Community boards of Queens

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

Main article: Community boards of New York City
Map of community districts in the City of New York

Community boards are each composed of 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]

Community boards
Borough Borough
President (B.P.)		 Number of
Districts		 Max. number of
B.P. appointees		 Max. number of
all appointees
Queens Sharon Lee 14 350 700

The 14 community boards in Queens, and a few representative neighborhoods in each, are listed below:[6]

Other areas

Within the borough of Queens there are five Joint Interest Areas (JIA), which are outside of the jurisdiction of individual community districts, and have their own district number.[7][8] The five JIAs in Queens county are:

  • District 80 - LaGuardia Airport, 2010 Census population: Zero
  • District 81 - Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, 2010 Census population: 56
  • District 82 - Forest Park, 2010 Census population: 691
  • District 83 - JFK International Airport, 2010 Census population: Zero
  • District 84 - Queens Gateway National Recreation Area, 2010 Census population: 45

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

The Queens Borough Board
See also: Borough boards of New York City

The Queens 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 Queens.[9][10][11] The current borough board is composed of the 30 members listed in the table below:

Queens Borough Board
Area Title Member name[12] Notes
Borough of QueensBorough PresidentSharon Lee
Queens Community District 1Chair
Queens Community District 2ChairDenise Keehan-Smith
Queens Community District 3ChairPhilip Papass
Queens Community District 4ChairDamian Vargas
Queens Community District 5ChairVincent Arcuri, Jr.
Queens Community District 6ChairJoseph Hennessy
Queens Community District 7ChairEugene T. Kelty, Jr.
Queens Community District 8ChairMartha Taylor
Queens Community District 9ChairOudeshram “Raj” Rampershad
Queens Community District 10ChairBetty Braton
Queens Community District 11ChairChristine Haider
Queens Community District 12ChairAdrienne E. Adams
Queens Community District 13ChairBryan Block
Queens Community District 14ChairDolores Orr
City Council District 19Council memberPaul Vallone
City Council District 20Council memberPeter Koo
City Council District 21Council memberFrancisco Moya
City Council District 22Council memberCosta Constantinides
City Council District 23Council memberBarry Grodenchik
City Council District 24Council memberRory Lancman
City Council District 25Council memberDanny Dromm
City Council District 26Council memberJimmy Van Bramer
City Council District 27Council memberDaneek Miller
City Council District 28Council memberAdrienne Adams
City Council District 29Council memberKaren Koslowitz
City Council District 30Council memberRobert Holden
City Council District 31Council memberDonovan Richards
City Council District 32Council memberEric Ulrich
City Council District 34Council memberAntonio ReynosoAlso member of the Brooklyn Borough Board

See also

References
  1. Berg, Bruce (2007). New York City Politics: Governing Gotham. Rutgers University Press. p. 277. ISBN 9780813543895.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "About Community Boards". NYC Mayor's Community Affairs Unit. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. New York City Charter § 2800(a)
  4. Forman, Seth. "Gotham Gazette -- Community Boards". www.gothamgazette.com. Gotham Gazette. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. "Court on Votes". The New York Times. 25 August 1963. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. Community District Profiles, New York City Department of City Planning. Accessed October 9, 2007.
  7. NYC Department of City Planning. "Joint Interest Areas and Sources & Disclaimer". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  8. "2010 Census Table G-1: 2010 Community District Geography Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  9. New York City Charter § 85(a)
  10. Cruz, David (November 2–22, 2017). "Borough Board to Vote on Jerome Avenue Rezoning Nov. 16" (tabloid)|format= requires |url= (help). 30 (22). Norwood News. p. 2.
  11. "Handbook for Community Board Members" (PDF). NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (CAU). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  12. "Community Boards – Queens Borough President". www.queensbp.org. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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