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: bodegas and restaurants on south union, south common park, Sullivan park, el taller, book clubs, writing events. GLFHC. LGH.

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: El Taller. Informal small businesses. “Immigrant city,” gas explosions, non profit control of socio-economic resources, evangelical and catholic church communities, small business (restaurants, bodegas, car shops, barber shops). I’d say most of the cultural bonds are informal and grassroots.

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.

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: Lack of community control of economic development resources that would strengthen environmental stability. Non profits control all of the money. Dirty rivers. Gas explosions still having impact. Poor urban soil quality. Gentrification. Toxic politics.