Identifying New York City Neighborhoods at Risk of Being Overlooked for Interventions
TOOLS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE — Volume 17 — April 23, 2020
PEER REVIEWED
Figure.
Map of New York City community districts by number of disparities relative to their borough. The map shows the 59 community districts and the disparity group of each district. Within the moderate and high disparity groups, darker colors indicate community districts with a greater number of health disparities.
| Community District Identification Number | Community District Name | Disparity Group | Number of Disparities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Financial District | None | 0 |
| 102 | Greenwich Village/Soho | None | 0 |
| 105 | Midtown | None | 0 |
| 107 | Upper West Side | None | 0 |
| 108 | Upper East Side | None | 0 |
| 207 | Kingsbridge Heights/Bedford | None | 0 |
| 208 | Riverdale/Fieldston | None | 0 |
| 209 | Parkchester/Soundview | None | 0 |
| 210 | Throgs Neck/Co-op City | None | 0 |
| 211 | Morris Park/Bronxdale | None | 0 |
| 212 | Williamsbridge/Baychester | None | 0 |
| 301 | Greenpoint/Williamsburg | None | 0 |
| 306 | Park Slope/Carroll Gardens | None | 0 |
| 310 | Bay Ridge/Dyker Heights | None | 0 |
| 311 | Bensonhurst | None | 0 |
| 312 | Borough Park | None | 0 |
| 402 | Woodside/Sunnyside | None | 0 |
| 405 | Ridgewood/Maspeth | None | 0 |
| 406 | Rego Park/Forest Hills | None | 0 |
| 408 | Hillcrest/Fresh Meadows | None | 0 |
| 411 | Bayside/Little Neck | None | 0 |
| 502 | South Beach/Willowbrook | None | 0 |
| 503 | Tottenville/Great Kills | None | 0 |
| 106 | Stuyvesant Town/Turtle Bay | Moderate | 1 |
| 302 | Fort Greene/Brooklyn Heights | Moderate | 1 |
| 307 | Sunset Park | Moderate | 1 |
| 314 | Flatbush/Midwood | Moderate | 1 |
| 315 | Sheepshead Bay | Moderate | 1 |
| 407 | Flushing/Whitestone | Moderate | 1 |
| 318 | Flatlands/Canarsie | Moderate | 2 |
| 409 | Kew Gardens/Woodhaven | Moderate | 2 |
| 410 | South Ozone Park/Howard Beach | Moderate | 2 |
| 413 | Queens Village | Moderate | 2 |
| 104 | Clinton/Chelsea | Moderate | 3 |
| 313 | Coney Island | Moderate | 3 |
| 403 | Jackson Heights | Moderate | 3 |
| 404 | Elmhurst/Corona | Moderate | 3 |
| 103 | Lower East Side/Chinatown | Moderate | 4 |
| 204 | Highbridge/Concourse | Moderate | 4 |
| 317 | East Flatbush | Moderate | 4 |
| 401 | Long Island City/Astoria | Moderate | 4 |
| 205 | Fordham/University Heights | High | 5 |
| 201 | Mott Haven/Melrose | High | 6 |
| 202 | Hunts Point/Longwood | High | 6 |
| 304 | Bushwick | High | 7 |
| 309 | South Crown Heights/Lefferts Gardens | High | 7 |
| 501 | St. George/Stapleton | High | 7 |
| 112 | Washington Heights/Inwood | High | 8 |
| 206 | Belmont/East Tremont | High | 8 |
| 308 | Crown Heights/Prospect Heights | High | 8 |
| 203 | Morrisania/Crotona | High | 9 |
| 109 | Morningside Heights/Hamilton Heights | High | 10 |
| 303 | Bedford Stuyvesant | High | 10 |
| 414 | Rockaway/Broad Channel | High | 10 |
| 316 | Brownsville | High | 12 |
| 412 | Jamaica/Hollis | High | 12 |
| 110 | Central Harlem | High | 13 |
| 305 | East New York/Starrett City | High | 14 |
| 111 | East Harlem | High | 17 |
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Page last reviewed: April 23, 2020