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Community District 6 Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Park Slope, Red Hook

2012 Over 90 indicators exploring 9 theme areas for each of Brooklyn’s 18 Community Districts

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From the Director

Gretchen Maneval, Center for the Study of Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a vibrant and diverse borough, with over 2,550,000 people calling it home. The 4th largest city in the United States if it were not part of New York City, Brooklyn’s population is greater than Boston, Indianapolis and San Francisco combined. Brooklynites come from more than 130 countries, speak nearly 90 languages, and represent over 180 ethnicities. Brooklyn’s 18 Community Districts include over 70 neighborhoods, and still more communities within those neighborhoods.

Center for The Study of Brooklyn Staff Director Gretchen Maneval

It’s imperative that such a densely populated and dynamic city has ready access to timely, accurate and neighborhood-level data. Brooklynbased community groups and institutions, local government and businesses, and researchers and media deserve to be equipped with such data in order to make the most informed public policy, programming and funding decisions possible. As the only research center devoted exclusively to the study of public affairs in the borough, the Center for the Study of Brooklyn at Brooklyn College provides access to and produces critically relevant data and research about Brooklyn, and facilitates strategic planning initiatives and community needs assessments, for and with our community partners.

Senior Research Associate Lorna Mason

Each of the Center’s 19 new Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports- one for each of the borough’s 18 Community Districts, and one for all of Brooklyninclude over 90 indicators that explore 9 different theme areas. The data are presented in clear and concise visuals and text. Accompanying Data Tables provide even greater detail, as do the Data Notes. More in-depth analysis of each of the 9 theme areas will also be included in the Center’s forthcoming Brooklyn Trends Report, to be released in 2012.

Research Associate Christina Pisano

As we can see from the Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports, in recent years, much of the borough has been booming. Many indicators for Brooklyn as a whole show that we’re doing relatively well compared with ten and twenty years ago. However, in order to have the most accurate understanding of Brooklyn’s trends and needs, it’s essential that we look beyond the borough-wide numbers and consider what the data at the Community District level reveal. At this smaller scale, differences among indicators for various Community Districts emerge, such as those for educational attainment, employment and income, and housing affordability. Environmental, health and public safety conditions vary as well. Opportunities to participate in arts and culture, and to engage civically, also differ between neighborhoods. In other words, disparities among Brooklyn’s many communities exist, and there is change to be made. As the Center for the Study of Brooklyn launches our new Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports, we put them into your hands to continue the incredible work you are already doing here in Brooklyn- making positive change in your neighborhoods by engaging your elected officials, improving the services you and your families receive, and increasing resources for your communities. We are here to help in any way we canplease be in touch if you have questions, comments or would like more data to advance your important work. It’s high time that Brooklyn’s collective voice is heard, and it’s our hope that the Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports will provide this voice with clarity and power!

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Information is power. Information empowers. As the community foundation for Brooklyn, in addition to funding the best programs and ideas serving our borough, we are seeding projects that generate essential information to educate our 2.5 million residents about key issues and challenges in Brooklyn’s neighborhoods. The Center for the Study of Brooklyn is our information and research partner in this pursuit, gathering critical data, examining it closely, and sharing it with our residents, our businesses, our non-profit leaders, and our public sector officials to use as a tool for informed decision-making. The Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports create a profile of the civic health of the borough and its 18 Community Districts; it is an incredibly valuable new resource for Brooklynites to measure quality of life in the place they call home. As we analyze the indicators of civic health in Brooklyn, we can begin to identify trends, both encouraging and alarming, that are shaping our borough’s growth and development. This will not only inform the Foundation’s grantmaking, but empower our donors and our residents to take on local challenges and create positive change from the ground up. We encourage you to utilize these Reports to their fullest, to help you to Do Good Right Here.

Research Associate Edward Morlock

Advisory Board Willard Archie Brooklyn College Alumnus Joan Bartolomeo Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation Adam Friedman Pratt Center for Community Development Marilyn Gelber Brooklyn Community Foundation Kimberly George Greater Brooklyn Health Coalition Carl Hum Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Christobal Jacques Brooklyn District Public Health Office, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene Stuart P. Leffler Con Edison Jerrold Mirotznik Brooklyn College Mohammad Razvi Council of Peoples Organization

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Special Thanks Board of Directors and Staff Brooklyn Community Foundation Eric Cadora Justice Mapping Center Karen Gould Brooklyn College Ingrid Gould Ellen Furman Center for Real Estate & Urban Policy Carl Hum Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Melissa Lee Coalition for the Improvement of Bedford-Stuyvesant Marty Markowitz and Staff Office of the Brooklyn Borough President Jarrett Murphy and Staff City Limits Philip Noyes Brooklyn District Public Health Office, NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene Ellen Salpeter and Staff Heart of Brooklyn William Tramontano Brooklyn College

In This Report Demographics ......................................................................1 Youth & Education...............................................................3 Economy.............................................................................. 4 Housing...............................................................................5 E nvironment .................................................................7 Health...........................................................................9 Public Safety ....................................................................11 Arts & Culture..................................................................12 Civic Engagement...............................................................13 Notes and Data...................................................................14

Ella Weiss and Staff Brooklyn Arts Council

Cover Photo Sources Brooklyn College Marc Fader, City Limits Joe Beone, Flickr Brooklyn College Essie Lash, Heart of Brooklyn Marc Fader, City Limits CAMBA Adam Lerner, Flickr Jay Woodworth, Flickr Brooklyn College Brooklyn College

About Brooklyn's Neighborhoods: The Center for the Study of Brooklyn acknowledges that the number of Brooklyn neighborhoods, their names and boundaries vary from source to source. We've used the NYC Department of City Planning's New York: A City of Neighborhoods Citywide Index Map from 2011 as the source for the neighborhoods listed on the covers of our Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports.

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Demographics Community District 6 Age

Gender 9.4% 11.8%

65 and Older

Brooklyn 72.1% 63.3%

18-64 11.0% 15.8%

6-17

7.5% 9.1%

0-5

Source: Timothy Krause, Flickr

51.7% 52.7% 6 52.7% CDCD 6 48.3% 47.3% 51.7% 48.3% 47.3% Brooklyn Brooklyn

CD 6

Data Source: 2007/09 American Community Survey

Male Male

Population

117,841

CD 6 (2000) 108,376

Female Female

Data Source: 2007/09 American Community Survey

Race/Ethnicity

64.9%

CD 6 (2007/09)

55.7%

Brooklyn (2007/09): 2,551,964

CD 6 (2000)

Number of Residents

36.8%

32.7%

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

23.8% 18.2%19.5%

CD 6’s population has grown by 8.7% since 2000.

9.4% 4.4% 5.6% Asian

11.5% 8.0%

Black

4.7% 3.2% Latino

White

1.5%

Other

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

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Demographics ■ Youth & Education ■ Economy ■ Housing ■ Environment ■ Health ■ Public Safety ■ Arts & Culture ■ Civic Engagement Top 5 Ethnicities CD 6 (2000) Italian (10.4%)

CD 6 (2007/09) Italian (10.2%)

Brooklyn (2007/09) African American (15.3%)

Puerto Rican (10.2%)

Puerto Rican (9.5%)

Religious Responses (7.4%)

Irish (8.0%)

United States (7.8%)

Puerto Rican (6.0%)

African American (6.7%)

African American (6.1%)

Italian (5.8%)

German (4.0%)

Irish (5.9%)

Chinese (4.7%)

Language 18.1%

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

Top 5 Places of Birth

13.2%

CD 6 (2000) New York State (52.5%)

CD 6 (2007/09) New York State (49.3%)

Brooklyn (2007/09) New York State (50.6%)

Puerto Rico (4.7%)

California (3.4%)

China (3.8%)

New Jersey (2.5%)

Puerto Rico (3.2%)

Jamaica (2.7%)

California (2.4%)

New Jersey (2.7%)

Haiti (2.3%)

Mexico (2.2%)

Massachusetts (2.6%)

Puerto Rico (2.3%)

CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09) 6.8%

5.2%

6.1%

4.4%

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

Residents Who Don't Speak Households Where No Person English Well or at All 14 years or Older Speaks English Very Well

Top 5 Languages Spoken at Home CD 6 (2000)

CD 6 (2007/09)

Brooklyn (2007/09)

English (68.4%)

English (73.9%)

English (53.9%)

Spanish (19.8%)

Spanish (13.5%)

Spanish (16.9%)

Italian (2.3%)

Italian (2.2%)

Chinese (5.6%)

French (1.5%)

French (1.8%)

Russian (5.4%)

Chinese (1.5%)

Chinese (1.3%)

Yiddish (3.7%)

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

Foreign Born

Foreign Born Citizenship Status

36.8%

100% 90%

CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2007/09) 17.9%

16.4%

Brooklyn (2007/09)

The percent foreign 80% born in CD 6 has 70% decreased by 60% 1.5 percentage points 50% since 2000.40%

44.6%

55.5%

55.2% CD 6 Citizen CD 6 Not A Citizen

55.4%

Brooklyn Citizen

44.5%

44.8%

Brooklyn Not A Citizen

30% 20%

Source: Denise Carbonell, Flickr

10%

Foreign Born

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

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CD 14 (2000)

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

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Youth & Education Community District 6

Public and Private School Enrollment

Disconnected Youth CD 6 Not Enrolled

2.5

2.4

Infant/Toddler Group Day Care (Seats per 100 Children Under Age 3)

Preschool Group Day Care (Seats per 100 Children Age 3-4)

Universal Pre-K (Seats per 100 Children Age 4)

20.5% 20.5%

CD 6 Not Private CD 6 Enrolled CD 6 Private Public CD 6

14.7%

12.7%

14.7%

12.7%

CD 6 Public Brooklyn Not Enrolled

CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2007/09) CD 6 (2000) Brooklyn (2007/09) CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

Brooklyn Private

85.7% 85.7%

79.5% 79.5%

Brooklyn Public

2.5% 2.5%

CD 14 (2009)

CD 6 Brooklyn CD 6 Brooklyn (2009) (2009) (2009) (2009) Grades 9-12 Grades 9-12 Brooklyn (2009)

Grades 6-8 Grades 6-8

14.3%

24.4%

CD 14 (2009)

Grades K-5 Grades K-5

CD 14 (2009)

23.0

21.7%

100% 90% 65.9% 35.5% 80% 65.9%24.9% 35.5% 81.3% 70% 78.3% 75.6% 75.5% 24.9% 69.9% 81.3%60% 75.5% 78.3% 75.6% 69.9% 50% 33.6% 31.6% 40% 33.6%20.0% 31.6% 30% 20.0% 20% CD 6 CD 6 Brooklyn CD 6 Brooklyn CD 6 Brooklyn CD 6 10% Brooklyn CD 6 (2009) Brooklyn(2009) CD 6 (2009) Brooklyn (2000) CD 6 (2000)CD 6(2009)CD 6 (2009) (2009) (2000) (2009) (2009) (2009) 0% (2009) (2009) (2009) (2000)

Preschool Preschool

34.4

30.1%

14.3%

24.4%

Brooklyn (2009)

Brooklyn (2011)

30.1%

CD 14 (2009)

50.6

24.5%

43.5%

21.7%

Brooklyn (2009)

CD 6 (2011)

18.7%

43.5%

CD 14 (2000)

Capacity of Public Early Childhood Programs and Eligible Children Enrolled 52.8

14.1%

30.9%

24.5%

CD 14 (2000)

30.9%

Source: New York City Department of Education

18.7%

Brooklyn (2009)

14.1%

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2009 American Community Survey. Due to data constraints, K-12 data represented in this graph do not include unenrolled students (i.e. those students not in school). Preschool Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12

Graduation, Drop Out, and Average College Readiness and Enrollment Rates

Disconnected Youth Disconnected Youth

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

Disconnected youth are those ages 16-24 not in school and not working.

CD 6

Data Sources: NYC Department of Education; NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; 2007/09 American Community Survey

Brooklyn

58.0% 58.8%

47.5% 48.2%

Educational Attainment Age 25 and Older 64.6%

97.2%

CD 6 (2000)

52.5%

80.3% CD 6 (2011) Brooklyn (2011) 30.0%

8.1%

12.3%

Data Sources: NYC Administration for Children’s Services; 2007/09 American Community Survey

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Brooklyn (2007/09) 29.0% 17.6%

9.0% % in Subsidized % in Head Start Group Day Care (Age 3-4 Living in (Age 5 and Under Poverty) Below 200% Poverty)

CD 6 (2007/09)

19.9% 17.8%

Graduation Rate Dropout Rate Students High School (2010/11) (2010/11) College Ready Seniors Enrolled (2010/11) in College (2010/11) Data Source: NYC Department of Education; College Ready is determined by many factors, including a minimum score of 75 on the English Regents and 80 on the MathA Regents Exams; Data are for public high schools in each Community District, whether or not the students live in the District.

22.3% 13.6%

Less than a High School Bachelor's Degree or Degree or GED Higher Equivalent

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

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Economy

26.4% 20.5%

Community District 6

9.4%

Median Household Income

Poverty 30.7%

CD 6 (2000) $84,153

21.2%

Brooklyn (2007/09)

15.2%

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

Living in Poverty

All monetary figures in this report are adjusted for inflation to reflect 2010 dollars.

Jobs 71.3%

12.2%

10.2%

$43,755

23.4%

CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

Children (Under Age 18) Living in Poverty

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

The percent of people living in poverty in CD 6 has decreased by 5.0 percentage points since 2000; the percent of children living in poverty has also decreased by 11.2 percentage points.

% Age 15 and Up with Investment Income Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

Investment income includes money earned from an estate or trust, interest, dividends, and/or rental income. Median Invesment Income for Individuals

CD 6 (2007/09)

$66,736

CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

$2,617 $3,155

$2,033

CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

75.1%

Top 5 Occupations and Median Wages of CD 6 Residents

61.1%

CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

5.5% 6.7%

8.0%

Age 16 and Up in the % of the Labor Force Labor Force Who Are Unemployed

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey; Labor Force is the percent of residents 16+ who are employed or unemployed.

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CD 6 (2007/09)

Brooklyn (2007/09)

Lawyer 4.5% ($126,928)

Lawyer 6.6% ($126,611)

Nurse/Home Health Aide 5.2% ($23,139)

Elementary/Middle School Teacher 3.9% ($47,631)

Manager 3.8% ($84,370)

Administrative Assistant 3.3% ($33,545)

Administrative Assistant 3.3% ($41,873)

Designer 3.4% ($60,990)

Elementary/Middle School Teacher 2.6% ($50,825)

Manager 2.9% ($71,970)

Elementary/Middle School Teacher 3.1% ($57,848)

Janitor 2.6% ($26,429)

Editor 2.6% ($60,978)

Postsecondary Teacher 2.4% ($59,952)

Retail Salesperson 2.4% ($20,330)

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

Source: Thomas McGinn

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ommunity

istrict

Index of Housing Price Appreciation (2-4 Family Buildings)

Source: Matthew Rutledge, Flickr

170.4

Total Households 100.0

CD 6

49,176

47,760

CD 6 (2000)

Brooklyn

CD 6 (2007/09)

2000

Brooklyn (2007/09): 889,957

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

Housing Burden of Owners 25.2

30.3%

25.2

CD 6 Renters

Brooklyn Owners 70.9%

63.3%

69.7%

2010

CD 6 (2010) Brooklyn (2010) CD 6 (2000)

44.0%

CD 6 (2010)

25.0%

Brooklyn (2010)

44.0%

Brooklyn Renters

25.0% 3.5

CD 14 (2000)

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

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CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/0

CD 6 (2000)

CD 6 Owners

100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

2009

Foreclosures

Owners and Renters 36.7%

2008

Data Source: Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy; This index measures the change in the price of buildings that have sold multiple times during the given time periods. This controls for price fluctuations that are due to housing quality.

Number of Households

29.1%

The median sales price per unit in 2-4 family buildings in CD 6 has increased 97.8%, from $252,412 in 2000 to $499,250 in 2010.

136.6

4.9

4.9 Foreclosure Rate per 1,000 3.5 1-4 Family Properties Data Source: Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy

Foreclosure Rate per 1,000 1-4 Family Properties

15.3%

24.3%

CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

24.3% Owners Paying Owners Paying 30% or More of 50% or More of 15.3% Income on Income on Housing Housing

Owners Paying Owners Paying or More of Data Source: 2007/09 30% 50% or More of American Community Survey Income on Income on Housing Housing

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$1,002

Affordable and Rent-Regulated Rental Housing 43.6%

CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

34.5% 30.0%

13.7%

15.4%

18.3%

Housing Violations 64.1

CD 6 (2005) CD 6 (2009)

CD 6 (2000)

Brooklyn (2009)

CD 6 (2010)

27.1 15.4

Brooklyn (2010)

Median Gross Rent Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

Serious Housing Code Violations per 1,000 Rental Units

Public and Subsidized Rent-Regulated Units Rental Units

Data Source: Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy

Since 2000, there has been a 31.4% increase in Median Gross Rent in CD 6.

Housing Burden of Renters CD 6 (2007/09)

52.3% 38.1%

Brooklyn (2007/09) CD 6 (2007/09)

52.3%

38.1%

28.7% 14.5%

Brooklyn (2007/09)

28.7%

14.5% Renters Paying Renters Paying 30% or More of 50% or More of Income on Rent Income on Rent Renters Paying Renters Paying 30% or2007/09 MoreAmerican of 50% or More of Data Source: Community Survey Income on Rent Income on Rent Source: Jay Woodworth, Flickr

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Environment Community District 6

Bike Lanes and Street Miles Ratio

Transportation to Work

CD 6 Bike Lanes

1 mile CD 6 (2010) 1 mile CD 6 (2010) 6.2 miles 6.2 miles Brooklyn Brooklyn(2010) (2010)

Source: Jenene Chesbrough, Flickr

11mile mile

CD 6 Streets

66.2% 66.9%

CD 6 Streets

60.0%

Brooklyn Bike Lanes

13.7 miles 13.7 miles

66.2% 66.9%

Brooklyn Streets

60.0%

CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

Data Sources: NYC Department of Transportation; NYC Department of City Brooklyn Planning (2010)

25.7% 17.7%

10.5% 11.0% 9.9%

Access to Parks 90.7%

There are 13.90 miles of 20 bike lanes in CD 6, compared to 86.7 miles of streets.

86.0%

10.5% 11.0% 9.9%

Walks or Rides Bike

Takes Public Transportation

25.7% 17.7%

CD CD Bro

13.2%

Takes Public Transportation

Drives

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

CD 6 (2009)

Community Gardens

Brooklyn (2009)

Residential Housing Units Within 1/4 Mile of a Park Data Source: Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy

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In 2011, there were 447 requests for new trees in CD 6, and 3,754 in all of Brooklyn.

There are 13 community gardens in CD 6.

Data Sources: GrowNYC and www.OASISnyc.net (2011)

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Garbage and Recycling Collection

Environmental Complaints 60.1

99 Tons

91 Tons

2,660 Tons

Tons= Garbage and Recycling Collected Per Day for Disposal

74.9%

85.6%

CD 6: % Recycling

15.7

Brooklyn: % Garbage

25.1%

CD 6 (2005)

CD 6 (2011)

14.4% Brooklyn (2011)

19.0

15.9%

18.1 11.3%

8.0

Brooklyn: % Recycling 30.0%

Asthma 18.5%

26.8

CD 6: % Garbage 70.0%

CD 6 (2001) CD 6 (2011) Brooklyn (2011)

Air Complaints per 10,000 People

Noise Complaints per 10,000 People

Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2002/04) Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

Data Source: NYC Department of Environmental Protection, via My Neighborhood Statistics

Data Source: NYC Department of Sanitation, via My Neighborhood Statistics

Adults with Asthma

14 (2005)

Sites of Environmental Concern

Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Elevated Blood Lead Levels

In 2011, an average of 1.5 pounds of garbage and recycling were collected per person each day in CD 6.

20.8

3.7

4.8

Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2001) Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2009) Brooklyn (2009)

Rate of Elevated Blood Lead Levels per 1,000 Youth Age 0-17 Tested

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Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Data Sources: Environmental Protection Agency; NYC Department of Education via New York Lawyers for the Public Interest

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ommunity

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6 Fruits and Vegetables

Self-Reported Health Status 32.8% 29.3%

29.6%

26.6% 23.4% 17.1%

Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2002/04) Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

32.1% 25.7% 26.7%

72.6%

17.1%

18.1%

15.4%

Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2002)

Downtown/Heights/Slope UHF (2002/04) Downtown/Heights/Slope UHF (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

32.8% 23.2% 32.1% 29.6% 29.3% 18.1% 26.6% 25.7% 26.7% 23.4% 23.2%

15.4%

79.2% 77.6%

12.8%

9.0%

Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2009) Brooklyn (2009)

14.6% 11.8%

13.0%

9.4%

No Servings per Day 1-4 Servings per Day 5 or More Servings per Day

Fair or Poor

Good

There are 11 United Hospital Fund Neighborhoods in Brooklyn, which are aggregated up from zip codes by the NYC DOHMH. All data from the NYC DOHMH are presented by United Hospital Fund Neighborhood or for the entire borough.

Health Insurance

10.4%

Uninsured

Fair or Poor

Excellent

Good

Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Excellent

Cigarette Smoking and Binge Drinking

69.6%

Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2002/03) Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2008/09) Brooklyn (2008/09)

20.0%

19.6% 19.6%

14.0% 14.0%

16.5% 16.5%

20.0%

16.7% 16.7%

12.3% 12.3%

Downtown/Heigh Slope UHF (200 Downtown/Heigh Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (200 Slope UHF (2002/04) Downtown/Heights/ Brooklyn (2007/0 Slope UHF (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

Brooklyn (2009)

Medicaid Recipients

Data Source: 2009 American Community Survey

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Very Good

Physical Activity

CD 6 (2009) 11.2%

Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

77.3% 76.1%

31.8%

13.9%

Very Good

Adults Who Exercised in Past 30 Days

Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Cigarette Smoking

Binge Drinking

Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Mortality

HIV/AIDS Diagnoses and Deaths

Obesity and Diabetes

58.7

25.0%

CD 6 (2002) 8.6

Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2002/04) Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

CD 6 (2007) 6.9

Brooklyn (2007)

6.9

18.2%

17.5%

8.7%

Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births 8

CD 6 (2002)

CD 6 (1998/00)

CD 6 (2007)

CD 6 (2007/09)

Brooklyn (2007)

Brooklyn (2007/09)

Obesity

Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

37.5

Diabetes

Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2002) Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2009) Brooklyn (2009)

Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene5

16.0

Disabilities

10.5

Mental Health

3 2

4.7%

Rate per irths

CD 6 (2009)1

3.7%

770

2.4% 1.3%

2.2%

Mortality Rate per 1,000 Population

Infant Mortality Rate per 1,000 Live Births

1.2%

Cognitive Visual Disability Hearing Disability Disability (Age 5+) Data Source: 2009 American Community Survey

Mental Health-related Hospitalization Rate per 100,000 Adults

HIV Death Rate per 1,000 People Living with HIV/AIDS

769

Brooklyn (2009) 0

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Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2002) Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2009) Brooklyn (2009)

HIV Diagnoses per 100,000 Population

10.2%

5.4%

5.2

40.0

5.2

4.7 4.7

Mortality Rate per 1,000 Population

38.2

Data Source: NYS Department of Health

Downtown/Heights/ Slope UHF (2003/04) Brooklyn (2003/04)

Data Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

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Public Safety Community District 6 Crime and Stop & Frisk

Prison Admissions 81.3

1.98

66.6

1.25

CD 6 (2001) CD 6 (2010) Brooklyn (2010)

Source: Spencer Ritenour, Flickr

Domestic Violence

19.0

108.3

13.1 5.9

CD 6 (2011) 32.1

CD 6 (2009) Brooklyn (2009)

Brooklyn (2011)

3.2

5.1

Violent Crime

9.0

7.8

Property Crime

12.2

Prison Admission Rate per 1,000 Adult Population

12.9 n/a

Felony Crime

Stop & Frisk (2009)

Rates per 1,000 Population

Domestic Violence-Related Police Responses per 1,000 Population

Data Source: Justice Mapping Center (JMC) analysis of NYS DOCCS data. DOCCS not responsible for JMC findings. Please note that Community District-level data represent only those records with mappable addresses. Therefore, prison admission rates may be under-represented.

Data Sources: Crime Rates: NYPD; Stop & Frisk: NYPD, Center for Constitutional Rights, via New York Times. Felony Crimes include Violent Crimes plus Property Crimes.

Data Source: NYPD via My Neighborhood Statistics

Projected Prison Expenditures per Capita $206

Hate Crimes

$124

0.4 0.3

CD 6 (2009) Brooklyn (2009)

CD 6 (2011) Brooklyn (2011)

Hate Crimes per 10,000 Population Data Source: NYPD via My Neighborhood Statistics

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In 2009, a total of 98 adults from CD 6 were admitted to prison at a projected cost of $9,721,920 over the term of their sentences.

Projected Expenditure on Incarceration per Adult Age 18-59 Data Source: Justice Mapping Center (JMC) analysis of NYS DOCCS data. DOCCS not responsible for JMC findings. Please note that Community District-level data represent only those records with mappable addresses. Therefore, projected prison expenditures may be under-represented.

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Arts & Culture

Registered Citywide Events

Community District 6

Arts & Culture Organizations

Arts & Culture Funding $8.40

CD 6 (2010) $3.43

Brooklyn (2010) Data Source: NYC Office of Citywide Event Coordination and Management (2010)

Arts & Culture Funding per Person Data Sources: NYS Council on the Arts and NYC Department of Cultural Affairs

Cultural Activities Rating 49.2%

Data Source: Brooklyn Arts Council (2011)

There are 119 arts & culture organizations in CD 6. Arts & Culture Employment 14.9%

In 2010, a total of $989,365 was granted to 57 arts organizations in CD 6 by the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

CD 6 (2000) 4.8%

CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)

% Workers in Arts & Culture Industry Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

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Brooklyn (2008)

Has Excellent Cultural Activities in Their Neighborhood Data Source: NYC Mayor’s Office of Operations

Top 5 Occupations in the Arts & Culture Industry of CD 6 Residents CD 6 (2000)

11.8%

CD 6 (2008) 14.8%

CD 6 (2007/09)

Brooklyn (2007/09)

Editor (17.9%)

Designer (15.7%)

Writer (10.4%)

Editor (10.2%)

Designer (13.7%) Artist (7.6%)

Artist (8.7%)

Artist (10.2%)

Editor (6.3%)

Designer (8.4%)

Writer (7.5%)

Manager (5.6%)

Producer/Director (4.6%)

Manager (7.4%)

Producer/Director (5.2%)

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey Source: Brooklyn High School of the Arts, Groundswell Community Mural Project

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Civic Engagement Community District 6

77.7% 79.8%

71.1%

CD 6 Brooklyn

70.4% 63.8%

60.5%

Source: Carroll Gardens Procession, Brooklyn Arts Council

Zip Codes Overlaying CD 6

Campaign Donations for NYC Elections

Voting

11231

3.3% ($232,776)

11217

3.4% ($239,500)

11215

% of All Brooklyn Donations (2009)

Brooklyn:$6,982,933

8.6% ($597,103)

Data Source: NYC Campaign Finance Board

311 Requests 21.3

Citizens Age 18 All Age 18 and and Above Above Registered to Registered to Vote (2011) Vote (2011)

19.4 CD 6 (2011) Brooklyn (2011)

311 Requests-forService per 100 Population Data Source: NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications

Registered Voters Who Voted in 2008 Presidential Election

Data Sources: New York State Board of Elections; Center for Urban Research

Voter registration percentages may be inflated (to over 100% in some cases) as voters are not removed from rolls until they have not voted in two major elections.

Employment by Non-Profit or Local Government 14.2% 14.5%

Census Mail Response 58.5%

66.1%

12.6% 10.7% 10.7%

58.0%

CD 6 (2000)

9.0%

CD 6 (2007/09)

CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2010) Brooklyn (2010)

Average Census Mail Response Rate Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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Brooklyn (2007/09)

Employed by a Non-Profit

Employed by Local Government

Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey

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Notes

Data Sources Abbreviated data sources are listed under each graph or map in the Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports. Complete data source citations are included in the endnotes of the Data Tables that accompany each of the 19 Reports, as well as in the Data Notes document. The Center for the Study of Brooklyn has used in these Reports the most recent data available from all data sources as of December 2011. In the case of U.S. Census Bureau data (the source most often used in these Reports), the 2007/09 American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates, Integrated Public Use Microdata are used instead of one year data as they allow for greater validity, particularly for neighborhood-level data. For each of the Reports for Brooklyn’s 18 Community Districts, the Center uses data going back as far as 2000 (if available) to illuminate trends. For the All Brooklyn Report, data as far back as 1990 are used (if available), and geographic comparisons with New York City, New York State and the Nation are also made (if data were available).

Data Tables Data Tables that supplement each of the 19 Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports are available on the Center’s website (www.studybrooklyn.org). These Data Tables include exact counts, rates and/or percentages for each indicator in the Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports, as well as endnotes with detailed data source citations.

Your Ideas Are Welcome!

This is the first time the Center for the Study of Brooklyn is producing the Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports, and we welcome your feedback on the content and design. We are grateful to everyone who has helped make these Reports possible, and look forward to hearing your good ideas! Please also contact us immediately if you find any errors in the data, visuals, text, sources, etc. so that we can make the relevant changes right away. Released: March 12, 2012 www.studybrooklyn.org

Data Notes A Data Notes document is available on the Center’s website (www.studybrooklyn.org) that includes comprehensive definitions of each indicator used in the Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports, the methodology for calculating that indicator (where applicable), and a ranking of the Brooklyn Community Districts with the highest and lowest counts, rates and/or percentages for the most recent year(s) for which those indicators were available. This document also includes detailed data source citations. 14