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Community board reform

Community board reform

  • Application Season Underscores Community Board Reform Efforts

     

     

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    Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson meets with Brooklyn community board chairs

     


     

    Some say you haven’t lived until you’ve been to a community board meeting in New York City. There’s no better place to find passionate hyperlocal debates over liquor licenses, sidewalk cafes, dog parks, and other matters of importance to neighborhood life.

    Community boards, of which there are 59 across the five boroughs consisting of 50

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