NEXT MEETING: Thursday, February 10, 2005, 7:00 PM
Brooklyn Children’s Museum 145 Brooklyn Avenue corner St. Marks Avenue
New York City is divided into 59 geographic community district. Each is served by a local representative
body known as a Community Board. Each one is composed of up to 50 unsalaried people. Community Board responsibilities include involvement in land use and zoning issues, participation in the city budget process, and "service delivery" (i.e. housing complaints, potholes, permits for block parties), among others.
Community Board #8; 1291 St. Mark’s Ave.; Brooklyn, NY 11213
718-467-5574 / fax 718-778-2979 / http://www.brooklyncb8.org/
NEIGHBORHOODS: Crown Heights, Weeksville, Prospect Heights
BOUNDARIES: Atlantic
Ave. (N), Ralph Ave. (E), Eastern Parkway (S), Flatbush Ave. (W)
Chairperson: Robert Matthews; District Manager: Doris Alexander
Board Meetings: 2nd Thursday of every month