Manhattan Community Board 9

The Manhattan Community Board 9 is a New York City community board encompassing the neighborhoods of Hamilton Heights, Manhattanville, and Morningside Heights in the borough of Manhattan. It is delimited by Edgecombe Avenue, Bradhurst Avenue, Saint Nicholas Avenue, the 123rd Street and Morningside Avenue on the east, Cathedral Parkway on the south, the Hudson River on the west and 155th Street on the north.

Manhattan Community District 9
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Manhattan
Neighborhoods
Government
  ChairpersonBarry J. Weinberg
  District ManagerEutha R. Prince
Area
  Land1.5 sq mi (4 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total110,193
Ethnicity
  Hispanic and Latino Americans38.8%
  African-American21.5%
  White27.6%
  Asian8.8%
  Others3.3%
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
10025, 10026, 10027, 10030, 10031
Area code212, 646, and 332, and 917
Police Precinct
Websitewww.cb9m.org

Three well known sub-areas are Sugar Hill at the northeast corner of Hamilton Heights overlooking Jackie Robinson Park; Vinegar Hill at the northeast corner of Manhattanville and the home of City College of New York overlooking St. Nicholas Park, and Cathedral Heights at the southeast tip of Morningside Heights is home to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and overlooks Morningside Park.

Its current chair is Padmore John, and its district manager Eutha Prince.

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