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

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the Bronx The Bronx () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the state of New York. It is south of Westchester County; north and east of the New York City borough of Manhattan, across the Harlem River; and north of the New ...

, 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). New York City Charter § 2800(a) Additionally, all City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, '' ex officio'' board members.

History

The 1963 revision of the New York City Charter extended 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 Community Boards is a community based mediation program, established in 1976, in San Francisco, California, United States by Raymond Shonholtz. The program utilizes volunteers from the neighbourhoods of the city, who work with people involved ...

". 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 Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (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. New York City Charter § 85(a) The current borough board is composed of the 22 members listed in the table below:

Other areas

New York City - Bronx Community Districts Joint Interest Areas

Within the borough of The Bronx there are three Joint Interest Areas (JIA), which are outside of the jurisdiction of individual community districts, and have their own district number. The three JIAs in the county of The Bronx are: * District 27 - Bronx Park, 2010 Census population: 1351 * District 28 -

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, 2010 Census population: 432 * District 26 - Van Cortlandt Park, 2010 Census population: Zero Marble Hill, which is a part of

New York County Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. stat ...

, is represented by Bronx Community District 8.

Rikers Island Rikers Island is a island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx that contains New York City's main jail complex. Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was originally under in size, but has ...

, 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 (CB2 member and District Manager) * Eric Stevenson (politician) (CB3 member) *

Latoya Joyner Latoya Joyner (born September 13, 1986) is a New York politician who served as the Assembly member for the 77th District of the New York State Assembly from 2015 to 2024. The district includes portions of Claremont, Concourse, Highbridge, Moun ...

(CB4 member) *

Adolfo Carrión Jr. Adolfo Carrión Jr. (born March 6, 1961) is an American businessman and former elected official from City Island, New York, City Island. He has three sisters Elizabeth Carrión-Stevens, Damaris Carrión-Harris and Lizette Carrión. He served one ...

(CB5 District Manager) * Andrew Cohen (politician) (CB8 member) * Eric Dinowitz (CB8 member) * Marjorie Velázquez (CB10 member) * James Vacca (CB10 Chairperson and District Manager) * Jeffrey D. Klein (CB11 member)

Gallery

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References

External links

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