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: People in this neighborhood gather a lot in the summer with their own families and neighbors. Most of the time it’s holiday dinners or barbecues in the summer. Most people take the subway so that is the main form of transportation there. The bus stops are 5 minutes away and train stops are 10 minutes away.

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 cultural bonds are the block parties that the through in the summer time and how much people are outside hanging out. Their is a diversity within the groups of people so you come across people from a lot of different backgrounds.Some history that is shared in the community is the fact that two of buildings that contain a majority of the population are the ones that 50 Cent and Nicki Minaj grew up in.The neighborhood seems to be mostly Christian. A lot fo times on Sunday mornings you will see a lot of families getting ready to head to church.

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: I think it’s 50/50 because some work around the same borough but some people work in the city towards midtown and downtown.

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: One thing that the community needs is better roads but they are currently working on that.