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 near Grand Central, the United Nations, and NYU Hospital. We are near the Ferry at 34th St. A lot of protests take place here, in front of embassies and the Governor's NYC address. Great local public transportation. Near FDR making it easier to leave midtown, but traffic is busy. No parking pretty much.

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: It's a very international area given the UN. There is a large Japanese community with the Japan Society, Armenian with St. Vartan's Church, and focal points for Norwegians, Nigerians, and many other countries. The shared history is pretty limited since it feels pretty transient. Used to be a home for slaughterhouses. Tudor City is nice, with few windows facing the East River. Ford Foundation beautiful with interior gardens.

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: To the south, more Murray Hill, it's more middle class. Most of Turtle Bay is also pretty middle class, but there are a number of more expensive apartment buildings that bring in richer and often less community oriented residents. There are few parks, but Dag Hammerskjold Plaza is a focal point with a Wed. farmers market, Tudor City, and playgrounds at St. Vartan's and 42nd and East River. The UN blocks egress to the river. Before 9/11 the UN park was open to the public but now it is a fortress

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: We could use more parks, places to make the place feel like a community. Better bikeways, although that situation has been improving.