Brooklyn Community Board 4 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhood of Bushwick. Its boundaries currently extend from Flushing Avenue on the north, Broadway on the southwest, the border with Queens to the northeast, and the Cemetery of the Evergreens on the southeast.
Its current Chairperson is Robert Camacho, and the District Manager is Celestina León. Born and raised in the Bushwick Community, Robert Camacho has been an advocate in the Bushwick Community for almost 30 years.
As of the United States Census, 2000, the Community Board has a population of 104,358, up from 102,572 in 1990 and 92,497 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 3,026 (2.9%) are White non Hispanic, 24,838 (23.8%) are African-American, 3,245 (3.1%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 300 (0.3%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 787 (0.8%) of some other race, 2,020 (1.9%) of two or more race, 70,142 (67.2%) of Hispanic origins. 51.9% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 36.6% in 2000. The land area is .
Demographics
+ Population by race as of 2000, 2010 and 2020 censuses: Race 2000 2010 2020 White 3,026 2.90% 9,564 8.49% 27,883 23.09% Black 24,838 23.80% 22,688 20.14% 18,163 15.04% Asian 3,245 3.11% 4,776 4.24% 7,402 6.13% Other 1,087 1.04% 821 0.73% 1,584 1.31% Multiracial 2,020 1.93% 1,169 1.04% 4,088 3.38% Hispanic (any race) 70,142 67.21% 73,616 65.36% 61,627 51.04% Total 104,358 100% 112,634 100% 120,747 100%
References
External links Official site of the Community Board Brooklyn neighborhood map