Community boards of Queens explained

Community boards of Queens are New York City community boards in the borough of Queens, 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.[1]

Community boards are each composed of up to 50 volunteer members appointed by the local borough president, half from nominations by City Council members representing the community district (i.e., whose council districts cover part of the community district).[2] [3] Additionally, all City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members.[3]

History

The 1963 revision of the New York City Charter extended the Borough of Manhattan's "Community Planning Councils" (est. 1951) to the outer boroughs as "Community Planning Boards", which are now known as "Community Boards".[4] [5]

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.[4]

Community boards

The 14 community boards in Queens, and a few representative neighborhoods in each, are listed below:[6]

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.[7] [8] The five JIAs in Queens county are:

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

The Queens Borough Board

See also: Borough boards of New York City.

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.[9] [10] [11] The current borough board is composed of the 30 members listed in the table below:

Queens Borough Board
AreaTitleMember name[12] Notes
Borough President Donovan Richards
Chairperson Marie Torniali
Chairperson Denise Keehan-Smith
Chairperson Philip Papass
Chairperson Damian Vargas
Chairperson Vincent Arcuri, Jr.
Chairperson Joseph Hennessy
Chairperson Eugene T. Kelty, Jr.
Chairperson Martha Taylor
Chairperson Oudeshram "Raj" Rampershad
Chairperson Betty Braton
Chairperson Christine Haider
Chairperson Adrienne E. Adams
Chairperson Bryan Block
Chairperson Dolores Orr
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member
Council member

Notable members

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Berg, Bruce. New York City Politics: Governing Gotham. 277. Rutgers University Press. 2007. 9780813543895.
  2. Web site: About Community Boards. NYC Mayor's Community Affairs Unit. 26 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150409131002/http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/cb/about.shtml. 9 April 2015. dead.
  3. [New York City Charter]
  4. News: Forman . Seth . Gotham Gazette -- Community Boards . 16 June 2020 . www.gothamgazette.com . Gotham Gazette.
  5. News: Court on Votes . 18 June 2020 . The New York Times . 25 August 1963.
  6. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/html/lucds/cdstart.shtml Community District Profiles
  7. Web site: NYC Department of City Planning. Joint Interest Areas and Sources & Disclaimer. www1.nyc.gov. 21 March 2018.
  8. Web site: 2010 Census Table G-1: 2010 Community District Geography Notes. 11 April 2018.
  9. [New York City Charter]
  10. News: Cruz. David. Borough Board to Vote on Jerome Avenue Rezoning Nov. 16. 30. 22. Norwood News. November 2–22, 2017. 2.
  11. Web site: Handbook for Community Board Members. NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (CAU). 29 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201034719/http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/downloads/pdf/handbook.pdf. 1 December 2017. dead.
  12. Web site: Community Boards – Queens Borough President. www.queensbp.org. 22 April 2018.
  13. News: James . George . THE ELECTIONS: A Challenge Is Rebuffed, a Comeback Fails; Shulman Victor in Queens Race For Manes Post . 27 September 2020 . The New York Times . 5 November 1986.

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