Community boards of the Bronx 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.

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).New York City Charter § 2800(a) Additionally, all City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members.

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".

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.

Community Districts

+Community Districts in the Bronx Community District (CD) Region Area Pop.Census2010 Pop./km2 Neighborhoods & areas District Manager NYPD Precinct & commander Bronx CD 1 South Bronx 91,497 12,761 Melrose, Mott Haven, Port Morris, and The Hub shopping district Anthony R Jordan Robert M. Gallitelli Bronx CD 2 South Bronx 52,246 9,792 Hunts Point, Longwood Rafael Acevedo Jeremy Scheublin Bronx CD 3 South Bronx 79,762 19,598 Claremont, Crotona Park East (East Morrisania), Morrisania John Dudley Carlos Ghonz Bronx CD 4 West Bronx 146,441 27,735 Concourse (Concourse Village), Highbridge Paul Philps Louis Deceglie Bronx CD 5 West Bronx 128,200 36,145 Fordham (split with Bronx CD 7), Morris Heights, Mount Hope, University Heights, and Fordham Plaza shopping district Ken Brown Richard Brea Bronx CD 6 West Bronx 83,268 20,765 Bathgate, Belmont, East Tremont, West Farms John Sanchez Joseph G. Tompkins Bronx CD 7 West Bronx 139,286 28,778 Bedford Park, Jerome Park Kingsbridge, Norwood, University Heights, Fordham (split with Bronx CD 5) Ischia Bravo Thomas J. Alps Bronx CD 8 West Bronx 101,731 11,521 Fieldston, Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights, Marble Hill (technically part of Manhattan), Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Van Cortlandt Village Farrah Kule Rubin Ryan Pierce Bronx CD 9 East Bronx 172,298 13,884 Bronx River, Bruckner, Castle Hill, Clason Point, Harding Park, Parkchester, Soundview, Unionport William Rivera Benjamin D. Gurley Bronx CD 10 East Bronx 120,392 7,183 City Island, Co-op City, Locust Point, Pelham Bay (neighborhood), Throggs Neck, Westchester Square Matthew Cruz Thomas Fraser Bronx CD 11 East Bronx 113,232 12,149 Allerton, Bronxdale, Indian Village, Laconia, Morris Park, Pelham Gardens, Pelham Parkway (neighborhood), Van NestHu, Winnie. "Bronx Neighborhood Fights for Its Spot on the Map" The New York Times (April 6, 2014) Jeremy Warneke Andrew Natiw Bronx CD 12 Primarily East Bronx 152,344 10,463 Baychester, Eastchester (and Edenwald), Fish Bay, Olinville, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn George Torres Erik Hernandez The Bronx All 1,455,720 (in 2016) 13,233.8 East Bronx, West Bronx (including the South Bronx) Thomas Lucania, Community Boards Unit Director Bronx Community Boards website

Borough Borough President (B.P.) Number of Districts Max. number of all appointees The Bronx Vanessa Gibson 12 600

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.New York City Charter § 85(a)

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

+The Bronx Borough Board AreaTitle Member name Notes Bronx Community District 1 Chairperson Clarisa M. Alayeto Bronx Community District 2 Chairperson Roberto Crespo Bronx Community District 3 Chairperson Joetta Brown Bronx Community District 4 Chairperson Ms. Beverly Bond Bronx Community District 5 Chairperson Angel Caraballo Bronx Community District 6 Chairperson Evonne Capers Bronx Community District 7 Chairperson Yajaira Arias Bronx Community District 8 Chairperson Julie Reyes Bronx Community District 9 Chairperson Mohammed Mujumder Bronx Community District 10 Chairperson Joseph Russo Bronx Community District 11 Chairperson Cynthia Rodriguez Bronx Community District 12 Chairperson Beatriz Coronel 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

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. The three JIAs in the county of The Bronx are: District 27 - Bronx Park, 2010 Census population: 1351 District 28 - Pelham Bay Park, 2010 Census population: 432 District 26 - Van Cortlandt Park, 2010 Census population: Zero

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: Rafael Salamanca (CB2 member and District Manager) Eric Stevenson (politician) (CB3 member) Latoya Joyner (CB4 member) Adolfo Carrión Jr. (CB5 District Manager) Andrew Cohen (politician) (CB8 member) Eric Dinowitz (CB8 member) Marjorie Velázquez (CB10 member) James Vacca (CB10 Chairperson and District Manager) Jeffrey D. Klein (CB11 member)

Gallery

See also List of Bronx neighborhoods Borough boards of New York City Government of New York City New York City Council Borough president

References

External links Bronx Community Boards BoardStat from BetaNYC