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 community values public space and cultural activities. The neighborhood is home to Brooklyn Museum and Brooklyn Botanical Garden. There are several small parks in addition to Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Park. Central Library offers many services for the community, such as cultural programming, business and co-working space, career help, passport and identification services, and more. The neighborhood also includes Barclays Center, a major sports and entertainment venue.

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: The population is roughly 48% Black, 31% White, 14% Hispanic and 3% Asian. The neighborhood has experienced gentrification in the past 20 years as the household income group with the largest share has shifted from less than $20k in 2000 to over $100-250k in 2019, according to NYU Furman Center's CoreData.nyc. Much of Prospect Heights has received landmark status as the Prospect Heights Historic District.

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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: The main concern of the neighborhood is the development of luxury residences surrounding Barclays Center and extending from Downtown Brooklyn, as well as rent increases that have pushed residents out of the neighborhood. There was also concern with residences towering over the Brooklyn Botanic Garden which affect the plants growing there, but the City Planning Commission has since voted to reject the rezoning application. The neighborhood established the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC), which operates Open Streets along Vanderbilt Ave in order to give residents increased access to public space and also increased traffic local businesses and restaurants.

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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

Your response: Historically, Prospect Heights was part of Crown Heights but real estate interests have drawn a line in order to make living in the neighborhood more attractive to people moving in. Though some parts of Prospect Heights are protected from redevelopment by the Historic District, the parts that are not protected border Crown Heights. This development has caused rent to increase which has thus pushed current residents east towards Crown Heights in search of lower rent. Since Congressional redistricting, Prospect Heights has been officially separated from Crown Heights. However, most of the neighborhood's population is Black, so this group's voting power is more limited with newly drawn lines.