Manhattan Community Board 5 is a New York City community board, part of the

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apparatus of the city, with the responsibility for the neighborhoods of Midtown, Times Square, most of the Theater District, the Diamond District, the Garment District, Herald Square, Koreatown,

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, Murray Hill and the Flatiron District, all in the borough of

Manhattan Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...

. It is bounded by 59th Street on the north, Eighth Avenue, 26th Street, the Avenue of the Americas ("Sixth Avenue") on the west, 14th Street on the south, and Lexington Avenue on the east, excluding the area from 34th to 40th Streets between

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and

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Avenues, and the area from

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to 22nd Streets between

Park Avenue South Park Avenue is a wide New York City boulevard which carries north and southbound traffic in the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. For most of the road's length in Manhattan, it runs parallel to Madison Avenue to the west and Lexington A ...

and Lexington Avenue/ Irving Place. Within the area under the Board's responsibility are all or part of the Murray Hill, Madison Square North, Ladies' Mile, Gramercy Park and East 17th Street/Irving Place historic districts. Business Improvement Districts in the area include Madison Avenue BID, East Midtown Association, Fifth Avenue BID, the Times Square Alliance, 47th Street BID, the

Grand Central Partnership The Grand Central Partnership manages the Grand Central Business Improvement District, one of the largest business improvement districts in the world. It comprises of commercial space in a 70-block area of Midtown Manhattan, New York City, arou ...

, Bryant Park Management, Garment Center District, 34th Street Partnership, Madison Square Park Conservancy, Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership, and Union Square Partnership. Within its boundaries are the neighborhoods of Flatiron, Herald Square, Midtown,

Midtown South Midtown South is a macro-neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City, generally characterized as constituting the southern portion of Midtown Manhattan. Midtown Manhattan hosts over 700,000 daily employees as a busy hub for workers, ...

, Times Square, and Union Square. It may also include portions of Gramercy Park and Murray Hill.NYC Planning - Community District Profiles - Manhattan Community District 5
"Flatiron, Gramercy Park, Herald Square, Midtown, Midtown South, Murray Hill, Times Square, Union Square (Neighborhoods may be in multiple districts. Neighborhood names and boundaries are not officially designated.)"See Manhattan Community Board
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Demographics

As of the 2010

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, the Community Board's area has a population of 51,000, up from 44,000 in the 2000 Census (+17%). With a land area of 1.6 square miles, the District has a population density of 32,296 persons per square mile. According to the American Community Survey, 59.1% are White (down from 72.3% in 2000), 5.2% are African-American (up from 4.4%), 17.2% are Asian or Pacific Islander (up from 14%), 15.5% are Hispanic (up from 6.7%), and 3% are another group. A total of 30.8% of the area's population is foreign born. The land area under the Board's purview is 1,046.4 acres, or 1.64 square miles (4.23 km²).

Built Environment

Zoning

The majority of Manhattan 5's zoning by land area is Commercial (82.57%), followed by Manufacturing zoning (14.22%). Residences and Parks comprise 1.6% each.

Community Assets

Manhattan 5 has 13 public schools, 7 public libraries, 23 hospitals and clinics, and 3 parks,

Bryant Park Bryant Park is a public park located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. Privately managed, it is located between Fifth Avenue and Avenue of the Americas ( Sixth Avenue) and between 40th and 42nd Streets in Midtown Manhattan. Th ...

Madison Square Park Madison Square is a public square formed by the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Broadway at 23rd Street in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The square was named for Founding Father James Madison, fourth President of the United S ...

, and Union Square Park.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manhattan Community Board 05 Community boards of Manhattan