Question 3

Right now, there’s no consistent process for applying to community boards across the city. Different Boroughs have different processes and annual deadlines. Unfortunately, some are more transparent and easy to navigate than others. They tend to involve fun steps like interacting with clunky websites, paper forms and tracking down a Read more…

For a community board to function well, it needs a balance of new and old perspectives. Long-tenured community board members who have completed 8 years can continue to offer their valuable expertise by giving testimony just as the rest of the public has the opportunity to do. After taking a Read more…

Ideally, Borough Presidents monitor community board membership to ensure a diverse balance of voices—younger and older, homeowners and renters, various ethnicities, and a range of incomes and education levels. But since they aren’t required to do this, the reality is that it often doesn’t happen. Many Community Board members have Read more…