Community boards of the Bronx
Community boards of the Bronx[1] are the 12 New York City community boards in the borough of the Bronx, 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.
[4] The 1963 revision of the New York City Charter extended the Borough of Manhattan's "Community Planning Councils" (est.
[5][6] 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.
[15][16][17] The current borough board is composed of the 22 members listed in the table below: 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.
Rikers Island, while a part of The Bronx, is represented by Queens Community District 1. Notable people who were community board members and/or staffers prior to becoming elected officials:
