West Bronx	Bedford Park Belmont Concourse East Tremont Fordham Highbridge Jerome Park Kingsbridge Kingsbridge Heights Van Cortlandt Village Morris Heights Norwood Riverdale North Riverdale Fieldston Hudson Hill Mosholu Spuyten Duyvil Tremont University Heights West Farms Woodlawn Heights
East Bronx	Allerton Baychester Castle Hill City Island Clason Point Harding Park Co-op City Country Club Eastchester Morris Park Olinville Pelham Bay Pelham Gardens Parkchester Pelham Parkway Soundview Throggs Neck Edgewater Park Locust Point Schuylerville Van Nest Wakefield Westchester Square Williamsbridge
Related areas	Marble Hill Rikers Island Retail districts Arthur Avenue Fordham Plaza The Hub
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