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Queens Community Board 8

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Queens Community District 8
Queens Community Board 8
Country United States
State New York
CityNew York City
BoroughQueens
Neighborhoods
Government
 • TypeCommunity board
 • BodyQueens Community Board 8
 • ChairpersonMartha Taylor
 • District ManagerMarie Adam-Ovide
Area
 • Total
7.4 sq mi (19 km2)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
151,107
 • Density20,000/sq mi (7,900/km2)
Ethnicity
 • African-American11.5%
 • Asian34.3%
 • Hispanic and Latino Americans19.2%
 • White30.6%
 • Others4.4%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
11366, 11367, 11423, 11432, 11435, and 11427
Area codes718, 347, and 929, and 917
Police Precincts107th (website)
Websitewww1.nyc.gov/site/queenscb8/index.page
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The Queens Community Board 8 is a local government in the New York City borough of Queens, encompassing the neighborhoods of Briarwood, Cunningham Heights, Flushing South, Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, Hilltop Village, Holliswood, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, Pomonok, and Utopia.[4] It is delimited by the Long Island Expressway to Hillside Avenue and from the Van Wyck Expressway to the Clearview Expressway.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Queens Community District 8 profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. NYC Department of Planning. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "CAU - Queens Boards". www1.nyc.gov. New York City Mayor's Office - Mayor's Community Affairs Unit. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  4. ^ Queens Boards, New York City. Accessed January 26, 2024.
  5. ^ Who does CB8 Queens represent? Archived October 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, Queens Community Board 8. Accessed September 6, 2007.
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