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: 1 – In my community, folks gather, socialize, and access services in various places such as public and private gyms or clubs like equinox or the New York City Recreation Center, taking the kids to public parks, going to a corner pub or bar to get drunk, visiting historical sites like Metropolitan Museum, attending fancy art galleries while drinking wine at Acquavella, Kraushaar, and Salon 94, attending places of worship by going to synagogues and church, visiting the public library, dining out at fancy restaurants, going on a stroll on York Ave and Sutton Place, attending scheduled, non-scheduled doctors’ appointments at public or private medical facilities and clinics.

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: 2 – My community is made up of primarily White and Asian individuals. According to New York City’s Community Health Profile - 78% of people are white, 10% Asian, 7% Latino, 3% Black, and 2% belong to others. Only 6% have limited English Proficiency, whereas the entire city has 23%.

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  - 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: 3 - According to New York City’s community health profile, 83% of folks are college graduates, whereas compared to NYC is 64%. Upper East Side has the lowest poverty and unemployment rate compared to the entire city. In addition, the Upper East Side has a lower rate of assault-related hospitalizations than the rest of the city. 62% of Upper East Side residents believe their neighbors are willing to help one another. This is lower than the citywide average of 72%.

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: The community needs that must be addressed: are 1. affordable housing, 2. improved transportation services, 3. zoning and building preservation, and 4. construction of a mosque for Muslim residents.