Community Boards

How to Throw a Block Party in New York City

April 25, 2023, 5:00 a.m.May 2, 2024, 1:53 p.m.

Just in time for the warm weather, learn how to organize outdoor parties in your neighborhood — it’s not as daunting as you might think.

The Bronx

Parking Fee Uproar Leads to Middle Finger Fight at Bronx Community Board

April 13, 2023, 4:30 a.m.April 12, 2023, 8:22 p.m.

The target of the taunt is calling for a CB11 board member to step down following an obscene gesture during a fairly routine committee meeting.

How to New York

How to Rename a Street in NYC: The Right Way to Dub Your Block

March 20, 2023, 5:03 a.m.July 10, 2024, 5:39 p.m.

If you’re feeling moved to commemorate a neighborhood hero, this guide’s for you.

The Bronx

Bronx Extends Deadline to Community Boards as They Struggle With Attendance

March 6, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 6, 2023, 10:35 a.m.

People can apply to the crucial volunteer positions in Spanish now — but no one has actually done so.

Community Boards

Community Boards Struggling With Attendance Look to Stronger Enforcement

Feb. 17, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Feb. 16, 2023, 9:39 p.m.

To address the longstanding problem of maintaining good attendance, some leaders are cracking down so the boards can keep functioning.

The Bronx

Council Member Says Community Board Signed Off on Plan to Demolish Historic Church. The Board’s Chair Says That’s News To Her.

Feb. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.Feb. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.

The group planning to demolish a 19th-century church and replace it with ive housing told Rafael Salamanca Jr. that it had informed CB1 of its plans in December, but CB1 says it didn’t even have a meeting that month.

Community Boards

Assembly Required: Bronx Community Board Struggles to Make Quorum

Jan. 27, 2023, 5:08 a.m.Feb. 14, 2023, 12:04 p.m.

The volunteer bodies often play a crucial advisory role in local decision-making, but that only works if they can form a quorum.

Community Boards

Cannabis Confusion Reigns at Community Boards

Dec. 9, 2022, 5:50 p.m.Dec. 9, 2022, 5:55 p.m.

Information remains scant and inconsistent for neighbors as New York’s first legal pot dispensaries move toward opening.

Transit

Penn Station Neighbors Set Out to Create Their Own Area Plan to Counter Hochul’s

Oct. 21, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 20, 2022, 7:03 p.m.

Community Board 5 resolves to reenvision the blocks targeted for demolition and megatowers under a steamroller state project.

Brooklyn

Williamsburg Community Board Manager Cashes Out After 45 Years and a Free SUV

Oct. 3, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

Gerald Esposito’s sudden retirement leaves Community Board 1 bracing for budget catastrophe as he redeems decades of unspent vacation time. Two other recent Brooklyn board retirees got paid more than $200,000 between them.

Community Boards

How to Throw a Block Party in New York City

Parking Fee Uproar Leads to Middle Finger Fight at Bronx Community Board

How to Rename a Street in NYC: The Right Way to Dub Your Block

Bronx Extends Deadline to Community Boards as They Struggle With Attendance

Community Boards Struggling With Attendance Look to Stronger Enforcement

Council Member Says Community Board Signed Off on Plan to Demolish Historic Church. The Board’s Chair Says That’s News To Her.

Assembly Required: Bronx Community Board Struggles to Make Quorum

Cannabis Confusion Reigns at Community Boards

Penn Station Neighbors Set Out to Create Their Own Area Plan to Counter Hochul’s

Williamsburg Community Board Manager Cashes Out After 45 Years and a Free SUV

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