Bronx Community Board 12

Bronx Community Board 12 is a local government unit of the New York City borough of the Bronx, encompassing the neighborhoods of Edenwald, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn Heights, Fish Bay, Eastchester, Olinville and Baychester.

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Community District
Location in The Bronx
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	The Bronx
Neighborhoods	list Bronx Manor Edenwald Olinville Baychester Eastchester Fish Bay Williamsbridge Wakefield Woodlawn
Government
• Type	Community board
• Body	Bronx Community Board 12
• Chairperson	William Hall
• District Manager	George Torres
Area
• Total	5.6 sq mi (15 km2)
Population  (2000)
• Total	149,077
• Density	27,000/sq mi (10,000/km2)
Ethnicity
• Hispanic and Latino Americans	18.5%
• African-American	65.9%
• White	10%
• Asian	%
• Others	0.3%
• American Indian or Alaska Native	0.2%
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	10460, 10466, 10467, 10469, 10470, and 10475
Area codes	718, 347, and 929, and 917
Police Precincts	47th (website)
Website	www1.nyc.gov/site/bronxcb12/index.page
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It is delimited by Van Cortlandt Park East and Jerome Avenue to the west, Adee Avenue and Gun Hill Road East to the south, the New England Thruway to the east and the Westchester County border to the north.

Bronx Community Board 12 office

Community board staff and membership

The current chairperson of the Bronx Community board 12 is Dr. Michael Burke. Its District Manager is George Torres.

The City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members.^[3] The council members and their council districts are:^[4]

• 11th NYC Council District - Eric Dinowitz
• 12th NYC Council District - Kevin Riley
• 13th NYC Council District - Mark Gjonaj
• 15th NYC Council District - Ritchie Torres

Demographics

The board has a population of 149,077 and is 10% White or Caucasian, 65.9% Black or African American. 15.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native Nonhispanic 0.7% of other races 3.0% of mixed race and 18.5% Hispanic.

Board Meetings

The Bronx Community 12 Board typically meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7:30pm at the Town Hall, 4101 White Plains Road, Bronx, New York 10466. Meeting times can be viewed on the official website; citizens can contact the office directly to learn about upcoming meetings that have not been updated to the website.