Bronx Community Board 8
CB6 & Beyond
CB6 & Beyond
The Bronx Community District 8 encompasses Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, Marble Hill, Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, and Van Cortlandt Village. Covering 3.41 square miles and home to more than 100,000 residents, it covers the northwest corner of the borough.
It has hills, parks, apartment towers, lower-density residential areas, institutions, and major transportation links, giving it a different feel from much of the Bronx.
BXCB8 — Mamdani won this CB district 48.2% to 45.7% for Cuomo and 6.2% for Sliwa, and carried 33 of 47 election districts here.
Riverdale and Fieldston · Source: NYC DOHMH 2026 Community Health Profiles
| Indicator | Value | Boro Rank | NYC Rank | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 98,543 | #8 of 12 | #49 of 59 | ↑ #8 |
| Age 0–17 | 19.8% | #11 of 12 | #30 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| Age 18–24 | 8.7% | #10 of 12 | #27 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Age 25–44 | 26.1% | #11 of 12 | #50 of 59 | ↑ #11 |
| Age 45–64 | 23.6% | #5 of 12 | #32 of 59 | ↑ #5 |
| Age 65+ | 21.8% | #2 of 12 | #9 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Asian | 6.9% | #4 of 12 | #39 of 59 | ↑ #4 |
| Black | 12.4% | #12 of 12 | #30 of 59 | ↑ #12 |
| Latino | 46.8% | #9 of 12 | #14 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
| White | 32.2% | #1 of 12 | #25 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| Other race/ethnicity | 1.7% | #2 of 12 | #37 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Limited English Proficiency | 19.3% | #10 of 12 | #30 of 59 | ↑ #10 |
| Born Outside the US | 30.7% | #7 of 12 | #35 of 59 | ↑ #7 |
| Elementary School Absenteeism | 31.2% | #1 of 12 | #21 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| On-Time High School Graduation | 85.6% | #3 of 12 | #28 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| Did Not Complete High School | 12.8% | #1 of 12 | #18 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| High School Grad / Some College | 35.3% | #12 of 12 | #37 of 59 | ↑ #12 |
| College Degree or Higher | 51.9% | #1 of 12 | #18 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| Poverty | 15.2% | #1 of 12 | #18 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Unemployment | 7.8% | #2 of 12 | #35 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Rent Burden | 50.0% | #1 of 12 | #29 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Avertable Deaths | 36.5 | #1 of 12 | #32 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Helpful Neighbors | 62.0% | #2 of 12 | #21 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Non-Fatal Assault Hospitalizations | 30.4 | #1 of 12 | #22 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Jail Incarceration | 108.7 | #2 of 12 | #19 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Air Conditioning | 88.8% | #3 of 12 | #40 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| Air Pollution | 6.8 | #1 of 12 | #23 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Renter Homes with Health-Related Housing Problems | 69.0% | #3 of 12 | #39 of 59 | ↓ #3 |
| Homes Reporting Cockroaches | 40.1% | #4 of 12 | #39 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Ratio of Bodegas to Supermarkets | 5.3 | #1 of 12 | #10 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Farmers Markets | 3 | #2 of 12 | #12 of 59 | ↑ #2 |
| Bicycle Network Coverage | 8.9% | #12 of 12 | #49 of 59 | ↑ #12 |
| Pedestrian Injury Hospitalizations | 9.1 | #1 of 12 | #8 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Late or No Prenatal Care | 8.1% | #1 of 12 | #26 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Preterm Births | 7.8% | #1 of 12 | #11 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Teen Births | 5.9% | #1 of 12 | #21 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Childhood Obesity | 25.7% | #2 of 12 | #39 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Child Asthma Emergency Department Visits | 151.8 | #1 of 12 | #34 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Self-Reported Good Health | 89.8% | #1 of 12 | #10 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| Physical Activity | 72.2% | #1 of 12 | #18 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| Sugary Drink Consumption | 10.8% | #1 of 12 | #18 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Fruit and Vegetable Consumption | 90.1% | #1 of 12 | #21 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
| Current Smokers | 8.1% | #2 of 12 | #29 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Uninsured | 9.6% | #5 of 12 | #22 of 59 | ↓ #5 |
| Unmet Medical Care | 13.6% | #6 of 12 | #22 of 59 | ↓ #6 |
| Avoidable Hospitalizations Among Adults | 837.4 | #1 of 12 | #27 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Fall-Related Hospitalizations Among Older Adults | 1573.6 | #4 of 12 | #43 of 59 | ↓ #4 |
| Flu Vaccination | 51.1% | #3 of 12 | #21 of 59 | ↑ #3 |
| HPV Vaccination | 52.5% | #9 of 12 | #19 of 59 | ↑ #9 |
| Obesity | 29.8% | #2 of 12 | #36 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Diabetes | 11.0% | #1 of 12 | #23 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Hypertension | 28.3% | #2 of 12 | #28 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| New HIV Diagnoses | 12.4 | #2 of 12 | #23 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| New Hepatitis C Reports | 27.6 | #3 of 12 | #34 of 59 | ↓ #3 |
| Binge Drinking | 19.8% | #3 of 12 | #14 of 59 | ↓ #3 |
| Psychiatric Hospitalizations | 376.9 | #2 of 12 | #26 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Infant Mortality | 3.3 | #1 of 12 | #25 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Premature Mortality Number | 905 | #2 of 12 | #14 of 59 | ↓ #2 |
| Premature Mortality Rate | 196.4 | #1 of 12 | #33 of 59 | ↓ #1 |
| Life Expectancy | 81.7 years | #1 of 12 | #35 of 59 | ↑ #1 |
Reported crime, arrests, shootings, moving violations and parking tickets for BXCB8, each record placed by its own coordinates inside the district boundary. Open BXCB8 public safety →
Precinct and community district lines are drawn by different agencies and do not line up. The share shown is how much of BXCB8 each precinct covers, which is not the same as how much of that precinct sits inside BXCB8. See the overlap both ways →
