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 is located in the Financial District and is made up of mostly office workers during the weekdays. Restaurants are packed with post work happy hour crowds. My neighborhood is also part of Pace University's campus, and has college students during the school year. Being near two waterfronts, the East River and Hudson River, both are gathering points for shopping, dining, and entertainment. Close proximity to Fulton Center makes my community a major transportaion hub.

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 was mostly business prior to 9/11. The events of 9/11 devastated the area, but revitalization efforts caused population growth to surge.

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: Residents are employed in finance, or commute to white color jobs via the city. Close proximity to City Hall and other NYC governmental agencies means many residents work in the public sector. Nearby NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital employees medical staff.

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: My community changes drastically after working hours and days as thousands of people commute to work during the day and then leave to go home. With the Covid-19 pandemic encouraging more telework, the amount of people commuting to my community drastically decreased. While there has been an increase in people living in the Financial District instead of just community, the future of teleworking makes the future of my neighborhood unclear.