(Staten Island failed to do so, but after THE CITY’s reporting, the borough president vowed to collect the information.) Last year for the first time, all five boroughs were mandated by a 2018 change to the city charter to compile and report information race, ethnicity, sex and age as voluntarily reported by members of all 59 community boards. The picture of the boards comes from self-reported demographic data collected from members of Manhattan’s dozen boards, where volunteers weigh in on everything from zoning proposals to street redesigns. “I’m racking my brain to figure out why we’re having such a difficult time.” A Manhattan Breakdown “When it comes to Latinos, we’re underrepresented in almost every situation,” said Deputy Borough President Aldrin Bonilla. Members and sponsors make THE CITY possible.Īt the 11 other boards - including the one that covers heavily Dominican Washington Heights and Inwood - Hispanic people were underrepresented by as much as 19 percentage points.
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