ABOUT US: BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 9

What We Do | Who We Are | When We Meet | Where We Are | How We Started | Why We're Here

Community Board 9 Staff
and
Community Board
Executive Members

NYC Community Board 9
890 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
718-778-9279 (Tel)
718-467-0994 (Fax)
www.communitybrd9bklyn.org
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District Manager:
Pearl R. Miles

Chairperson:
Rabbi Jacob Z. Goldstein

Dr. Marco Mason - 1st Vice Chairperson
Joan Gill - 2nd Vice Chairperson
Carl Morgan - Treasurer
Shelia Foster-Golding - Secretary
Jannie Johnson - Member-at-Large
Eleanor Rollins - Member-at-Large

Serving the Neighborhoods of South Crown Heights, Prospect,
Lefferts Gardens, Wingate and portions of North Flatbush
 

Membership

Community boards have up to 50 non-salaried members; each board member is considered an official of the City of New York.

Committees

Committees are comprised of board members and members of the community. They address issues pertaining to parks, public safety, transportation, economic development, the environment, and others. Committee meetings are open to the public.
 

Community Boards
are the voice of the people.

Community Boards afford the citizenry the opportunity to have their voices heard. This input is helpful in making decisions about how best to use city resources, including land and tax dollars.

Over the years, modifications to the City Charter have given Community Boards a formal role in decisions on land use, preparation of capital and expense budgets, and monitoring service delivery.

Community Boards hold meetings every month that are open to the public. Boards also hold public hearings so that citizens can voice their opinions and concerns about issues related to their district. Matters are voted on by the Board, and recommendations are forwarded to the relevant agencies and/or elected officials.
 

Land Use and Zoning

Land Use

Before the City can acquire property for use by the City, or dispose of property owned by the City, the action is subjected to ULURP - Uniformed Land Use Review Procedure.

As part of the ULURP process, the matter must come before the community board at a public hearing where residents within and outside the community can present testimony. The agency applying for consideration under the ULURP procedure must also attend the hearing to respond to community concerns/questions.

The community board votes and makes recommendation to the Department of City Planning.

Zoning

Individuals wishing to construct premises contrary to the zoning regulations must apply for a variance to the Board of Standards and Appeals.

These applications also come before the board for public hearing.

Recommendation regarding the application for change in use is submitted to the Board of Standards and Appeals.

Capital & Expense Budget

The community board is mandated by the NYC Charter to participate in the City's budget process.

The process begins in June with consultations at the district level and moves on to consultations at the borough level; public hearings scheduled by the board, the borough president, the city council before the budget is adopted. Members of the public are encouraged to attend these hearings and to testify.

Other Responsibilities

Citizen Complaints

Help to resolve complaints from community residents regarding service delivery.

For example: If a resident has a problem with Sanitation (garbage was not picked up, the street was not swept); or with Transportation (there's a pothole in front of my house, or, my street needs resurfacing); Environmental Protection (sewer or water main problems, catch basins, flooding, street leaks), Parks and Recreation (park maintenance, park reconstruction).

These are just a few of the service delivery problems that the community board will work with the agency to correct.

Street Closing Permits
Summer Buses
Subway Group Passes

If your not for profit organization would like to have a street fair, block party, a free bus to visit a state park in Long Island or Upstate; or subway passes to visit the Bronx Wildlife Center (or any city attraction), your community board can help you.
 

Community Board 9 Brooklyn meets once a month, on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except during July and August.

Monthly board meetings are held at

  M.S. 61
  400 Empire Boulevard (corner of New York Ave.)
  Brooklyn

The Board's Committees also meet once a month.
Click to see list of Committees.

Contact Us to find out about a specific committee meeting.

All meetings are open to the public.
 

NYC Community Board 9
890 Nostrand Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
718-778-9279 (Tel)
718-467-0994 (Fax)
Web: www.communitybrd9bklyn.org
Email: Send Email

Serving the Neighborhoods of South Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Wingate and portions of North Flatbush.
 

History of Community
Boards in New York City

Community Boards were started in 1951 by Mayor Robert Wagner, then the Manhattan Borough President, to give the citizenry an opportunity to participate in governing the city. Twelve Community Planning Councils were established to advise the Borough President on planning and budgetary matters.

The adoption of the 1963 City Charter during Mayor Wagner's third term extended this neighborhood concept to the other boroughs, establishing community planning boards, which became known simply as community boards.

Subsequent adoption of the City Charter in 1975, and again in 1979, gave the community boards a formal role in decisions in land use, preparation of capital and expense budgets, and monitoring of service delivery.

The 1989 adoption of the Charter basically solidified all these functions, that have been codified (put into law) and mandates that the Board must participate. There are 59 Community Districts in the City of New York - 18 of which are in Brooklyn.
 

In a Nutshell

In a nutshell - the community board is responsible for monitoring the services delivered to this community by other New York City agencies and for making recommendations for improvement in those services through the budget process and advocacy efforts.
 

If you have any questions, please contact us. Thanks!