so youve never been to a vivero

if this is your idea of an 'experience' you must have had a quiet, sheltered upbringing. wow a novelty sign is soooo nyc.

What does a sidewalk shed have anything to do with this

I had been active at meetings for a while. The application may have been more a formality. They need a range of voices so you need a good mix of parents, homeowners, students and so on. Get involved and push out the dead weight.

Community Board meetings are full of working professionals. You seem to be making massive assumptions about something you never participated in. You should attend your own. They run late and are probably all online at this point.

I served for two years. I think we need more younger people involved. Members are not elected by popular vote as this is not a role in public office.

I will advise you that you should have a record of attendance and involvement with your community board before applying as that will factor into the decision. Call directly to your borough president office (you may have elected that person) and they will guide your through the process.

You probably have much to bring to the table.

The participants at my meetings are neighbors and lifelong residents. Taking away this forum is a disservice to the community. Why fight for less means of involvement?

I would love to invite you to my community board to see all the corruption. Instead you will just stay mad on the internet.

edit: our meeting and hearings are announced here where you can register to attend:

https://www.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb16/announcements/announcements.page

Are you expressing this travesty to your rep? Your borough president? Those council members won't be there forever. The next one should be you.

Or instead of abolishing community involvement you should take part instead.

https://www.nyc.gov/site/queenscb5/index.page

They president appoints members based on applications. I have done a two year term. I am not wealthy or white.

https://www.manhattanbp.nyc.gov/communityboards/

https://www.brooklyn-usa.org/community-boards/

Don't wait. Attend the next meeting.

This is certainly true, but it seems the common response here is just defeatist and accepting that nothing can ever change.

My board meetings are all about getting our council rep to work for us. That's the whole point. Let's be real here, your participation in your community shouldn't stop at voting.

She would phrase it better than I have.

Actually no. You can watch board meetings from all over the city including this one to hear the concerns of residents.

Plenty of residents support this as a reasonable solution. For instance:

https://youtu.be/-eG64wOy8oc?t=4869

Nobody in this sub knows how a community board works. You can join yours. You can speak at yours. You can participate. If you don't like the board, get involved and take over.

These votes equate a recommendation to the city and the Councilmember. It does not block the rest stop from proceeding.

If you are spending all your time being mad on the internet, maybe you should get involved with your block and speak up at a board meeting.

construction laborer.

Why does your business supersede the input of the local community.

Then let's improve that process to make it easier.

This sub can't handle nuanced thinking of perhaps there is room for improvement

We always had outdoor dining. It's not new. Nobody is stopping sidewalk cafe permits.

this city always had outdoor dining. maybe some people are so new in town they don't realize it. that is not going away.

nobody cares about your zip code when you snitch and people find out it's not a good look

Ill admit I was cranky when I switched from a 718 to a 347. Now I don't even know anyone's number anymore.