Community boards of Manhattan

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Community boards of Manhattan are New York City community boards in the borough of Manhattan, 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]

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Community boards each have 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]

BoroughBorough
President (B.P.)
Number of
Districts
Max. number of
B.P. appointees
Max. number of
all appointees
Manhattan Mark Levine 12300600

Community District 1

Consists of neighborhoods: [6]

Community District 2

Consists of neighborhoods: [7]

Community District 3

Consists of neighborhoods: [8]

Community District 4

Consists of neighborhoods: [9]

Sources:

Community District 5

Consists of neighborhoods: [10]

Community District 6

Consists of neighborhoods: [13]

Bellevue Hospital Center and the United Nations headquarters are located in the District.

Community District 7

Consists of one neighborhood:

Community District 8

Consists of neighborhoods: [17]

The following neighborhoods are located on the same named islands in East River.

North-Western area of the District with South-Eastern boundary point at 3rd Avenue and East 86 Street is named Carnegie Hill

Community District 9

Consists of neighborhoods: [18]

Community District 10

Consists of the only neighborhood: [19]

Polo Grounds is located in the District.

Community District 11

Consists of only one neighborhood on Manhattan Island: [20]

Sometimes it is named Spanish Harlem or El Barrio Besides two neighborhoods, located on the same named islands are parts of the District:

There is Mount Morris Park in the District.

Community District 12

Consists of two neighborhoods: [21]

Inwood Hill Park is located in the District.

Other areas

Marble Hill, while legally a part of New York County ("Manhattan") is represented primarily by Bronx Community Board 8 and also by Bronx Community Board 7.

Within the borough of Manhattan there is one Joint Interest Area (JIA), which is outside of the jurisdiction of individual community districts, and have their own district number. [22] [23] The only JIA in New York county is:

Notable members

See also

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  2. "About Community Boards". NYC Mayor's Community Affairs Unit. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 New York City Charter § 2800(a)
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  6. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 1
  7. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 2
  8. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 3
  9. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 4
  10. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 5
  11. West of Lexington Avenue (west of Madison Avenue between East 40th Street and East 34th Street)
  12. West of Lexington Avenue
  13. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 6
  14. East of Lexington Avenue (East of Madison Avenue between East 40th Street and East 34th Street)
  15. East of Lexington Avenue
  16. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 7
  17. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 8
  18. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 9
  19. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 10
  20. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 11
  21. NYC DCP Profile of Community District 12
  22. NYC Department of City Planning. "Joint Interest Areas and Sources & Disclaimer". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  23. "2010 Census Table G-1: 2010 Community District Geography Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2018.