Map of community districts in the City of New York

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

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]

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

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
Area Title Member name[12] Notes
Borough of QueensBorough PresidentDonovan Richards
Queens Community District 1ChairpersonMarie Torniali
Queens Community District 2ChairpersonDenise Keehan-Smith
Queens Community District 3ChairpersonPhilip Papass
Queens Community District 4ChairpersonDamian Vargas
Queens Community District 5ChairpersonVincent Arcuri, Jr.
Queens Community District 6ChairpersonJoseph Hennessy
Queens Community District 7ChairpersonEugene T. Kelty, Jr.
Queens Community District 8ChairpersonMartha Taylor
Queens Community District 9ChairpersonOudeshram "Raj" Rampershad
Queens Community District 10ChairpersonBetty Braton
Queens Community District 11ChairpersonChristine Haider
Queens Community District 12ChairpersonAdrienne E. Adams
Queens Community District 13ChairpersonBryan Block
Queens Community District 14ChairpersonDolores Orr
City Council District 19Council memberVickie Paladino
City Council District 20Council memberSandra Ung
City Council District 21Council memberFrancisco Moya
City Council District 22Council memberTiffany Cabán
City Council District 23Council memberLinda Lee
City Council District 24Council memberJames Gennaro
City Council District 25Council memberShekar Krishnan
City Council District 26Council memberJulie Won
City Council District 27Council memberNantasha Williams
City Council District 28Council memberAdrienne Adams
City Council District 29Council memberKaren Koslowitz
City Council District 30Council memberRobert Holden
City Council District 31Council memberSelvena Brooks-Powers
City Council District 32Council memberJoann Ariola
City Council District 34Council memberJennifer GutiérrezAlso member of the Brooklyn Borough Board

Notable members

See also

References

  1. ↑ Berg, Bruce (2007). New York City Politics: Governing Gotham. Rutgers University Press. p. 277. ISBN 9780813543895.
  2. ↑ "About Community Boards". NYC Mayor's Community Affairs Unit. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  3. 1 2 New York City Charter § 2800(a)
  4. 1 2 Forman, Seth. "Gotham Gazette -- Community Boards". www.gothamgazette.com. Gotham Gazette. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Court on Votes". The New York Times. August 25, 1963. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ Community District Profiles, New York City Department of City Planning. Accessed October 9, 2007.
  7. ↑ NYC Department of City Planning. "Joint Interest Areas and Sources & Disclaimer". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "2010 Census Table G-1: 2010 Community District Geography Notes" (PDF). Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  9. ↑ New York City Charter § 85(a)
  10. ↑ Cruz, David (November 2–22, 2017). "Borough Board to Vote on Jerome Avenue Rezoning Nov. 16". Vol. 30, no. 22. Norwood News. p. 2.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Community Boards – Queens Borough President". www.queensbp.org. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  13. ↑ 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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