Community boards of Staten Island

Community boards of Staten Island are New York City community boards in the borough of Staten Island, 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]

Map of community districts in the City of New York

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 (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]

History edit

The 1963 revision of the New York City Charter extended the Borough of Manhattan'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 the Uniform 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]

Community Districts edit

Borough Borough
President (B.P.)
Number of
Districts
Max. number of
B.P. appointees
Max. number of
all appointees
Staten Island Vito Fossella 3 75 150
Community Districts in Staten Island
Community District (CD) Region[6] Area Pop.
Census
2010
Pop./
sq mi
Neighborhoods & areas[7] District Manager[6] NYPD Precinct[7]
Staten Island CD 1 website North Shore 13.5 sq mi (35 km2)[8] 175,756[9] 13,019 Arlington, northern Castleton Corners, Clifton Concord, Elm Park, Fort Wadsworth, northern Graniteville, Grymes Hill, Livingston, Mariners' Harbor, northern Meiers Corners, New Brighton, Port Ivory, Port Richmond, Randall Manor, Rosebank, St. George, Shore Acres, Silver Lake, Stapleton, Sunnyside, Tompkinsville, West Brighton, Westerleigh, and northern Willowbrook. Joseph Carroll 120th
Staten Island CD 2 website Mid-Island 21.3 sq mi (55 km2)[10] 132,003[11] 6,197 Arrochar, Staten Island, Bloomfield, Bulls Head, Chelsea, southern Castleton Corners, Dongan Hills, Egbertville, Emerson Hill, southern Graniteville, Grant City, Grasmere, Heartland Village, Midland Beach, New Dorp, New Springville, Oakwood, Ocean Breeze, Old Town, South Beach, Todt Hill, Travis, and southern Willowbrook Debbie Derrico 122nd
Staten Island CD 3 website South Shore 21.5 sq mi (56 km2)[12] 160,209[13] 7,452 Annadale, Arden Heights, Bay Terrace, Charleston, Eltingville, Great Kills, Greenridge, Huguenot, Pleasant Plains, Prince's Bay, Richmond Valley, Rossville, Tottenville and Woodrow Charlene Wagner 123rd

Staten Island Borough Board edit

The Staten Island 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 the Staten Island.[14][15]

The current borough board (as of June 2020) is composed of the 7 members listed in the table below:

The Staten Island Borough Board
Area Title Member name[7] Notes
Staten Island Community District 1 Chairperson Nicholas Siclari
Staten Island Community District 2 Chairperson Robert J. Collegio
Staten Island Community District 3 Chairperson Frank Morano
City Council District 49 Council member Kamillah Hanks Council district roughly corresponds to the North Shore
City Council District 50 Council member David Carr Council district roughly corresponds to Mid-Island
City Council District 51 Council member Joseph Borelli Council district roughly corresponds to South Shore
Borough of Staten Island Borough President James Oddo

Other areas edit

 
Staten Island Community District 95 / Gateway National Recreation Area

Within the borough of Staten Island there is one Joint Interest Area (JIA), which is outside of the jurisdiction of individual community districts, and has its own district number.[16][17] The JIA in Richmond county is:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Berg, Bruce (2007). New York City Politics: Governing Gotham. Rutgers University Press. p. 277. ISBN 9780813543895.
  2. ^ "About Community Boards". NYC Mayor's Community Affairs Unit. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b New York City Charter § 2800(a)
  4. ^ a b Forman, Seth. "Gotham Gazette -- Community Boards". www.gothamgazette.com. Gotham Gazette. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Court on Votes". The New York Times. 25 August 1963. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Local Government". Staten Island USA. Staten Island Borough President's Office. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "CAU - Find Your Community Board - Staten Island Community Boards". www.nyc.gov. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  8. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles 1". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Staten Island Community District 1 Profile si01_profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. NYC Planning. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  10. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles 2". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  11. ^ "Staten Island Community District 2 Profile si02_profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. NYC Planning. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  12. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles 3". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Staten Island Community District 3 Profile si03_profile.pdf" (PDF). docs.google.com. NYC Planning. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  14. ^ New York City Charter § 85(a)
  15. ^ "Handbook for Community Board Members" (PDF). NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (CAU). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  16. ^ NYC Department of City Planning. "Joint Interest Areas and Sources & Disclaimer". www1.nyc.gov. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  17. ^ "2010 Census Table G-1: 2010 Community District Geography Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 11 April 2018.

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