Community Board 12's monthly general meeting will be held on Monday, June 26th, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting, as always, is open to the public.
If you have any concerns, questions, solutions, needs, or problems that you'd like the community board to address, arrive at the meeting before 7:00 p.m. and sign up to speak during the public comment period at the beginning of the meeting. You'll have three minutes to present your topic.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
General meetings of Community Board 12 are normally held on the fourth Tuesday of the month, from September through June, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at Amico Senior Center. To go there, take the B16 bus to 57th Street on 13th Avenue, and then walk two blocks to the building. On the way home, get the bus on 14th Avenue.
Every neighborhood in New York City is represented by an all-volunteer community board, which serves as the neighborhood's liaison to city agencies. Board members are appointed by the neighborhood's city councilperson and the borough president.
The goal of a community board is to help resolve issues involving pedestrian safety, traffic congestion, housing, land use and zoning, outdoor lighting, potholes, sanitation, libraries, crime, police presence, social services, rodents, trash collection, public litter baskets, street and sidewalk conditions, etc.
Community Board 12's committees are
Planning, Zoning Variances and City Map
Education, Library, Cultural Affairs
Sanitation & Environmental Protection
Fire, Safety & Police
Health & Social Services
Housing & Buildings
Legislation
Parks, Capital Projects & Site Selection
Transportation & Franchises
Youth & Community Development
Meeting location
Amico Senior Center
5901 13th Avenue, 3rd floor
at the corner of 59th Street
Borough Park, Brooklyn
Community Board 12
phone: (718) 851-0800
fax: (718) 851-4140
e-mail: bk12 @ cb.nyc.gov
website: http://www.brooklyncb12.org
https://www.facebook.com/BkCB12/
Chairperson: Yidel Perlstein
District Manager: Barry Spitzer