Community boards of Queens are 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 local 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 "

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". 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 boards

The 14 community boards in Queens, and a few representative neighborhoods in each, are listed below: * Queens Community Board 1 : Astoria,

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* Queens Community Board 2 : Sunnyside,

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* Queens Community Board 3 : Jackson Heights,

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, North Corona * Queens Community Board 4 : Elmhurst, Corona *

Queens Community Board 5 The Queens Community Board 5 is a local government in the New York City borough of Queens, encompassing the neighborhoods of Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village, Maspeth, Fresh Pond, and Liberty Park.Maspeth Maspeth is a residential and commercial community in the borough of Queens in New York City. It was founded in the early 17th century by Dutch and English settlers. Neighborhoods sharing borders with Maspeth are Woodside to the north; Sunnyside t ...

, Middle Village,

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, Glendale * Queens Community Board 6 :

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, Forest Hills *

Queens Community Board 7 The Queens Community Board 7 is a local governmental advisory board in New York City, encompassing the neighborhoods of Flushing, Bay Terrace, College Point, Whitestone, Malba, Murray Hill, Linden Hill, Beechhurst, Queensboro Hill and Wille ...

: Flushing, Whitestone, College Point * Queens Community Board 8 : Fresh Meadows, Kew Gardens Hills, Jamaica Hills * Queens Community Board 9 : Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park,

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Queens Community Board 10 The Queens Community Board 10 is a local government in the New York City borough of Queens, encompassing the neighborhoods of Howard Beach, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Tudor Village and Lindenwood. It is delimited by the Bro ...

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, South Ozone Park, Ozone Park, * Queens Community Board 11 : Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Auburndale * Queens Community Board 12 :

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South Jamaica South Jamaica (also commonly known as "The Southside") is a residential neighborhood in the borough of Queens in New York City, located south of downtown Jamaica. Although a proper border has not been established, the neighborhood is a subsec ...

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, St. Albans * Queens Community Board 13 : Laurelton, Cambria Heights,

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, Glen Oaks *

Queens Community Board 14 The Queens Community Board 14 is a local government in the New York City borough of Queens, encompassing the neighborhoods of Breezy Point, Belle Harbor, Neponsit, Arverne, Bayswater, Edgemere, Rockaway Park, Rockaway and Far Rockaway. It is ...

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, Broad Channel

Other areas

Within the borough of Queens there are five Joint Interest Areas (JIA), which are outside of the jurisdiction of individual community districts, and have their own district number. The five JIAs in Queens county are: * District 80 -

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, 2010 Census population: Zero * District 81 - Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 2010 Census population: 56 * District 82 -

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, 2010 Census population: 691 * District 83 - JFK International Airport, 2010 Census population: Zero * District 84 - Queens

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, 2010 Census population: 45

, while legally a part of

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, is represented by Queens Community Board 1.

The Queens Borough Board

The Queens 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 Queens.

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(Queens CB12) * Tony Avella (Queens CB7) *

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(Queens CB11) * Robert Holden (Queens CB5) * Bill Kresse (Queens CB3) * Peter Koo (Queens CB7) *

Michael G. Miller Michael G. Miller (born December 12, 1960) is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the New York State Assembly, representing the 38th Assembly District, which includes the Queens neighborhoods of Woodhaven, Ridgewood, ...

(Queens CB4) * Jessica Ramos (Queens CB3) *

Claire Shulman Claire Shulman (née Kantoff; February 23, 1926August 16, 2020) was an American politician and registered nurse from New York City. She served as director of community boards and deputy president of Queens Borough, before becoming interim bor ...

* Julie Won (Queens CB22)

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