Its current chairperson is Genese Morgan, and its district manager Viola D. Greene-Walker.

The Community Board #16's Office is located at 444 Thomas S. Boyland Street.

On a daily basis, the District Office staff monitors all complaints from community residents and works with the Mayor's Office, Borough President's Office, and City agencies to resolve local complaints; i.e., potholes, street light outages, water leaks, refuse collection, housing, heat and hot water complaints, demolition and seal-up of abandoned buildings, pest control, lot cleaning, human resources, and youth programs.

The Cabinet members interface with each other on specific projects in the district and follow up on individual complaints of the community.

55.2% of the population benefited from public assistance in 2012, including 31.9% who receive Medicaid only.