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District 37

Cypress Hills, Bushwick, City Line, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, East New York

Who lives in District 37?

District 37
Citywide

Racial Diversity Index

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Demographics
District 37
Citywide
Seniors – 65 and Older
9.1%
14.5%
Families with Children
28.8%
24.8%
Median Household Income
$54,094
$63,998
People Living Below Poverty Level
25.7%
17.9%

What are the housing needs in District 37?

Housing Need
District 37
Citywide | Avg Per District
Rental Vacancy Rate
4.7%
3.4%
Rent Burdened Households
58.6%
52.5%
Percent Overcrowded
4.5%
3.7%
Code Violations per 100 units
27.6
12.1
NYCHA Capital Needs
$186,825,390
$787,949,140
Households Entering DHS Homeless Shelters
Brooklyn CB 4
511
Brooklyn CB 5
1606

What is the housing stock in District 37?

Housing Stock
District 37
Citywide | Avg Per District
NYCHA Units
830
3,243
Section 8 Units
2,694
2,538
Density: PPL Per Acre
66.2
45.8
Percent Homeowners
22.6%
32.7%
Percent Renters
77.4%
67.3%
Rent Regulated Units
9,000
18,980
Units in 1-4 Family Homes
65.4%
38.5%
Units in 5-19 Unit Buildings
24.6%
12.9%
Units in 20+ Unit Buildings
9.9%
48.4%
Housing Production
District 37
Citywide Average
Housing Units in 2013
52,625
67,275
New Housing Units 2014 – 2020
2,463
3,051
Housing Units in 2020
55,088
70,326
Increase from 2013
4.7%
4.5%

What affordable housing is being produced

Affordable housing construction in district compared to Citywide average: 2014 - 2021

536

291

468

167

705

571

57

90

247

190

Affordable housing preserved in district: 2014 - 2021

112

356

139

1,024

171

927

8

154

2

184

Total affordable housing production in district: 2014 - 2021

648

647

607

1,191

876

1,498

65

254

249

374

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Our Members

  • 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
  • 400 Foundation
  • AARP
  • ANHD
  • Ascendant Neighborhood Development Corporation
  • Bank of America
  • Breaking Ground
  • CAMBA
  • Chase
  • Center for NYC Neighborhoods
  • Chhaya
  • Citi Community Development
  • Citizens Housing & Planning Council
  • Citizens’ Committee for Children
  • Coalition for the Homeless
  • Community League of the Heights (CLOTH)
  • Community Voices Heard
  • CPC
  • CSH
  • Community Service Society of NY
  • Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation
  • Designing the WE
  • Dunn Development
  • Enterprise Community Partners Inc.
  • Fair Housing Justice Center
  • Fifth Avenue Committee
  • Fortune Society
  • FPWA
  • FUREE
  • Gateway Housing
  • Goddard Riverside
  • Goldstein Hall
  • GOLES
  • Gotham Organization
  • Habitat NYC
  • HELP USA
  • Homeless Services United
  • HOPE Communities Inc
  • Housing Justice for All
  • Human.nyc 
  • Human Services Council
  • IMPACCT-Brooklyn
  • Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing
  • JobsFirstNYC
  • Legal Aid NYC
  • LIIF
  • LISC
  • LiveOn
  • Los Sures (Southside United HDFC)
  • MBD Community Housing Corp.
  • MHANY
  • Midtown South Community Council
  • Monadnock Development
  • Neighborhood Housing Services NYC
  • Neighborhood Restore
  • New Destiny Housing
  • New York Building Congress
  • New York Housing Conference
  • NYSAFAH
  • New York State Council of Churches
  • NYU School of Medicine
  • Open New York
  • Osborne Association
  • Partners for Dignity and Rights
  • Partnership for Faith-Based Affordable Housing and Community Development
  • Phipps Houses
  • Project Hospitality
  • REBNY
  • Red Hook Initiative
  • Regional Planning Association
  • Related Companies
  • Right to Counsel
  • Riseboro
  • Robin Hood Foundation
  • Rockabill Development
  • RxHome
  • Services for the UnderServed Inc. (S:US)
  • Settlement Housing Fund
  • Shams DaBaron, Advocate
  • Single Stop USA
  • SKA Marin
  • SMJ Development
  • Supportive Housing Network of New York
  • Sunnyside Community Services
  • The Samuels Group
  • Trinity Church Wall Street
  • UHAB
  • United Neighborhood Houses
  • University Neighborhood Housing Program
  • Vera Institute
  • WE ACT
  • WIN NYC
  • Youth Action Youth Build