CB6 & Beyond
Brooklyn Community District 2 encompasses Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Fulton Ferry, Fort Greene, Brooklyn Navy Yard, and Vinegar Hill. Covering 2.8 square miles and home to about 100,000 residents, it is one of the borough's main civic and institutional centers.
It includes Downtown Brooklyn, the courts, major transit hubs, historic residential neighborhoods, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The district has a compact geography but a large role in how Brooklyn works, with office towers, public institutions, historic districts, NYCHA campuses, schools, and waterfront redevelopment all sitting close together.
BKCB2 — Mamdani won this CB district 74.7% to 23.5% for Cuomo and 1.8% for Sliwa, and carried 76 of 77 election districts here.
Fort Greene and Brooklyn Heights · Source: NYC DOHMH 2026 Community Health Profiles
| Indicator | Value | Boro Rank | NYC Rank | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 135,667 | #11 of 18 | #34 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| Age 0–17 | 13.7% | #18 of 18 | #52 of 59 | ↑ #18 |
| Age 18–24 | 7.8% | #10 of 18 | #40 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Age 25–44 | 44.2% | #2 of 18 | #3 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Age 45–64 | 19.1% | #16 of 18 | #56 of 59 | ↑ #16 |
| Age 65+ | 15.2% | #12 of 18 | #42 of 59 | ↑ #12 |
| Asian | 9.4% | #8 of 18 | #31 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Black | 25.3% | #9 of 18 | #20 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
| Latino | 14.1% | #10 of 18 | #43 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| White | 46.4% | #8 of 18 | #19 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 4.8% | #1 of 18 | #2 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| Limited English Proficiency | 7.3% | #16 of 18 | #51 of 59 | ↑ #16 |
| Born Outside the US | 21.1% | #16 of 18 | #56 of 59 | ↑ #16 |
| Elementary School Absenteeism | 32.2% | #6 of 18 | #22 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| On-Time High School Graduation | 86.7% | #4 of 18 | #20 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Did Not Complete High School | 6.6% | #2 of 18 | #9 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| High School Grad / Some College | 17.4% | #17 of 18 | #51 of 59 | ↑ #17 |
| College Degree or Higher | 76.0% | #2 of 18 | #9 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Poverty | 11.2% | #2 of 18 | #8 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Unemployment | 6.3% | #4 of 18 | #18 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Rent Burden | 39.0% | #2 of 18 | #5 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Avertable Deaths | 12.7 | #1 of 18 | #6 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Helpful Neighbors | 64.9% | #6 of 18 | #15 of 59 | ↑ #6 |
| Non-Fatal Assault Hospitalizations | 28.2 | #8 of 18 | #19 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Jail Incarceration | 168.3 | #10 of 18 | #35 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Air Conditioning | 90.2% | #10 of 18 | #35 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Air Pollution | 7.2 | #16 of 18 | #49 of 59 | ↓ #16 |
| Renter Homes with Health-Related Housing Problems | 46.0% | #1 of 18 | #8 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Homes Reporting Cockroaches | 21.7% | #3 of 18 | #16 of 59 | ↓ #3 |
| Ratio of Bodegas to Supermarkets | 9.4 | #6 of 18 | #36 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Farmers Markets | 2 | #7 of 18 | #24 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Bicycle Network Coverage | 32.9% | #3 of 18 | #16 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| Late or No Prenatal Care | 2.6% | #2 of 18 | #3 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Preterm Births | 9.3% | #10 of 18 | #25 of 59 | ↓ #10 |
| Teen Births | 2.6% | #1 of 18 | #7 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Childhood Obesity | 14.9% | #2 of 18 | #10 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Child Asthma Emergency Department Visits | 178.9 | #13 of 18 | #41 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| Self-Reported Good Health | 88.3% | #2 of 18 | #11 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Physical Activity | 79.8% | #3 of 18 | #11 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| Sugary Drink Consumption | 9.7% | #3 of 18 | #14 of 59 | ↓ #3 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | 93.7% | #4 of 18 | #10 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Current Smokers | 4.1% | #2 of 18 | #8 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Uninsured | 11.5% | #13 of 18 | #36 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| Unmet Medical Care | 11.2% | #5 of 18 | #7 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Adults | 757.7 | #8 of 18 | #23 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Fall-Related Hospitalizations Among Older Adults | 1072.0 | #5 of 18 | #9 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Flu Vaccination | 60.4% | #2 of 18 | #9 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| HPV Vaccination | 44.8% | #7 of 18 | #29 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Obesity | 15.5% | #2 of 18 | #7 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Diabetes | 6.6% | #2 of 18 | #8 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Hypertension | 20.1% | #2 of 18 | #4 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| New HIV Diagnoses | 15.1 | #9 of 18 | #29 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| New Hepatitis C Reports | 21.0 | #5 of 18 | #20 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Binge Drinking | 34.9% | #15 of 18 | #55 of 59 | ↓ #15 |
| Psychiatric Hospitalizations | 330.3 | #6 of 18 | #18 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Infant Mortality | 2.4 | #8 of 18 | #18 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Premature Mortality Number | 800 | #2 of 18 | #9 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Premature Mortality Rate | 144.4 | #4 of 18 | #17 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Life Expectancy | 86.1 years | #1 of 18 | #9 of 59 | ↑ #1 |