Manhattan Community Board 9
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The Manhattan Community Board 9 is a local government unit of New York City
, encompassing all of WestSide Harlem neighborhoods of Hamilton Heights
, Manhattanville, and Morningside Heights
in the borough of Manhattan
. It is delimited by Edgecombe Avenue, Bradhurst Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue
, the 123rd Street and Morningside Avenue
on the east, Cathedral Parkway on the south, the Hudson River
on the west and 155th Street
on the north.
Three well known sub-areas are Sugar Hill
at the northeast corner of Hamilton Heights overlooking Jacky Robinson (Colonial) Park; Vinegar Hill at the northeaast corner of Manhattanville and the home of City College of New York
overlooking St. Nicholas Park
, and Cathedral Heights at the southeast tip of Morningside Heights is home to the famed Cathedral of St. John the Divine and overlooks Morningside Park.
Its current chairman is Larry English, and its district manager Eutha Prince.
Of them (as of 2000), 19,837 (17.8%) are White non-Hispanic, 34,924 (31.3%) are African-American, 5,751 (5.1%) Asian
or Pacific Islander, 272 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 398 (0.4%) of some other race, 2,309 (2.1%) of two or more race, 48,233 (43.2%) of Hispanic origins.
39.4% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 27.4% in 2000.
The land area is 964.1 acres, or 1.51 square miles (3.90 km²).
New York City
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, encompassing all of WestSide Harlem neighborhoods of Hamilton Heights
Hamilton Heights, Manhattan
Hamilton Heights is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It lies between Manhattanville to the south and Washington Heights to the north. It contains the neighborhood of Sugar Hill....
, Manhattanville, and Morningside Heights
Morningside Heights, Manhattan
Morningside Heights is a neighborhood of the Borough of Manhattan in New York City and is chiefly known as the home of institutions such as Columbia University, Teachers College, Barnard College, the Manhattan School of Music, Bank Street College of Education, the Cathedral of Saint John the...
in the borough of Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
. It is delimited by Edgecombe Avenue, Bradhurst Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue
Saint Nicholas Avenue (Manhattan)
Saint Nicholas Avenue is a major New York City street. It runs north-south between 193rd Street and 111th Streets in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It goes through the neighborhoods of Washington Heights, Harlem, Hamilton Heights, and Inwood...
, the 123rd Street and Morningside Avenue
Morningside Avenue (Manhattan)
Morningside Avenue is a New York City avenue in the borough of Manhattan along the east or lower side of Morningside Park near Columbia University . It divides Harlem and Morningside Heights and is the address for many of the at-grade entrances to the park...
on the east, Cathedral Parkway on the south, the Hudson River
Hudson River
The Hudson is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York. The highest official source is at Lake Tear of the Clouds, on the slopes of Mount Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains. The river itself officially begins in Henderson Lake in Newcomb, New York...
on the west and 155th Street
155th Street (Manhattan)
155th Street is a major crosstown street in the Harlem neighborhood, in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is the northernmost of the 155 crosstown streets mapped out in the Commissioner's Plan of 1811 that established the numbered street grid in Manhattan.155th Street starts on the West...
on the north.
Three well known sub-areas are Sugar Hill
Sugar Hill, Manhattan
Sugar Hill is a neighborhood in the northern part of Hamilton Heights, which itself is a sub-neighborhood of Harlem, a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The neighborhood is defined by 155th Street to the north, 145th Street to the south, Edgecombe Avenue to the east, and...
at the northeast corner of Hamilton Heights overlooking Jacky Robinson (Colonial) Park; Vinegar Hill at the northeaast corner of Manhattanville and the home of City College of New York
City College of New York
The City College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York , in New York City. It is also the oldest of the City University's twenty-three institutions of higher learning...
overlooking St. Nicholas Park
St. Nicholas Park
Saint Nicholas Park is a New York City public park located in Harlem at the intersection of Manhattan neighborhoods Hamilton Heights and Manhattanville. The nearly park is contained by 141st Street to the north, 128th Street to the south, St. Nicholas Terrace to the west, and St. Nicholas Avenue...
, and Cathedral Heights at the southeast tip of Morningside Heights is home to the famed Cathedral of St. John the Divine and overlooks Morningside Park.
Its current chairman is Larry English, and its district manager Eutha Prince.
Demographics
As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 111,724 up from 106,978 in 1990 and 103,037 in 1980.Of them (as of 2000), 19,837 (17.8%) are White non-Hispanic, 34,924 (31.3%) are African-American, 5,751 (5.1%) Asian
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
or Pacific Islander, 272 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 398 (0.4%) of some other race, 2,309 (2.1%) of two or more race, 48,233 (43.2%) of Hispanic origins.
39.4% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 27.4% in 2000.
The land area is 964.1 acres, or 1.51 square miles (3.90 km²).