Applications to serve on community boards in 2025 have started to reopen. Community boards play an important role in our neighborhoods. They work with elected officials and city agencies to ensure the community’s needs are incorporated into decisions, including everything from public transit to housing development.
To qualify for a board, you must live or work within the board’s district and be 16 years of age or older. You don’t need prior political experience to join a board. What matters most is that you care about your neighborhood.
Borough presidents appoint board members and a portion of those appointments come recommended by City Council members.
The 2025 application to join one of Brooklyn’s 18 community boards just reopened. Applications are also open for Staten Island Community Boards. The applications for the other boroughs’ community boards usually open at the beginning of the year.
Brooklyn
You can learn more information about Brooklyn’s community boards here. Applications close on February 14, 2025, at 11 p.m. You can apply here.
Staten Island
You can apply here on the borough president’s website.
Bronx
Connect with the Bronx Borough President’s office here to learn more.
Queens
Connect with the Queens Borough President’s office here to learn more.
Manhattan
Connect with the Manhattan Borough President’s office here to learn more.
Additional resources:
- NYC Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit: About Community Boards
- How to join a Community Board, and what to know before you apply
- Watch: Understanding NYC’s Community Boards
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