In addition to contacting a Council Member, constituents can explore issues they face or ideas they want to explore with their local Community Board of Precinct Community Council at a monthly meeting.

• Community Board: Community Boards are city agencies established by the City Charter to monitor the delivery of city services, aid in resolving constituent concerns, review certain city and state applications (e.g. liquor license, cannabis dispensary, sidewalk café), and advise the city on land use, zoning, public policy, and the city budget. There are 59 community boards across the five boroughs to oversee a specific community district. Each Community Board District Office is managed by city staff and represented by a board of 50 volunteers who are appointed by the Borough President and local City Council members.

• Precinct Community Council: Precinct Community Councils aim to encourage community cooperation among local precincts, businesses, and residents. Council meetings aim to promote awareness of precinct efforts, encourage community participation in identifying and mitigating quality of life issues, and enhancing relations between local precinct and the communities they serve.

Find your local community board or precinct using this tool. Please note that dates may change due to religious observances and holidays. Be sure to check the board’s calendar online to verify meeting details before attending. (Note: Many meetings are suspended in July and August for summer recess.)

Community Boards

Brooklyn Community Board 2 (Fort Greene/Clinton Hill)

718-596-5410; bk02@cb.nyc.gov

Full Board meetings are typically held the second Wednesday of the month. For the Board’s complete calendar, including committee meetings and meeting locations, visit https://cbbrooklyn.cityofnewyork.us/cb2/calendar/

Brooklyn Community Board 8 (Crown Heights North/Prospect Heights)

718-467-5574; brooklyncb8@gmail.com

Full Board meetings are typically held on the second Thursday of every month. For the Board’s complete calendar, including committee meetings and meeting locations, visit https://www.brooklyncb8.org/meetings/.

Brooklyn Community Board 9 (Crown Heights South)

718-778-9279; bk09-1@cb.nyc.gov

Full Board meetings are typically held on the fourth Tuesday of every month. For the Board’s complete calendar, including committee meetings and meeting locations, visit https://www.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb9/calendar/calendar.page

Precinct Community Councils

71st Precinct (Crown Heights South)

Community Council meetings typically take place on the third Thursday of each month at 7:30 PM at 400 Empire Blvd. Call Community Affairs at (718) 735-0527 to confirm.

77th Precinct (Crown Heights North, Prospect Heights)

Community Council meetings typically take place on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 PM, location change each month. Call Community Affairs at (718) 735-0634 to confirm location.

78th Precinct (Prospect Heights)

Community Council meetings typically take place on the last Tuesday of each month at 7:30 PM. Call Community Affairs at (718) 636-6410 to confirm location.

84th Precinct (Fort Greene)

Community Council meetings typically take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office, 209 Joralemon Street. Call Community Affairs at (718) 875-6850 to confirm location.

88th Precinct (Fort Greene/Clinton Hill)
Community Council meetings typically take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 PM. Call Community Affairs at (718) 636-6526 to confirm location.

PSA 3 (Ingersoll Houses/Walt Whitman Houses/Farragut Houses/Atlantic Terminal)

Community Council meetings typically take place on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 PM at the Bushwick Houses, located at 50 Humboldt Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11206.