Community boards of the Bronx

Main article: Community boards of New York City

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]

Map of community districts in the City of New York

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)	Region	Area	Pop. Census 2010	Pop./ km2	Neighborhoods & areas	District Manager[7]	NYPD Precinct & commander
Bronx CD 1 website	South Bronx	7.17 km2 (2.77 sq mi)	91,497	12,761	Melrose, Mott Haven, Port Morris, and The Hub shopping district	Vacant[8]	40th Robert M. Gallitelli
Bronx CD 2 website	South Bronx	5.54 km2 (2.14 sq mi)	52,246	9,792	Hunts Point, Longwood	Rafael Acevedo	41st Jeremy Scheublin
Bronx CD 3 website	South Bronx	4.07 km2 (1.57 sq mi)	79,762	19,598	Claremont, Crotona Park East (East Morrisania), Morrisania	John Dudley	42nd Carlos Ghonz
Bronx CD 4 website	West Bronx	5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi)	146,441	27,735	Concourse (Concourse Village), Highbridge	Paul Philps	44th Louis Deceglie
Bronx CD 5 website	West Bronx	3.55 km2 (1.37 sq mi)	128,200	36,145	Fordham (split with Bronx CD 7), Morris Heights, Mount Hope, University Heights, and Fordham Plaza shopping district	Ken Brown	46th Richard Brea
Bronx CD 6 website	West Bronx	4.01 km2 (1.55 sq mi)	83,268	20,765	Bathgate, Belmont, East Tremont, West Farms	John Sanchez	48th Joseph G. Tompkins
Bronx CD 7 website	West Bronx	4.84 km2 (1.87 sq mi)	139,286	28,778	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)	101,731	11,521	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)	172,298	13,884	Bronx River, Bruckner, Castle Hill, Clason Point, Harding Park, Parkchester, Soundview, Unionport	William Rivera	43rd Benjamin D. Gurley
Bronx CD 10 website	East Bronx	16.76 km2 (6.47 sq mi)	120,392	7,183	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)	152,344	10,463	Baychester, Eastchester (and Edenwald), Fish Bay, Olinville, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn	George Torres	47th Erik Hernandez
The Bronx	All	110 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

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

The Bronx Borough Board

See also: Borough boards of New York City

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

Area	Title	Member name[7]	Notes
Bronx Community District 1	Chairperson	Betty Bryant-Brown
Bronx Community District 2	Chairperson	Roberto Crespo
Bronx Community District 3	Chairperson	Gloria Alston
Bronx Community District 4	Chairperson	Kathleen Saunders
Bronx Community District 5	Chairperson	Bola Omotosho
Bronx Community District 6	Chairperson	Evonne Capers
Bronx Community District 7	Chairperson	Emmanuel Martinez
Bronx Community District 8	Chairperson	Julie Reyes
Bronx Community District 9	Chairperson	Brandon Ganaishlal
Bronx Community District 10	Chairperson	Joseph Russo
Bronx Community District 11	Chairperson	Al D’Angelo
Bronx Community District 12	Chairperson	William 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).

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:

• 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)^[20]

Gallery

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  The Hub, South Bronx
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  Belmont, West Bronx
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  Riverdale, West Bronx
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  Parkchester, East Bronx
• 
  City Island, Bronx

See also

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

References

1. "CAU - Find Your Community Board - Bronx Community Boards". Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
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 9 April 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
4. New York City Charter § 2800(a)
5. Forman, Seth. "Gotham Gazette -- Community Boards". www.gothamgazette.com. Gotham Gazette. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
6. "Court on Votes". The New York Times. 25 August 1963. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
7. "Community Boards". The Office of The Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. Retrieved 16 March 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 3 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
10. "Bronx Community District 11 Profile". NYC Department of City Planning. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
11. "About CB11". Bronx Community Board 11. Retrieved 11 September 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 21 March 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 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
18. NYC Department of City Planning. "Joint Interest Areas and Sources & Disclaimer". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
19. "2010 Census Table G-1: 2010 Community District Geography Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 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.

External links

• Bronx Community Boards
• BoardStat from BetaNYC