CB6 & Beyond
Brooklyn Community District 9 encompasses Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Wingate. Covering 2.9 square miles and home to more than 100,000 residents, it links central Brooklyn to the eastern side of Prospect Park and the neighborhoods south of Eastern Parkway.
Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and Wingate give the district a mix of apartment buildings, rowhouses, medical institutions, parkside blocks, and busy commercial streets.
BKCB9 — Mamdani won this CB district 63.4% to 34.9% for Cuomo and 1.7% for Sliwa, and carried 34 of 46 election districts here.
South Crown Heights and Lefferts Gardens · Source: NYC DOHMH 2026 Community Health Profiles
| Indicator | Value | Boro Rank | NYC Rank | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 95,220 | #16 of 18 | #50 of 59 | ↑ #16 |
| Age 0–17 | 19.4% | #11 of 18 | #31 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.1% | #9 of 18 | #37 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
| Age 25–44 | 29.6% | #10 of 18 | #26 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Age 45–64 | 23.5% | #7 of 18 | #33 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Age 65+ | 19.3% | #4 of 18 | #16 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Asian | 1.8% | #16 of 18 | #53 of 59 | ↑ #16 |
| Black | 66.5% | #3 of 18 | #3 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| Latino | 9.8% | #15 of 18 | #51 of 59 | ↑ #15 |
| White | 19.2% | #12 of 18 | #36 of 59 | ↑ #12 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 2.7% | #5 of 18 | #15 of 59 | ↑ #5 |
| Limited English Proficiency | 7.6% | #15 of 18 | #50 of 59 | ↑ #15 |
| Born Outside the US | 34.2% | #10 of 18 | #28 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Elementary School Absenteeism | 39.5% | #13 of 18 | #41 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| On-Time High School Graduation | 84.0% | #8 of 18 | #33 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Did Not Complete High School | 13.5% | #7 of 18 | #23 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| High School Grad / Some College | 39.5% | #6 of 18 | #28 of 59 | ↑ #6 |
| College Degree or Higher | 47.0% | #10 of 18 | #27 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Poverty | 18.2% | #8 of 18 | #33 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Unemployment | 8.1% | #13 of 18 | #37 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| Rent Burden | 47.0% | #7 of 18 | #19 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| Avertable Deaths | 32.2 | #9 of 18 | #23 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Helpful Neighbors | 65.7% | #5 of 18 | #12 of 59 | ↑ #5 |
| Non-Fatal Assault Hospitalizations | 69.4 | #15 of 18 | #43 of 59 | ↓ #15 |
| Jail Incarceration | 234.8 | #13 of 18 | #41 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| Air Conditioning | 87.9% | #15 of 18 | #42 of 59 | ↑ #15 |
| Air Pollution | 6.6 | #8 of 18 | #16 of 59 | ↓ #8 |
| Renter Homes with Health-Related Housing Problems | 82.0% | #18 of 18 | #52 of 59 | ↓ #18 |
| Homes Reporting Cockroaches | 46.7% | #17 of 18 | #45 of 59 | ↓ #17 |
| Ratio of Bodegas to Supermarkets | 8.4 | #4 of 18 | #29 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Farmers Markets | 3 | #4 of 18 | #15 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Bicycle Network Coverage | 29.7% | #4 of 18 | #19 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations | 16.5 | #12 of 18 | #36 of 59 | ↓ #12 |
| Late or No Prenatal Care | 7.1% | #9 of 18 | #24 of 59 | ↓ #9 |
| Preterm Births | 10.3% | #14 of 18 | #34 of 59 | ↓ #14 |
| Teen Births | 6.0% | #5 of 18 | #22 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Childhood Obesity | 23.6% | #13 of 18 | #32 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| Child Asthma Emergency Department Visits | 133.4 | #11 of 18 | #32 of 59 | ↓ #11 |
| Self-Reported Good Health | 82.2% | #11 of 18 | #37 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| Physical Activity | 69.1% | #6 of 18 | #27 of 59 | ↑ #6 |
| Sugary Drink Consumption | 19.4% | #17 of 18 | #48 of 59 | ↓ #17 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | 89.3% | #10 of 18 | #27 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Current Smokers | 11.7% | #15 of 18 | #51 of 59 | ↓ #15 |
| Uninsured | 4.7% | #2 of 18 | #5 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Unmet Medical Care | 21.4% | #17 of 18 | #56 of 59 | ↓ #17 |
| Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Adults | 1169.2 | #15 of 18 | #41 of 59 | ↓ #15 |
| Fall-Related Hospitalizations Among Older Adults | 1012.7 | #4 of 18 | #8 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Flu Vaccination | 40.6% | #15 of 18 | #53 of 59 | ↑ #15 |
| HPV Vaccination | 22.4% | #16 of 18 | #55 of 59 | ↑ #16 |
| Obesity | 34.9% | #15 of 18 | #42 of 59 | ↓ #15 |
| Diabetes | 12.4% | #12 of 18 | #31 of 59 | ↓ #12 |
| Hypertension | 36.8% | #16 of 18 | #50 of 59 | ↓ #16 |
| New HIV Diagnoses | 25.5 | #13 of 18 | #43 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| New Hepatitis C Reports | 20.9 | #4 of 18 | #19 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Binge Drinking | 27.5% | #13 of 18 | #39 of 59 | ↓ #13 |
| Psychiatric Hospitalizations | 699.9 | #16 of 18 | #50 of 59 | ↓ #16 |
| Infant Mortality | 4.6 | #14 of 18 | #36 of 59 | ↓ #14 |
| Premature Mortality Number | 1,036 | #7 of 18 | #20 of 59 | ↓ #7 |
| Premature Mortality Rate | 232.6 | #12 of 18 | #39 of 59 | ↓ #12 |
| Life Expectancy | 82.1 years | #10 of 18 | #30 of 59 | ↑ #10 |