"These are just a few of the stark intraborough differences detailed in a mammoth new report issued by Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, "The 2025 Comprehensive Plan for Brooklyn," which his office says is the only one of its kind among the five boroughs. The 377-page document, a follow-up to a comprehensive plan released by his office in 2023, focuses on inequities across a range of subject matters, including incarceration rates, fertility rates, earnings and exposure to environmental hazards."
"The report contends the data isn't merely interesting; it also notes there are "causal relationships" between where someone lives and social outcomes. "Like the rest of the United States, the Brooklyn neighborhood where a child is born and raised significantly influences their future opportunities and health," the report states. Brooklyn-born Reynoso, who as borough president plays a role in shaping development, said he hopes the document will help guide key land-use, housing, economic development and other important planning decisions."
A 377-page comprehensive plan catalogs sharp intra-borough disparities across Brooklyn, including large differences in commute times, failed pest-inspection rates, and life expectancy. Neighborhood-level data reveal gaps exceeding 21 years in life expectancy and dramatic variation in environmental exposures, incarceration, fertility, and earnings. The analysis links place of residence to outcomes, asserting causal relationships between neighborhood conditions and health, opportunity, and social mobility. The findings are presented to inform land-use, housing, economic development, and planning choices intended to target entrenched inequities affecting Brooklyn's 2.6 million residents.
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