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South Brooklyn Community
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- 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: My community is the geographical region of South Brooklyn, where I grew up. This community is composed of several different neighborhoods, but is united by shared geography that means it is more remote/isolated from the rest of the city and borough, with more of a suburban culture and less access to public transportation. Subway lines are often not easily accessible, and the area is more reliant on cars and buses. Being close to the water makes Brighton Beach, Marine Park, Coney Island, the Marine Park Nature Preserve & Salt Marsh, and the shorelines important for this community.
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- 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: The south Brooklyn community spans different racial, ethnic, and religious groups. This region has been historically predominantly white, but that has been changing in the past several decades. While in this aspect it is diverse, as explained above it shares similar geographic and economic/development characteristics that mean this area has a significant amount of shared interests for public services.
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: Because of its remote location and distance from Manhattan, this area is more economically hyper-local. There are a lot of small businesses, and residents in South Brooklyn are less likely to commute into Manhattan for work. The tourism and amusement industry, via Coney Island, is an important economic driver for the area, dependent on the season. There is also a large nature preserve, Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Trail, which is important to the community. Due to the area's proximity to the shore, flooding and storm damage are a big concern for much of the community, and Hurricane Sandy was extremely damaging to this area.
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: Infrastructure, emergency management, and climate change policy are important shared interests. More public transit, both across Brooklyn and to the other boroughs, is also a huge need. Right now, these neighborhoods are split between different state assembly and congressional districts, but I think they should be in a shared district due to these common concerns and needs, such as economic and physical isolation from the rest of the borough and environmental vulnerability.
My community is the geographical region of South Brooklyn, where I grew up. This community is composed of several different neighborhoods, but is united by shared geography that means it is more remote/isolated from the rest of the city and borough, with more of a suburban culture and less access to public transportation. Subway lines are often not easily accessible, and the area is more reliant on cars and buses. Being close to the water makes Brighton Beach, Marine Park, Coney Island, the Marine Park Nature Preserve & Salt Marsh, and the shorelines important for this community.
The south Brooklyn community spans different racial, ethnic, and religious groups. This region has been historically predominantly white, but that has been changing in the past several decades. While in this aspect it is diverse, as explained above it shares similar geographic and economic/development characteristics that mean this area has a significant amount of shared interests for public services.
Because of its remote location and distance from Manhattan, this area is more economically hyper-local. There are a lot of small businesses, and residents in South Brooklyn are less likely to commute into Manhattan for work. The tourism and amusement industry, via Coney Island, is an important economic driver for the area, dependent on the season. There is also a large nature preserve, Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Trail, which is important to the community. Due to the area's proximity to the shore, flooding and storm damage are a big concern for much of the community, and Hurricane Sandy was extremely damaging to this area.
Infrastructure, emergency management, and climate change policy are important shared interests. More public transit, both across Brooklyn and to the other boroughs, is also a huge need. Right now, these neighborhoods are split between different state assembly and congressional districts, but I think they should be in a shared district due to these common concerns and needs, such as economic and physical isolation from the rest of the borough and environmental vulnerability.
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Economic or Environmental Interests
Because of its remote location and distance from Manhattan, this area is more economically hyper-local. There are a lot of small businesses, and residents in South Brooklyn are less likely to commute into Manhattan for work. The tourism and amusement industry, via Coney Island, is an important economic driver for the area, dependent on the season. There is also a large nature preserve, Marine Park Salt Marsh Nature Trail, which is important to the community. Due to the area's proximity to the shore, flooding and storm damage are a big concern for much of the community, and Hurricane Sandy was extremely damaging to this area.
Community Activities and Services
My community is the geographical region of South Brooklyn, where I grew up. This community is composed of several different neighborhoods, but is united by shared geography that means it is more remote/isolated from the rest of the city and borough, with more of a suburban culture and less access to public transportation. Subway lines are often not easily accessible, and the area is more reliant on cars and buses. Being close to the water makes Brighton Beach, Marine Park, Coney Island, the Marine Park Nature Preserve & Salt Marsh, and the shorelines important for this community.
Cultural or Historical Interests
The south Brooklyn community spans different racial, ethnic, and religious groups. This region has been historically predominantly white, but that has been changing in the past several decades. While in this aspect it is diverse, as explained above it shares similar geographic and economic/development characteristics that mean this area has a significant amount of shared interests for public services.
Community Needs and Concerns
Infrastructure, emergency management, and climate change policy are important shared interests. More public transit, both across Brooklyn and to the other boroughs, is also a huge need. Right now, these neighborhoods are split between different state assembly and congressional districts, but I think they should be in a shared district due to these common concerns and needs, such as economic and physical isolation from the rest of the borough and environmental vulnerability.
