Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - Where do people in your community gather or socialize?
  - How and where does your community access services (healthcare, transportation, educational services, etc.)?

Examples of activities and services: Shopping areas, schools and universities, libraries, parks, lakes, rivers, places of worship, healthcare services, public transport, local nonprofit organizations, etc.

Your response: My COI is the Greater New Brunswick area. Hamilton St and Eastern Ave are the main corridor, which includes many businesses that serve the area.The walkable parts of downtown and the New Brunswick arts and restaurants are a gathering point. The Rutgers campus and students are part of the community, including Piscataway campus housing. Community activities are often conducted in Rutgers Piscataway buildings and sports venues. RWJ and St. Peter's hospitals in New Brunswick are important and there are active retirement communities.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - What are the cultural bonds in your community?
  - If your community has a shared history, what is it?

Examples of cultural or historical interests: Religious groups, ethnic groups, languages, age groups, immigration status, historic or arts districts, etc.

Your response: In my community, there is a large Black community, growing African community, diverse and growing Latinx community, and diverse Asian communities.These diverse cultures united through common interests. We also have diverse worship options: Franklin has a road it calls Interfaith Way.

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  - Where are residents employed?
  - If there are environmental concerns in your community, what are they?

Examples of economic or environmental interests: Tourism industry, agricultural workers, mining town, manufacturing center, polluted natural resource, unemployment problem, etc.

Your response: You can find white collar businesses like J&J and Rutgers Cancer Institute, and blue collar jobs including the new large scale FedEx and Amazon warehouses. There are several common interests: how to economically provide community services, affordable housing, addressing homelessness, bolstering public transit.

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  - What should politicians and/or map drawers know about your community?
  - What are the needs of your community?
  - Is there anything else you want to tell us about your community?

Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines