Sentences with phrase «of community boards»

Members of the Community Boards serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual, necessary out - of - pocket expenses about attendance at regularly scheduled meetings.

The city does not need the approval of community boards or local elected officials to site shelters.

As a result, our attorneys and staff enthusiastically participate in a wide range of community boards and organizations, and we give generously to various causes.

Half of the members of community boards are up for renewal every year.

Just to get it straight, Roberto Garcia, who stepped down as chair of Community Board 2 in Longwood, is STILL senior director of community relations - governmental affairs at Montefiore Medical Center, as well as new executive director of the Mosholu Preservation Corp. to replace Dart Westphal, who retired.

In East Harlem, front - runner Robert Rodriguez, former chairman of Community Board 11, won the state assembly seat vacated by Powell with 36 percent of the vote.

Casella succeeds former Director of Community Boards Barry Grodenchik, who was elected to the New York City Council in November 2015.

The Borough Board is chaired by the Borough President under the New York City Charter and comprised of the borough's City Council members and the chairperson of each Community Board in the borough.

Palanque - North served as chairwoman of the community board from 2009 until February.

BY WINNIE McCROY Residents of Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen gathered at Roosevelt Hospital on the evening of April 1 for the monthly full board meeting of Community Board 4 where among other things, they debated the application to the State Liquor Authority for a beer and wine license by Ichiran, a new restaurant to -LSB-...]

Albans), Queens Director of Community Boards Barry Grodenchik, former Councilwoman Melinda Katz and Sen. Jose Peralta (D - East Elmhurst).

Keith presently chairs the Business Affairs and Street Life Committee of Community Board Six.

CHELSEA — Eleven people joined Community Board 4 last week — the most new members of any community board in Manhattan.

In total, Grodenchik — who served one term in the State Assembly and currently serves as director of community boards for Borough President Melinda Katz — garnered 1,856 votes, or nearly 28 percent.

Koslowitz, currently the president of community boards at Borough Hall, represented District 29 for 11 years until 2001, when she was forced out by term limits.

But the plan has drawn the ire of a number of community boards in the five boroughs.

A website detailing the project has also been launched, and a public forum is set for April 9 for residents of Community Board 6, which covers the area from East 59th to East 14th street, and Lexington Avenue to the East River.

Koslowitz held the District 29 seat before Katz and is currently the director of community boards at Borough Hall.

Calls for campaign finance improvements, election reform, and changes to the structure and functions of community boards dominated the fourth borough hearing of Mayor Bill de Blasio's Charter Revision Commission, held Monday night at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

City Councilman Thomas White (D - South Ozone Park) died Friday, according to the head of Community Board 12.

While the votes by the borough boards, made up of community board chairs and City Councilmembers, are merely advisory, they could strongly influence the City Council's official vote on the proposals, expected to take place in 2016.

Mr. Diaz discussed a vision for his borough presidency, job creation, the water filtration plant in Van Cortlandt Park, housing, the selection of community board members, the BOEDC and economic development, the Kingsbridge Armory, and more.

Local city Council members help select half of the community board's members.

The purpose of the hearing will be to obtain the views and recommendations of the Community Boards, community stakeholders and the residents of Queens on the proposals contained in the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2016 Preliminary Budget.

In addition we were able to secure the endorsement of our local elected officials and the essential support of Community Board 4 (CB4).

The grandmother of three kids under five has been an outspoken champion for the city of Hamilton as the president of the Hamilton and District Chamber of Commerce in 1996 and as past president of the Business Executives Organization, and has served on a long list of community boards and associations.

Governor Cuomo has also placed State Department of labor resources at many of the community board offices in The Bronx in order to maximize access to these services to the borough's workforce.

I tweeted this and pinned it on a bunch of my community boards Pumpkin Spice Ice Cream and Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls?!! Mmmm!

At the time of the Ace Hotel's opening, Corey Johnson, top lobbyist and community affairs director for GFI Development, was also Vice-Chair of Community Board 4 and Co-Chair of the CB4 Land Use Committee.

Any problem which affects part or all the community, from a traffic problem to deteriorating housing, is a proper concern of a Community Board.

The most recent case in point is the exclusion of Community Board 1 Chair Julie Menin from the panel which will oversee the disbursement of $ 17 million earmarked for cultural and community enhancement grants.

But community boards across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan have voted to reject much or all of the plan — as have the borough boards consisting of the community board chairs, local Council members and the borough presidents.

BY CATHERINE MCVAY HUGHES COMMUNITY BOARD 1 In the coming two years, our vision of Community Board 1 as New York City's premier live - work neighborhood will take important strides forward.

Brook - Krasny's political experience includes being a candidate for New York City Council in 2001; a candidate for New York State Assembly District 46 in 2000; and a member / treasurer of Community Board # 13.

Before that, he served two terms as Manhattan borough president, where he was particularly vocal on land - use issues and worked to increase the influence of community boards.

Charter advocates, who feel they have gotten short - shrifted by the city and state, say they would look to run candidates to grab control of the community boards, whose elections would be held in May 2018.

Brewer also criticized the mayor for earlier comments that appeared to minimize the input of community boards, the majority of whom have thus far come out against the proposed changes.

This Op / Ed is not an official statement of Community Board 3:

So far the project has been allocated $ 30,000 in funding by local Councilman Carlos Menchaca for next financial year and they are working with Friends of Community Board 6 as a fiscal sponsor, Baker said.

This workshop is meant to fill in the gap by providing community board members with an understanding of the responsibilities of each level of government, including the role of community boards.»

Two of the cooling tower locations are in Community Board 10, with the rest being inside of Community Board 11.

Both the Bronx and Queens Borough Boards - made up of community board leaders, City Council members, and the borough president - have voted against them.

«Had we voted in favor of his plan, he would have a different opinion of the community boards.»

The College Point Corporate Park Task Force is a subset of the community board and its vote does will factor into the BSA decision?.

Forest Hills resident Karen Koslowitz made the move from her former position as deputy borough president to director of community boards last month to prepare for her bid for her former City Council seat.

This year's committee consisted of six community leaders: New York City Councilmember Robert Jackson, James Berlin and Carole Mulligan of Community Board 12, Martin Collins, Community Liaison of the Office of Councilmember Jackson, Andrew Rubinson of Grace Outreach, and Yokarina Duarte from the office of Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez.

Questions over voter apathy have left some supporters of Community Board 11 Chairman Jerry Iannece wondering how their candidate could have lost in September's primary election.

Significant local support is a key requirement of Community Board 3's street co-naming guidelines.