Community boards of the Bronx are the 12 New York City community boards in the

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, which are the appointed advisory groups of the community districts that advise on land use and zoning, participate in the city budget process, and address service delivery in their district. Community boards are each composed of up to 50 volunteer members appointed by the Bronx borough president, half from nominations by

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members representing the community district (''i.e.'', whose council districts cover part of the community district).

History

The 1963 revision of the

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of Manhattan's "Community Planning Councils" (est. 1951) to the outer boroughs as "Community Planning Boards", which are now known as " Community Boards". The 1975 revision of the New York City Charter set the number of Community Districts/Boards to 59, established the position of the district manager for the community districts, and created the

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(ULURP) which gave the community boards the authority to review land use proposals such as zoning actions, and special permits.

Community Districts

The Bronx Borough Board

The Bronx Borough Board is composed of the borough president, New York City Council members whose districts are part of the borough, and the chairperson of each community board in the Bronx.

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, 2010 Census population: 1351 * District 28 -

Pelham Bay Park Pelham Bay Park is a municipal park located in the northeast corner of the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is, at , the largest public park in New York City. The park is more than three times the size of Manhattan's Central Park. The pa ...

, 2010 Census population: 432 * District 26 -

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, 2010 Census population: Zero Marble Hill, which is a part of

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, is represented by Bronx Community District 8. Rikers Island, while a part of The Bronx, is represented by Queens Community District 1.

Notable people

Notable people who were community board members and/or staffers prior to becoming elected officials: *

Rafael Salamanca Rafael "Ralph" Salamanca Jr. (born July 2, 1980) is the councilmember for the 17th district of the New York City Council. He is a Democrat. The district includes portions of Concourse Village, East Tremont, Hunts Point, Longwood, Melrose, Mo ...

(CB2 member and District Manager) * Eric Stevenson (politician) (CB3 member) * Latoya Joyner (CB4 member) * Adolfo Carrión Jr. (CB5 District Manager) * Andrew Cohen (politician) (CB8 member) * Eric Dinowitz (CB8 member) *

Marjorie Velázquez Marjorie Velázquez (born August 11, 1981) is an American politician from New York City. A Democrat, Velázquez is currently a member of the New York City Council representing the 13th district, which covers parts of the eastern Bronx. Early li ...

(CB10 member) *

James Vacca James Vacca is an American politician who served in the New York City Council from the 13th district from 2006 to 2017. He is a Democrat. The district includes Allerton, Baychester, Bronx Park, City Island, Country Club, Ferry Point Park, ...

(CB10 Chairperson and District Manager) *

Jeffrey D. Klein Jeffrey David Klein (born July 10, 1960) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party. He represented the New York State Senate's New York's 34th State Senate district, 34th District, serving p ...

(CB11 member)

Gallery

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References

External links

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