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 made up of people who rely on buses as their main mode of public transportation. People in my community gather at the queens center mall and the parks. We have a hospital in the community and various schools in the neighborhood.

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 diverse with various ethic/religious groups in the neighborhood that is demonstrated by the diverse range of places of worship. We have a wide range of languages and age groups however we all share a similarity of being either first generation americans or children of first generation americans.

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: My community is located near various restaurants and local shops. Our economy and places of work are greatly connected to and influenced by commerce. There is a growing number of small businesses and residential houses being phased out by apartment buildings and big corporations.

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 is struggling with the rise of rent prices and lack of affordable housing. Along with the phasing out of small businesses, many in the community are struggling with job security and homelessness with a lack of resources for our homeless.