Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: Many people gather at the various local churches that are surrounded in my community. Also since there are many schools within my community a lot of students gather there. There are various busses and two LIRR stations close by so many people use that as well.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: My community is predominantly black and there is some Latinx presence there as well. There are a lot of families that reside over here. Also Addisleigh Park is within my community which is a neighborhood where dominant Black figures like Jackie Robinson, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald once resided.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: The residents in my community often work white collar jobs and are middle class. There can be better access to job centers within my community.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines

Your response: My community is predominantly black and there is some Latinx presence there as well. There are a lot of families that reside over here. Also, Addisleigh Park is within my community which is a neighborhood where dominant Black figures like Jackie Robinson, Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald once resided and owned property.