New York’s community boards are designed to serve as a link between City Hall and the city’s neighborhoods. But observers point to a strong consensus that the boards’ influence has faded during Mayor ...

Protesters at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Wednesday called for the city’s community boards to be given more power, and for board members to be elected rather than appointed. But what do you think? Should ...

An explosive boardroom battle for control of Community Board 5 spotlights the flaws of the city’s most grassroots tier of government, where exclusivity and single-mindedness sometimes take precedence ...

This article was originally published on Jan 12 at 7:03pm EST by THE CITY. Community boards in New York City weigh in on liquor licenses, budget items and local development rules. Chances are, they’ve ...

Brooklynites looking to make a difference in their neighborhoods are in luck, as you have nine more days to apply to join your local community board. Antonio Reynoso, the Brooklyn Borough President, ...

The community board with jurisdiction over the 100-acre Aqueduct Racetrack site up for redevelopment wants a seat at the ...

BROOKLYN — Applications for city residents to join one of Brooklyn’s 18 community boards — the city’s most grassroots level of local government — are open until Feb. 14, 2025, at 11 p.m. The boards ...

I began my journalism career in 2011 as a reporter at the Queens Tribune, covering northeast Queens. My beat was incredibly diverse, taking in the boomtown of Flushing, the suburban expanses of ...