East New York, Brooklyn: Difference between revisions

East New York has a population around 90,000. Over half the population lives below the poverty line and receives public assistance ([[Temporary Assistance for Needy Families]] [TANF], Home Relief, Supplemental Security Income, and Medicaid).{{fact}} East New York is predominantly [[African American]not to mention lations also calling the neiborhood home along with west indians]. The vast majority of households are renter occupied.<ref>http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/lucds/bk5profile.pdf Brooklyn Community District 5]</ref>