Brooklyn Community Board 17 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of East Flatbush, Remsen Village, Farragut, Rugby, Erasmus and Ditmas Village.Brooklyn Community Boards , New York City. Accessed December 31, 2007. The District is delimited by East 32nd Street, Glenwood Road, Nostrand Avenue, Foster Avenue, and Bedford Avenue on the west, Clarkson Avenue, Utica Avenue, and East New York Avenue on the north, East 98th Street on the east, as well as by the Long Island Rail Road on the south.
The board's current chairman is Rodrick Daley, and the District Manager is Sherif Fraser.
The land area is .
Demographics
+ Population by race as of 2010 and 2020 censuses: Race 2010 2020 Black 137,243 88.40% 127,289 78.35% White 2,204 1.35% 5,837 3.59% Asian 1,734 1.12% 3,036 1.87% Other 1,057 0.68% 2,301 1.41% Multiracial 2,478 1.60% 10,670 6.56% Hispanic (any race) 10,536 6.79% 13,313 8.19% Total 155,252 100% 162,446 100%
As of the United States Census, 2020, District 17 has a population of 162,446, up from 165,753 in 2000 and 161,261 in 1990.
Approximately 50% of the population is foreign-born.
References
External links Profile of the Community Board (PDF) Brooklyn neighborhood map https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3604010-nyc-brooklyn-community-district-17-east-flatbush-farragut-rugby-puma-ny/