Community boards of the Bronx

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Map of community districts in the City of New York

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. [2]

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Community boards are each composed of up to 50 volunteer members appointed by the Bronx borough president, half from nominations by City Council members representing the community district (i.e., whose council districts cover part of the community district). [3] [4] Additionally, all City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members. [4]

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". [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. [5]

Community Districts

Community Districts in the Bronx
Community District (CD)RegionAreaPop.
Census
2010		Pop./
km2		Neighborhoods & areasDistrict Manager [7] NYPD Precinct & commander
Bronx CD 1
website 		South Bronx 7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi)91,49712,761 Melrose, Mott Haven, Port Morris, and The Hub shopping districtVacant [8] 40th Robert M. Gallitelli
Bronx CD 2
website 		South Bronx 5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi)52,2469,792 Hunts Point, Longwood Rafael Acevedo 41st Jeremy Scheublin
Bronx CD 3
website 		South Bronx 4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)79,76219,598Claremont, Crotona Park East (East Morrisania), Morrisania John Dudley 42nd Carlos Ghonz
Bronx CD 4
website 		West Bronx 5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi)146,44127,735 Concourse (Concourse Village), Highbridge Paul Philps 44th Louis Deceglie
Bronx CD 5
website 		West Bronx 3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)128,20036,145 Fordham (split with Bronx CD 7), Morris Heights, Mount Hope, University Heights, and Fordham Plaza shopping districtKen Brown 46th Richard Brea
Bronx CD 6
website 		West Bronx 4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi)83,26820,765Bathgate, Belmont, East Tremont, West Farms John Sanchez 48th Joseph G. Tompkins
Bronx CD 7
website 		West Bronx 4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi)139,28628,778 Bedford Park, Jerome Park Kingsbridge, Norwood, University Heights, Fordham (split with Bronx CD 5)Ischia Bravo [9] 52nd Thomas J. Alps
Bronx CD 8
website 		West Bronx 8.83 km2 (3.41 sq mi)101,73111,521 Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, Marble Hill (technically part of Manhattan), Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Van Cortlandt Village Farrah Kule Rubin 50th Ryan Pierce
Bronx CD 9
website 		East Bronx 12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi)172,29813,884Bronx River, Bruckner, Castle Hill, Clason Point, Harding Park, Parkchester, Soundview, UnionportWilliam Rivera 43rd Benjamin D. Gurley
Bronx CD 10
website 		East Bronx 16.76 km2 (6.47 sq mi)120,3927,183 City Island, Co-op City, Locust Point, Pelham Bay (neighborhood), Throggs Neck, Westchester Square Matthew Cruz 45th Thomas Fraser
Bronx CD 11
website 		East Bronx 9.32 km2 (3.60 sq mi)113,232 [10] 12,149 Allerton, Bronxdale, Indian Village, Laconia, Morris Park, Pelham Gardens, Pelham Parkway (neighborhood), Van Nest [11] [12] Jeremy Warneke 49th Andrew Natiw
Bronx CD 12
website 		Primarily East Bronx 14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi)152,34410,463 Baychester, Eastchester (and Edenwald), Fish Bay, Olinville, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn George Torres 47th Erik Hernandez
The BronxAll110 km2 (42 sq mi)1,455,720 (in 2016) [13] 13,233.8 East Bronx, West Bronx (including the South Bronx)Thomas Lucania,
Community Boards Unit Director [14] 		Bronx Community Boards website
BoroughBorough
President (B.P.)		Number of
Districts		Max. number of
all appointees
The Bronx Vanessa Gibson 12600

The Bronx Borough Board

The Bronx 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 the Bronx. [15] [16] [17]

The current borough board is composed of the 22 members listed in the table below:

The Bronx Borough Board
AreaTitleMember name [7] Notes
Bronx Community District 1 ChairpersonBetty Bryant-Brown
Bronx Community District 2 ChairpersonRoberto Crespo
Bronx Community District 3 ChairpersonGloria Alston
Bronx Community District 4 ChairpersonKathleen Saunders
Bronx Community District 5 ChairpersonBola Omotosho
Bronx Community District 6 ChairpersonEvonne Capers
Bronx Community District 7 ChairpersonEmmanuel Martinez
Bronx Community District 8 ChairpersonJulie Reyes
Bronx Community District 9 ChairpersonBrandon Ganaishlal
Bronx Community District 10 ChairpersonJoseph Russo
Bronx Community District 11 ChairpersonAl D’Angelo
Bronx Community District 12 ChairpersonWilliam Hall
City Council District 8 Council member Diana Ayala Also a member of the Manhattan Borough Board
City Council District 11 Council member Eric Dinowitz
City Council District 12 Council member Kevin Riley
City Council District 13 Council member Marjorie Velázquez
City Council District 14 Council member Pierina Sanchez
City Council District 15 Council member Oswald Feliz
City Council District 16 Council member Althea Stevens
City Council District 17 Council member Rafael Salamanca
City Council District 18 Council member Amanda Farías
Borough of The Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson

Other areas

Bronx Community Districts - Joint Interest Areas (JIAs). New York City - Bronx Community Districts Joint Interest Areas.png
Bronx Community Districts - Joint Interest Areas (JIAs).

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. [18] [19] The three JIAs in the county of The Bronx are:

Marble Hill, which is a part of New York County, is represented by Bronx Community District 8.

Rikers Island, while a part of The Bronx, is represented by Queens Community District 1.

Notable people

Notable people who were community board members and/or staffers prior to becoming elected officials:

See also

References

  1. ↑ "CAU - Find Your Community Board - Bronx Community Boards". Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ Berg, Bruce (2007). New York City Politics: Governing Gotham. Rutgers University Press. p. 277. ISBN   9780813543895.
  3. ↑ "About Community Boards". NYC Mayor's Community Affairs Unit. Archived from the original on April 9, 2015. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
  4. 1 2 New York City Charter § 2800(a)
  5. 1 2 Forman, Seth. "Gotham Gazette -- Community Boards". www.gothamgazette.com. Gotham Gazette. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Court on Votes". The New York Times. August 25, 1963. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Community Boards". The Office of The Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Contact: Office of Community Board 1 Bronx". Bronx Community Board 1. City of New York. 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Meet The District Manager | Bronx Community Board 7". www.bronxcb7.info. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Bronx Community District 11 Profile". NYC Department of City Planning. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  11. ↑ "About CB11". Bronx Community Board 11 . Retrieved September 11, 2015.
  12. ↑ Hu, Winnie. "Bronx Neighborhood Fights for Its Spot on the Map" The New York Times (April 6, 2014)
  13. ↑ "Counties Population Totals Tables: 2010-2016, Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016" . Retrieved June 10, 2017.
  14. ↑ "CONTACT". The Office of The Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  15. ↑ New York City Charter § 85(a)
  16. ↑ Cruz, David (November 2–22, 2017). "Borough Board to Vote on Jerome Avenue Rezoning Nov. 16". Vol. 30, no. 22. Norwood News. p. 2.
  17. ↑ "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.
  18. ↑ NYC Department of City Planning. "Joint Interest Areas and Sources & Disclaimer". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  19. ↑ "2010 Census Table G-1: 2010 Community District Geography Notes" (PDF). Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Board Member, Staff & Office Location History: Board Members, 1974-Present". Bronx Community Board 11. City of New York. 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022.


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