Manhattan Community Board 8
The Manhattan Community Board 8 is a New York City community board encompassing the Upper East Side, including the neighborhoods of Lenox Hill, Yorkville, and Roosevelt Island in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by the East River on the east, 59th Street on the south, Central Park on the west and 96th Street on the north.
Its current Chair is Alida Camp and its District Manager is Will Brightbill.Demographics
As of 2000, the Community Board has a population of 217,063, up from 210,880 in 1990 and 204,305 in 1980. Of them, 179,355 are White non Hispanic, 6,907 are African-American, 13,778 Asian or Pacific Islander, 126 American Indian or Native Alaskan, 618 of some other race, 3,952 of two or more race, 3,253 of Hispanic origins. 4.8% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2009, up from 2.8% in 2000.
The land area is 1,267 acres, or.
