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| name                    = Brooklyn Community District 14
| settlement_type         = [[Community boards of Brooklyn|Community District]]
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| p1                      = [[Ditmas Park, Brooklyn|Ditmas Park]]
| p2                      = [[Flatbush, Brooklyn|Flatbush]]
| p3                      = parts of [[Kensington, Brooklyn|Kensington]]
| p4                      = [[Midwood, Brooklyn|Midwood]]
| p5                      = [[Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn)|Ocean Parkway]]
| p6                      = [[Prospect Park South]]

| government_footnotes    = <ref name="CAU-Brooklyn">{{cite web |title=CAU - Brooklyn Boards |url=https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cau/community-boards/brooklyn-boards.page |website=www1.nyc.gov |publisher=New York City Mayor's Office - Mayor's Community Affairs Unit |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
| leader_title            = Chairperson
| leader_name             = Karl-Henry Cesar
| leader_title1           = District Manager
| leader_name1            = Shawn Campbell

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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Brooklyn Community District 14 |url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NYCPlanning/labs-cd-files/master/static-profiles/bk14_profile.pdf |access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
| population_as_of        = 2010
| population_total        = 160,664
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| demographics2_title2    = African-American
| demographics2_info2     = 30.7%
| demographics2_title4    = Asian
| demographics2_info4     = 10.7%
| demographics2_title3    = ''Hispanic and Latino'' (of any race)
| demographics2_info3     = 15.7%
| demographics2_title1    = White
| demographics2_info1     = 40.3%
| demographics2_title5    = Others
| demographics2_info5     = 2.7%

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| postal_code             = 11210, 11218, 11226, and 11230
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| area_code               = [[Area codes 718, 347, and 929|718, 347, 929]], and [[Area code 917|917]]
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| website                 = {{URL|www.cb14brooklyn.com}}
| footnotes               = <ref name="Profile14">{{cite web|title=NYC Planning {{!}} Community Profiles|url=https://communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov/brooklyn/14 |website=communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov|access-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
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'''Brooklyn Community Board 14''' is a [[community boards of New York City|New York City community board]] that encompasses the [[List of Brooklyn neighborhoods|Brooklyn neighborhoods]] of [[Flatbush, Brooklyn|Flatbush]], [[Midwood, Brooklyn|Midwood]], [[Kensington, Brooklyn|Kensington]], and [[Ocean Parkway (Brooklyn)|Ocean Parkway]]. It is delimited by [[Coney Island Avenue]], the [[Long Island Rail Road]], McDonald Avenue, Avenue F and 18th Avenue on the west, Parkside Avenue on the north, Bedford Avenue, Foster Avenue and Nostrand Avenue on the east, and [[Kings Highway (Brooklyn)|Kings Highway]] and Avenue P on the south.

Its current chairperson is Karl-Henry Cesar,<ref name="Board-members">{{Cite web|url=https://cb14brooklyn.com/about/board-members/|title=Brooklyn Community Board 14 Board Members}}</ref> and its district manager is Shawn Campbell.<ref name="CAU-Brooklyn" /> 

As of the [[United States Census, 2000]], the Community Board has a population of 168,806, up from 159,825 in 1990 and 143,859 in 1980. Of them (as of 2000), 60,268 (35.7%) are White non Hispanic, 66,211 (39.2%) are [[African-American]], 13,155 (7.8%) [[Asian American|Asian]] or Pacific Islander, 268 (0.2%) American Indian or Native Alaskan, 893 (0.5%) of some other race, 5,769 (3.4%) of two or more race, 22,242 (13.2%) of Hispanic origins. 36.8% of the population benefit from public assistance as of 2004, up from 21.6% in 2000.

The land area is {{convert|1880.1|acre|km2}}.

==Demographics==
The entirety of Community Board 14, which comprises Flatbush and Midwood, had 165,543 inhabitants as of [[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene|NYC Health]]'s 2018 Community Health Profile, with an average life expectancy of 82.4 years.<ref name="CHP2018">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/data/2018chp-bk1.pdf|title=Flatbush and Midwood (Including Ditmas Park, Flatbush, Manhattan Terrace, Midwood, Ocean Parkway and Prospect Park South)|date=2018|website=nyc.gov|publisher=NYC Health|access-date=March 2, 2019}}</ref>{{Rp|2, 20}} This is slightly higher than the median life expectancy of 81.2 for all New York City neighborhoods.<ref name=":21">{{Cite web|url=https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/tcny/community-health-assessment-plan.pdf|title=2016-2018 Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan: Take Care New York 2020|date=2016|website=[[government of New York City|nyc.gov]]|publisher=[[New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene]]|access-date=September 8, 2017}}</ref>{{Rp|53 (PDF p. 84)}}<ref>{{cite web | title=New Yorkers are living longer, happier and healthier lives | website=New York Post | date=June 4, 2017 | url=https://nypost.com/2017/06/04/new-yorkers-are-living-longer-happier-and-healthier-lives/ | access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref> Most inhabitants are middle-aged adults and youth: 25% are between the ages of 0–17, 29% between 25–44, and 24% between 45–64. The ratio of college-aged and elderly residents was lower, at 9% and 13% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|2}}

As of 2016, the median [[household income]] in Community Board 14 was $56,599.<ref name="CB14PUMA">{{cite web|url=https://censusreporter.org/profiles/79500US3604015-nyc-brooklyn-community-district-14-flatbush-midwood-puma-ny/|title=NYC-Brooklyn Community District 14--Flatbush & Midwood PUMA, NY|publisher=Census Reporter|access-date=July 17, 2018}}</ref> In 2018, an estimated 22% of Flatbush and Midwood residents lived in poverty, compared to 21% in all of Brooklyn and 20% in all of New York City. One in eleven residents (9%) were unemployed, compared to 9% in the rest of both Brooklyn and New York City. Rent burden, or the percentage of residents who have difficulty paying their rent, is 57% in Flatbush and Midwood, higher than the citywide and boroughwide rates of 52% and 51% respectively.{{cn|date=December 2023}}

== Health ==
{{As of|2018}}, [[preterm birth]]s are more common in Flatbush and Midwood than in other places citywide, though births to teenage mothers are less common. In Flatbush and Midwood, there were 99 preterm births per 1,000 live births (compared to 87 per 1,000 citywide), and 17.1 births to teenage mothers per 1,000 live births (compared to 19.3 per 1,000 citywide).<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|11}} Flatbush and Midwood has a relatively high population of residents who are [[Health insurance coverage in the United States|uninsured]], or who receive healthcare through [[Medicaid]].<ref name=":14">[http://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/dsrip/pps_applications/docs/maimonides_medical_center/3.8_maimonides_cna.pdf New York City Health Provider Partnership Brooklyn Community Needs Assessment: Final Report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723064434/https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/redesign/dsrip/pps_applications/docs/maimonides_medical_center/3.8_maimonides_cna.pdf |date=July 23, 2018 }}, [[New York Academy of Medicine]] (October 3, 2014).</ref> In 2018, this population of uninsured residents was estimated to be 16%, which is higher than the citywide rate of 12%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|14}}

The concentration of [[particulates|fine particulate matter]], the deadliest type of [[air pollution|air pollutant]], in Flatbush and Midwood is {{convert|0.0077|mg/m3|oz/ft3}}, lower than the citywide and boroughwide averages.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|9}} Ten percent of Flatbush and Midwood residents are [[Smoking|smokers]], which is slightly lower than the city average of 14% of residents being smokers.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} In Flatbush and Midwood, 28% of residents are [[Obesity|obese]], 13% are [[Diabetes mellitus|diabetic]], and 31% have [[hypertension|high blood pressure]]—compared to the citywide averages of 24%, 11%, and 28% respectively.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|16}} In addition, 21% of children are obese, compared to the citywide average of 20%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|12}}

Eighty percent of residents eat some fruits and vegetables every day, which is lower than the city's average of 87%. In 2018, 77% of residents described their health as "good", "very good", or "excellent", slightly less than the city's average of 78%.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|13}} For every supermarket in Flatbush and Midwood, there are 21 [[convenience store|bodegas]].<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|10}}

Major hospitals in close proximity to Flatbush include [[Kings County Hospital]] and [[SUNY Downstate Medical Center]].<ref name=":14"/> The facilities are located in neighboring [[East Flatbush]] just east of New York Avenue.

==Education==
Flatbush and Midwood generally has a similar ratio of college-educated residents to the rest of the city {{as of|2018|lc=y}}. Though 43% of residents age 25 and older have a college education or higher, 18% have less than a high school education and 39% are high school graduates or have some college education. By contrast, 40% of Brooklynites and 38% of city residents have a college education or higher.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}} The percentage of Flatbush and Midwood students excelling in math rose from 43 percent in 2000 to 68 percent in 2011, though reading achievement remained steady at 48% during the same time period.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web|url=http://furmancenter.org/files/sotc/BK_14_11.pdf|title=Flatbush / Midwood – BK 14|date=2011|publisher=[[Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy]]|access-date=October 5, 2016}}</ref>

Flatbush and Midwood's rate of elementary school student absenteeism is about equal to the rest of New York City. In Flatbush and Midwood, 18% of elementary school students missed twenty or more days per [[school year]], compared to the citywide average of 20% of students.<ref name=":21" />{{Rp|24 (PDF p. 55)}}<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}} Additionally, 75% of high school students in Flatbush and Midwood graduate on time, equal to the citywide average of 75% of students.<ref name="CHP2018" />{{Rp|6}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cb14brooklyn.com Brooklyn Community Board 14 Official Website] 
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051221231431/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/bk14profile.pdf Profile of the Community Board] (PDF)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061116150849/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/neighbor/neighm.shtml Brooklyn neighborhood map]
*[http://www.cb14youthconference.nyc Brooklyn Community Board 14's Annual Youth Conference] 

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