Brooklyn Community Board 18

Brooklyn Community Board 18 is a New York City community board that encompasses the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Flatlands, Marine Park, Georgetown, and Mill Island.^[3] It is delimited by Nostrand Avenue on the west, the Long Island Rail Road on the north, Van Sinderen Avenue and Louisiana Avenue on the east, as well as by Shore Parkway on the south.

Brooklyn Community District 18
Community District
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Brooklyn
Neighborhoods	List Bergen Beach Canarsie Flatlands Marine Park Mill Basin
Government
• Chairperson	Saul Needle
• District Manager	Sue Ann Partnow
Area
• Total	8.5 sq mi (22 km2)
Population  (2010)[1]
• Total	193,543
• Density	23,000/sq mi (8,800/km2)
Ethnicity
• African-American	62.5%
• Asian	4.7%
• Hispanic and Latino Americans	8.2%
• White	22.8%
• Others	1.7%
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	11234, 11236
Area code	718, 347, 929, and 917
Police Precincts	63rd (website) 69th (website)
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Its current chairman is Saul Needle, and its district manager Sue Ann Partnow.

As of the United States Census, 2000, the Community Board has a population of 194,653 up from 162,428 in 1990 and 169,093 in 1980.

Of them (as of 2000), 67,303 (34.6%) are White non Hispanic, 98,714 (50.7%) are African-American, 7,203 (3.7%) Asian or Pacific Islander, 254 (0.1%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 854 (0.4%) of some other race, 4,469 (2.3%) of two or more race, 15,886 (8.2%) of Hispanic origins.

21.6% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 10.9% in 2000.

The land area is 6,100.5 acres (24.688 km²).