Bronx Community Board 1


Bronx Community Board 1 is a local government unit of the city of New York, encompassing the neighborhoods of Mott Haven, Melrose, and Port Morris in the borough of the Bronx. It is delimited by the East River, East 149th Street, and Prospect Avenue on the east, East 161st Street, East 159th Street, and East 149th Street on the north, and the Harlem River and Bronx Kill on the west and south.

Community board staff and membership

The current chairman of the Bronx Community board 1 is George Rodriguez, and its district manager is Cedric Loftin.
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 2010 Census, the Community Board has a population of 91,497, up from 82,159 in 2000 and 77,214 in 1990.
Of them, 64,887 are of Hispanic origin, 23,680 are Black, non-Hispanic, 1,428 White, non-Hispanic, 542 are Asian or Pacific Islander, 177 American Indian or Alaska Native, 216 are some other race, and 567 of two or more races.