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District 1
Chinatown, Little Italy, Lower Manhattan and Tribeca

District 1 Representative

Alan Gerson

Party:Democrat
Voting Record

Address:
Alan Gerson
51 Chambers St. (Suite 429)
New York
NY
10007

Contact:
City Hall Phone: (212) 788-7259
District Phone: (212) 788-7722
Fax: (212) 788-7727
Email: gerson@council.nyc.ny.us
Web: Alan Gerson

Committee Assignments:
Lower Manhattan Redevelopment (Chair) ; Economic Development ; Finance ; Fire & Criminal Justice Services ; Parks & Recreation ; Waterfronts ; Youth Services

District 1: Lower Manhattan

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Community Boards

Community Board No. 1
49-51 Chambers St., Rm. 715, NY, NY 10007
(212) 442-5050
Ms. Madelyn Wils, Chair
Mr. Paul Goldstein, District Manager
http://www.cb1.org/

Community Board No. 3
59 E. 4th St., NY, NY 10003
(212) 533- 5300
Mr. David McWater, Chair
Ms. Susan Stetzer, District Manager

Community Board No. 2
3 Washington Sq. Village, Rm. 1- A, NY, NY 10012
(212) 979- 2272
Ms. Aubrey Lees, Chair
Mr. Arthur Strickler, District Manager

Community Plans

Community Plans for District 1 (PDF format)
197-c plan (Manhattan Community Board 1)

197-c plan (Friends of NOHO Architecture)

Transportation Plan - The Harbor Loop: Proposed Harbor Loop Ferry System for the Upper New York Bay (Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance)

Open Space and Recreation Plan (Manhattan Community Board 1)

Waterfront Revitalization and Access Plan - Hudson River Park Design Guidelines Master Plan (Hudson River Park Trust)

Waterfront Revitalization and Access Plan - Comprehensive Manhattan Waterfront Plan (Manhattan Borough President's Office)

Ethnic Makeup


Source: 2000 Census

Public Schools

Coming Soon

For information on specific schools in your area, visit InsideSchools.org. For the official from the city, visit the Department of Education Web site.

Police Precincts

Although many precincts cover areas solely within one City Council district, there are many which overlap with other districts. In most cases the overlap of precincts among districts is no more than a few blocks. Wherever there is overlap, we have made sure to alert you.

Parks

For a map of the parks in your district (in .pdf format) from New Yorkers for Parks, click here. For a report card on the state of parks in your area from New Yorkers for Parks, click here.

Community Gardens

For a map of community gardens in your district from the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC), click here.

For information on specific community gardens in your area, visit the New York City Open Accessible Space Information System Cooperative (OASIS) Web site. http://www.oasisnyc.net/gardens/cenycmapsearch.asp

(Note: This map was created in 2001, using district boundaries prior to redistricting. City Council district boundaries have been redrawn since the 2000 Census. Community Boards boundaries are the same.)

Historic Districts and Landmarks

For a map of historic districts and landmarks in this area, click here

For more information about specific districts or landmarks, visit the Historic Districts Council or the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission.

(Note: This map was created in 2001, using district boundaries prior to redistricting. City Council district boundaries have been redrawn since the 2000 Census.)

Waterfront Plans

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