Bronx Community Board 2


Bronx Community Board 2 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Longwood in the borough of the Bronx. It is delimited by the Bronx River on the east, Westchester Avenue, East 167th Street, and East 169th Street on the north, Prospect Avenue and East 149th Street to the west, and the East River on the south.

Community board staff and membership

The current chairperson of the Bronx Community board 2 is Robert Crespo. Its District Manager is Ralph Acevedo. Both are long-time Community Board 2 residents.
The City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members. The council members and their council districts are:
As of the United States 2000 Census, the Community Board has a population of 46,824, up from 39,433 in 1990 and 34,397 in 1980.
Of them, 35,507 are of Hispanic origin, 10,021 are Black, non-Hispanic, 582 are White, non-Hispanic, 207 are Asian or Pacific Islander, 101 American Indian or Alaska Native, 90 are some other race, and 316 of two or more races.