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.
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. Additionally, all City Council members representing the community district are non-voting, ex officio board members.

History

The 1963 revision of the New York City Charter extended the Borough of Manhattan's "Community Planning Councils" 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 which gave the community boards the authority to review land use proposals such as zoning actions, and special permits.

Community boards

The 14 community boards in Queens, and a few representative neighborhoods in each, are listed below:
Within the borough of Queens there are five Joint Interest Areas, which are outside of the jurisdiction of individual community districts, and have their own district number. The five JIAs in Queens county are:
Rikers Island, while legally a part of The Bronx, is represented by Queens Community Board 1.

The Queens Borough Board

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.
The current borough board is composed of the 30 members listed in the table below:
AreaTitleMember nameNotes
Borough of QueensBorough PresidentSharon Lee
Queens Community District 1ChairMarie Torniali
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