Join your Manhattan Community Board!

SoHo Broadway Partner: Application portal is open to interested residents until Friday, March 17th

Community Boards are the independent and representative voices of their communities—the most grass-roots form of local government. The Boards are pivotal in shaping their communities and work to enhance and preserve the character of the city’s many unique neighborhoods. Manhattan’s 12 Community Boards are composed of 50 volunteer members serving staggered two-year terms– thus, 25 members are appointed (or reappointed) each year.

Community Board members must live, work, or have an otherwise significant interest in the neighborhoods served by the community district, and be a New York City resident. In addition, the Borough President’s office looks for applicants with histories of community involvement, expertise and skill sets, and attendance at Board meetings. No more than 25 percent of the members of any board may be New York City employees.

Each Board has a budget, a district manager and staff, and has three distinct responsibilities:

• Monitoring the delivery of city services such as sanitation and street maintenance;
• Planning and reviewing land use applications including zoning changes; and
• Making recommendations for each year’s city budget.

Read more about the application description, interview and training opportunities via the Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine’s office: Borough President Mark Levine’s Website

Visit the online application for Manhattan Community Boards