Community boards of the Bronx
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]
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 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
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:
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:
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:
Gallery
The Hub, South Bronx
Belmont, West Bronx
Riverdale, West Bronx
Parkchester, East Bronx
City Island, Bronx
See also
References
^ "CAU - Find Your Community Board - Bronx Community Boards" . Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-05-06 .
^ Berg, Bruce (2007). New York City Politics: Governing Gotham . Rutgers University Press. p. 277. ISBN 9780813543895 .
^ "About Community Boards" . NYC Mayor's Community Affairs Unit . Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016 .
^ a b New York City Charter § 2800(a)
^ a b Forman, Seth. "Gotham Gazette -- Community Boards" . www.gothamgazette.com . Gotham Gazette. Retrieved 16 June 2020 .
^ "Court on Votes" . The New York Times . 25 August 1963. Retrieved 18 June 2020 .
^ a b "Community Boards" . The Office of The Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr . Retrieved 16 March 2020 .
^
"Contact: Office of Community Board 1 Bronx" . Bronx Community Board 1 . City of New York. 2022. Retrieved May 11, 2022 .
^ "Meet The District Manager | Bronx Community Board 7" . www.bronxcb7.info . Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2018 .
^ "Bronx Community District 11 Profile" . NYC Department of City Planning. Retrieved 11 September 2015 .
^ "About CB11" . Bronx Community Board 11 . Retrieved 11 September 2015 .
^ Hu, Winnie. "Bronx Neighborhood Fights for Its Spot on the Map" The New York Times (April 6, 2014)
^ "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 .
^ "CONTACT" . The Office of The Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr . Retrieved 21 March 2018 .
^ New York City Charter § 85(a)
^ Cruz, David (November 2–22, 2017). "Borough Board to Vote on Jerome Avenue Rezoning Nov. 16". Vol. 30, no. 22. Norwood News. p. 2.
^ "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 .
^ NYC Department of City Planning. "Joint Interest Areas and Sources & Disclaimer" . www1.nyc.gov . Retrieved 21 March 2018 .
^ "2010 Census Table G-1: 2010 Community District Geography Notes" (PDF) . Retrieved 11 April 2018 .
^
"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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