Community boards of Brooklyn areNew York City community boards in theborough ofBrooklyn, 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.[1]
Community boards are each composed of up to 50 volunteer members appointed by the localborough president, half from nominations byCity Council members representing the community district (i.e., whose council districts cover part of the community district).[2][3] Additionally, all City Council members representing the community district are non-voting,ex officio board members.[3]60
The 1963 revision of theNew York City Charter extended theBorough ofManhattan's "Community Planning Councils" (est. 1951) to the outer boroughs as "Community Planning Boards", which are now known as "Community Boards".[4][5]
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 theUniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) which gave the community boards the authority to review land use proposals such as zoning actions, and special permits.[4]
| Borough | Borough President (B.P.) | Number of Districts | Max. number of B.P. appointees | Max. number of all appointees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | Antonio Reynoso | 18 | 450 | 900 |
Brooklyn Community Board 1 encompassesWilliamsburg andGreenpoint. It is delimited by theNewtown Creek andQueens Borough line on the east, Flushing and Kent Avenue on the south, as well as by theEast River on the west.
Brooklyn Community Board 2 includesBrooklyn Heights,DUMBO,Vinegar Hill,Fulton Mall,Boerum Hill,Fort Greene,Brooklyn Navy Yard,Fulton Ferry, andClinton Hill. It is delimited byEast River on the west and the north, by Kent and Classon Avenues on the east, as well as byAtlantic Avenue, Pacific Street, 4th Avenue, Warren and Court Streets on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 3 includesBedford-Stuyvesant,Stuyvesant Heights, andOcean Hill. It is delimited by Classon Avenue on the west, Flushing Avenue,Broadway and Saratoga Avenue on the north, by Kent and Classon Avenues on the east, as well as byAtlantic Avenue on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 4 includesBushwick. Its boundaries currently extend from Flushing Avenue on the north, Broadway on the southwest, the border with Queens to the northeast, and the Cemetery of the Evergreens on the southeast.[6]
Brooklyn Community Board 5 includesEast New York,Cypress Hills,Highland Park,New Lots,City Line, andStarrett City. It is delimited by Van Sinderen Avenue on the west, theQueens Borough line on the north and on the east, as well as by theGateway National Recreation Area, Louisiana and Stanley Avenue on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 6 includesRed Hook,Carroll Gardens,Park Slope,Gowanus, andCobble Hill. It is delimited byUpper New York Bay andEast River on the west,Atlantic Avenue, Court Street, 4th Avenue, Warren and Pacific Street on the north,Prospect Park on the east, as well as by the 15th Street and theGowanus Canal on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 7 includesSunset Park andWindsor Terrace. It is delimited byGowanus Bay on the west, 15th Street and Prospect Park South West on the north, Caton Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway, 37th Street and 8th Avenue on the east, as well as by theLong Island Rail Road and Bay Ridge R.R. Yards on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 8 includesCrown Heights,Prospect Heights, andWeeksville. It is delimited byFlatbush Avenue on the west,Atlantic Avenue on the north, Ralph Avenue on the east, as well as by New York Avenue, Rochester Avenue andEastern Parkway on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 9 includesCrown Heights,Prospect Lefferts Gardens, andWingate. It is delimited byOcean Avenue andFlatbush Avenue on the west,Eastern Parkway on the north, Rochester, East New York and Utica Avenues on the east, as well as by Clarkson Avenue on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 10 includesBay Ridge,Dyker Heights, andFort Hamilton. It is delimited byUpper New York Bay on the west, Bay Ridge R.R. Yards andLong Island Rail Road on the north, 14th Avenue and Bay 8th Avenue on the east, as well as byLower New York Bay on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 11 includesBath Beach,Gravesend,Mapleton, andBensonhurst. It is delimited by Bay 8th Street and 14th Avenue on the west, 61st Street on the north, McDonald Avenue on the east, as well as by Avenue U andGravesend Bay on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 12 includesBorough Park,Kensington,Ocean Parkway, andMidwood. It is delimited by 61st Street on the west, 8th Avenue, 37th Street and Caton Avenue on the north,Coney Island Avenue, 18th Avenue, McDonald Avenue andLong Island Rail Road on the east, as well as by Avenue P on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 13 includesConey Island,Brighton Beach,Bensonhurst,Gravesend, andSeagate. It is delimited byGravesend Bay on the west, 26th Avenue, 86th Street, Avenue Y on the north,Coney Island Avenue and Corbin Place on the east, as well as byLower New York Bay on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 14 includesFlatbush,Midwood,Kensington, andOcean Parkway. It is delimited byConey Island Avenue, theLong Island Rail Road, McDonald Avenue, Avenue F and 18th Avenue on the west, Parkside Avenue on the north, Bedford Avenue, Foster Avenue and Nostrand Avenue on the east, as well as byKings Highway and Avenue P on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 15 includesSheepshead Bay,Manhattan Beach,Kings Bay,Gerritsen Beach,Kings Highway,East Gravesend,Madison,Homecrest, andPlum Beach. It is delimited by Corbin Place, Coney Island Avenue, Avenue Y, 86th street, Avenue U and McDonald Avenue, Avenue P andKings Highway on the north, Nostrand avenue and Marine Park on the east, as well as by theAtlantic Ocean on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 16 includesBrownsville,Ocean Hill and a portion ofBedford-Stuyvesant. It is delimited by East 98th street, East New York Avenue, Ralph Avenue,Atlantic Avenue and Saratoga Avenue on the west,Broadway on the north, Van Sinderen Avenue on the east, as well as by theLong Island Rail Road on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 17 includesEast Flatbush,Remsen Village,Farragut,Rugby,Erasmus andDitmas Village. It is delimited by East 32nd street, Glenwood Road, Nostrand Avenue, Foster Avenue and Bedford Avenue on the west, Clarkson Avenue, Utica Avenue and East New York Avenue on the north, East 98th street on the east, as well as by theLong Island Rail Road on the south.
Brooklyn Community Board 18 includesCanarsie,Bergen Beach,Mill Basin,Flatlands,Marine Park,Georgetown, andMill Island. It is delimited by Nostrand Avenue on the west, theLong Island Rail Road on the north, Van Sinderen Avenue and Louisiana Avenue on the east, as well as by Shore Parkway on the south.
Within the borough of Brooklyn there are two Joint Interest Areas (JIA), which are outside of the jurisdiction of individual community districts, and have their own district number.[7][8] The two JIAs in Kings county are: