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  Community Board 8
  1291 St. Marks Ave.
  Brooklyn, NY 11213
  (718) 467-5574
  info@brooklyncb8.org

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Brooklyn

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Statistics

Total Population  

1980: 88,795
1990: 96,400 (+8.6%)
2000: 96,076 (-0.3)

 
   
Vital Statistics  

Births:

1990: 2,203
1999: 1,523
Rate per 1000
1990: 22.9%
1999: 15.8%

Deaths:

1990: 914
1999: 751
Rate per 1000
1990: 9.5%
1999: 7.8%

Infant Mortality:

1990: 48
1999: 15
Rate per 1000
1990: 21.8%
1999: 9.9%
   
Income Support  
Public Assistance
(AFDC, Home Relief)
1994: 23,175
2000: 12,105

Supplemental Security Income:

1994: 5,198
2000: 5,717
Medicaid Only
1994: 5,089
2000: 7,984

Total Persons Assisted

1994: 33,462
2000: 25,806
Percent of Population
1994: 34.7
2000: 26.9
   
Total Land Area  
Acres: 1,049.3
Square Miles: 1.6
 
   
Land Use, 2000  
    Lot Area
Type Lots Sq. Ft. %%
1-2 Family Residential 2,658 5,908,150 20.0
Multi-Family Residential 2,914 12,073,114 40.0
Mixed Resid/Comm. 1,014 2,193,290 7.0
Commercial/Office 129 667,347 2.0
Industrial 160 1,647,237 5.0
Transportation/Utility 81 579,877 2.0
Institutions 189 3,189,126 11.0
Open Space/Recreation 11 932,451 3.0
Parking Facilities 123 774,847 3.0
Vacant Land 793 2,2028,362 7.0
Joint Interest Areas -- -- --
TOTAL 30,087,735 100.0

Calendar of Meetings
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S
ummer Street Activities

Final Environmental Impact Statement on the Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Development Project

Brooklyn Atlantic Yards Project Community Benefits Agreement

Housing Guidelines for new development and BSA applications

 
Calendar of Meetings
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