Community Board applications open
Borough President Diaz urges Bronx residents to join one of 12 CBs
BY ALEX MITCHELL
As the application portal
for Bronx community boards
is once again open, Borough
President Ruben Diaz, Jr. is
urging residents to step up
and join.
The criteria for application
to the borough’s 12 community
boards is rather
straightforward; one simply
has to “reside, work or
have professional or other
signifi cant interests in the
borough,” according to
Diaz’s offi ce.
“Participation on local
community boards can provide
Bronx residents with
a forum to share with their
community their expertise
and talents,” Diaz said.
“There are great things
happening in The Bronx that
involve the participation of
community boards. It is important
that community residents
participate in the decisions
that are building and
revitalizing our borough,
and our community boards
are a great place to do so,”
he added.
Also noting, “it is important
to hear the voices of our
youth when planning for our
neighborhoods,” the borough
president is encouraging
Bronx teens, specifi cally
16 and 17-year-olds, to apply
for community board membership,
as his offi ce pushes
to ensure that there is a least
one youth member per board.
“I believe that the earlier
young people become engaged
in community affairs and interact
with government offi -
cials and agencies, the better
they will understand government
and become active leaders
in their communities,”
said Diaz.
Applications are available
on the Borough President’s
website, bronxboropres.nyc.
gov in addition the city’s community
board offi ce at 718-
590-3913 or at residents’ local
community board offi ces.
The deadline for submission
of applications for the
next round of appointments
is Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Photo by Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit
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