[[Boston|Boston's]] diverse neighborhoods serve as a political and cultural organizing mechanism. The City of Boston's Office of Neighborhood Services has designated 23 Neighborhoods in the city: [[Allston, Massachusetts|Allston]], [[Back Bay, Boston|Back Bay]], [[Bay Village, Boston, Massachusetts|Bay Village]], [[Beacon Hill, Boston|Beacon Hill]], [[Brighton, Massachusetts|Brighton]], [[Charlestown, Massachusetts|Charlestown]], [[Chinatown, Boston|Chinatown]]/[[Leather District, Boston|Leather District]], [[Dorchester, Boston|Dorchester]], [[Downtown Crossing|Downtown]], [[East Boston]], [[Fenway-Kenmore|Fenway Kenmore]], [[Hyde Park, Boston|Hyde Park]], [[Jamaica Plain, Boston|Jamaica Plain]], [[Mattapan]], Mid Dorchester, [[Mission Hill, Boston|Mission Hill]], [[North End, Boston|North End]], [[Roslindale]], [[Roxbury, Boston|Roxbury]], [[South Boston]], [[South End, Boston|South End]], [[West End, Boston|West End]], and [[West Roxbury, Boston|West Roxbury]]. The islands in [[Boston Harbor]] are administered as part of the [[Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area]].<ref name="Official neighborhood list">{{cite web|title=Boston: A City of Neighborhoods|url=http://www.cityofboston.gov/neighborhoods/default.asp|publisher=City of Boston|accessdate=30 January 2014}}</ref>