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Community boards of the Bronx are the 12 New York City community boards in the
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of
the Bronx The Bronx ( ) is the northernmost of the five Boroughs of New York City, boroughs of New York City, coextensive with Bronx County, in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York. It shares a land border with Westchester County, New York, West ...
, 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
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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, ''
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'' board members.


History

The 1963 revision of the New York City Charter extended the
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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


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:


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 Van Cortlandt Park is a urban park, park located in the borough (New York City), borough of the Bronx in New York City. Owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, it is managed with assistance from the Van Cortlandt Park Al ...
, 2010 Census population: Zero Marble Hill, which is a part of New York County, is represented by Bronx Community District 8.
Rikers Island Rikers Island is a prison island in the East River in the Bronx, New York (state), New York, United States, that contains New York City's largest jail. Named after Abraham Rycken, who took possession of the island in 1664, the island was orig ...
, 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

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See also

* List of Bronx neighborhoods * Borough boards of New York City *
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*
New York City Council The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs. The council serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government mod ...
* Borough president


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