Manhattan Community District 8 | |
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| City |  New York City |
| Borough |  Manhattan |
| Neighborhoods | |
| Government | |
| • Chairperson | Valerie Mason[1] |
| • District Manager | Ian McKnight |
| Area | |
| • Land | 2 sq mi (5.2 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 231,983[2] |
| • Density | 120,000/sq mi (45,000/km2) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Hispanic | 9.7% |
| • African-American | 2.3% |
| • White | 75.3% |
| • Asian | 10.2% |
| • Others | 2.5% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 10021, 10028, 10044, 10065, 10075, and 10128 |
| Area code | 212, 646, and 332, and917 |
| Police Precinct | 19th (website) |
| Website | www |
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TheManhattan Community Board 8 is aNew York City community board encompassing theUpper East Side, including theneighborhoods ofLenox Hill,Yorkville, andRoosevelt Island in the borough ofManhattan. It is delimited by theEast River on the east, 59th Street on the south,Central Park on the west and 96th Street on the north.
Its current Chair is Valerie Mason and its District Manager is Ian McKnight.[6][7]
As of 2000, the Community Board had a population of 217,063, up from 210,880 in 1990 and 204,305 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 179,355 (82.6%) were White non-Hispanic, 6,907 (3.2%) wereAfrican-American, 13,778 (6.3%)Asian or Pacific Islander, 126 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 618 (0.3%) of some other race, 3,952 (1.5%) of two or more races, 3,253 (6.0%) of Hispanic origins. 4.8% of the population benefitted from public assistance as of 2009, up from 2.8% in 2000.[8]
The land area is 1,267 acres, or 2 square miles (5.2 km2).[8]
