Community boards of Queens
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[edit]
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[edit]
| Borough | Borough President (B.P.) |
Number of Districts |
Max. number of B.P. appointees |
Max. number of all appointees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens | Donovan Richards | 14 | 350 | 700 |
The 14 community boards in Queens, and a few representative neighborhoods in each, are listed below:[6]
- Queens Community Board 1 : Astoria, Long Island City, Rikers Island
- Queens Community Board 2 : Sunnyside, Woodside
- Queens Community Board 3 : Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst, North Corona
- Queens Community Board 4 : Elmhurst, Corona
- Queens Community Board 5 : Maspeth, Middle Village, Ridgewood, Glendale
- Queens Community Board 6 : Rego Park, Forest Hills
- Queens Community Board 7 : Flushing, Whitestone, College Point
- Queens Community Board 8 : Fresh Meadows, Kew Gardens Hills, Jamaica Hills
- Queens Community Board 9 : Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, Ozone Park, Kew Gardens
- Queens Community Board 10 : Howard Beach, South Ozone Park, Ozone Park,
- Queens Community Board 11 : Bayside, Douglaston, Little Neck, Auburndale
- Queens Community Board 12 : Jamaica, South Jamaica, Hollis, St. Albans
- Queens Community Board 13 : Laurelton, Cambria Heights, Queens Village, Glen Oaks
- Queens Community Board 14 : The Rockaways, Broad Channel
Other areas[edit]
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:
- District 80 - LaGuardia Airport, 2010 Census population: Zero
- District 81 - Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 2010 Census population: 56
- District 82 - Forest Park, 2010 Census population: 691
- District 83 - JFK International Airport, 2010 Census population: Zero
- District 84 - Queens Gateway National Recreation Area, 2010 Census population: 45
Rikers Island, while legally a part of The Bronx, is represented by Queens Community Board 1.
The Queens Borough Board[edit]
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:
Notable members[edit]
- Adrienne Adams (Queens CB12)
- Tony Avella (Queens CB7)
- Edward Braunstein (Queens CB11)
- Robert Holden (Queens CB5)
- Bill Kresse (Queens CB3)
- Peter Koo (Queens CB7)
- Michael G. Miller (Queens CB4)
- Jessica Ramos (Queens CB3)
- Claire Shulman[13]
- Julie Won (Queens CB22)
See also[edit]
- Government of New York City
- List of Queens neighborhoods
- New York City Council
- Borough president
- Borough boards of New York City
References[edit]
- ^ Berg, Bruce (2007). New York City Politics: Governing Gotham. Rutgers University Press. p. 277. ISBN 9780813543895.
- ^ "About Community Boards". NYC Mayor's Community Affairs Unit. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
- ^ a b New York City Charter § 2800(a)
- ^ a b Forman, Seth. "Gotham Gazette -- Community Boards". www.gothamgazette.com. Gotham Gazette. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ "Court on Votes". The New York Times. August 25, 1963. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Community District Profiles, New York City Department of City Planning. Accessed October 9, 2007.
- ^ NYC Department of City Planning. "Joint Interest Areas and Sources & Disclaimer". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
- ^ "2010 Census Table G-1: 2010 Community District Geography Notes" (PDF). Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ^ New York City Charter § 85(a)
- ^ Cruz, David (November 2–22, 2017). "Borough Board to Vote on Jerome Avenue Rezoning Nov. 16". Vol. 30, no. 22. Norwood News. p. 2.
- ^ "Handbook for Community Board Members" (PDF). NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (CAU). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
- ^ "Community Boards – Queens Borough President". www.queensbp.org. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ James, George (November 5, 1986). "THE ELECTIONS: A Challenge Is Rebuffed, a Comeback Fails; Shulman Victor in Queens Race For Manes Post". The New York Times. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
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