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 takes a lot of pride in its public schools. A lot of the socialization in the neighborhood surrounds the actions and budget of the schools, and it ties a lot of the community together through their children and the school's sporting events

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: My community is mainly comprised Irish and Italian Catholic religious groups. There is also a large Latin X population, with many Spanish speakers.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - 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: A large portion of the community is upper-middle class, and many people commute into NYC for work. My community is not very industrial; it is mostly suburban with people commuting to work.

Use these questions to think more about how you would describe your community...
  - 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: A concern in my community is socioeconomic inequality. With a large population density and a high number of school districts, there is still a pressing issue of socioeconomic inequality within these school districts. Residents in school districts range in their socioeconomic status, from very wealthy to living below the poverty line.