New York City
Community Board Explorer
A rezoning, a new bar, a café on your sidewalk, a street closed on Saturday. Your community board sees these before you do. This shows you what has been filed in your district, and what notice the law says you were owed.
Hearing dates are not published as open data by any city or state agency. This page shows the matters filed with your board, not the calendar. Check your board’s own website for the meeting at which a matter is heard.
Manhattan
Manhattan boards
Manhattan CB1
Lower Manhattan
Financial District · Tribeca · Battery Park City
Manhattan CB2
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village · SoHo · NoHo
Manhattan CB3
Lower East Side
Lower East Side · East Village · Chinatown
Manhattan CB4
Chelsea & Clinton
Chelsea · Hell's Kitchen · Hudson Yards
Manhattan CB5
Midtown
Midtown · Times Square · Flatiron
Manhattan CB6
East Midtown
Murray Hill · Gramercy Park · Kips Bay
Manhattan CB7
Upper West Side
Upper West Side · Lincoln Square · Manhattan Valley
Manhattan CB8
Upper East Side
Yorkville · Lenox Hill · Roosevelt Island
Manhattan CB9
Morningside Heights & Hamilton Heights
Morningside Heights · Hamilton Heights · Manhattanville
Manhattan CB10
Central Harlem
Central Harlem · Sugar Hill · Strivers Row
Manhattan CB11
East Harlem
East Harlem · El Barrio · Spanish Harlem
Manhattan CB12
Washington Heights & Inwood
Washington Heights · Inwood · Hudson Heights
Bronx
Bronx boards
Bronx CB1
Mott Haven & Melrose
Mott Haven · Melrose · Port Morris
Bronx CB2
Hunts Point & Longwood
Hunts Point · Longwood
Bronx CB3
Morrisania & Crotona Park East
Morrisania · Crotona Park East · Claremont Village
Bronx CB4
Highbridge & Concourse
Highbridge · Concourse · Mount Eden
Bronx CB5
Fordham & University Heights
Fordham · University Heights · Morris Heights
Bronx CB6
Belmont & East Tremont
Belmont · East Tremont · West Farms
Bronx CB7
Kingsbridge Heights & Bedford Park
Kingsbridge Heights · Bedford Park · Norwood
Bronx CB8
Riverdale & Kingsbridge
Riverdale · Kingsbridge · Spuyten Duyvil
Bronx CB9
Parkchester & Soundview
Parkchester · Soundview · Castle Hill
Bronx CB10
Throgs Neck & Co-op City
Throgs Neck · Co-op City · Country Club
Bronx CB11
Pelham Parkway & Morris Park
Pelham Parkway · Morris Park · Van Nest
Bronx CB12
Williamsbridge & Wakefield
Williamsbridge · Wakefield · Eastchester
Brooklyn
Brooklyn boards
Brooklyn CB1
Greenpoint & Williamsburg
Greenpoint · Williamsburg
Brooklyn CB2
Brooklyn Heights & Fort Greene
Brooklyn Heights · Fort Greene · Downtown Brooklyn
Brooklyn CB3
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Bedford-Stuyvesant · Stuyvesant Heights · Ocean Hill
Brooklyn CB4
Bushwick
Bushwick
Brooklyn CB5
East New York & Cypress Hills
East New York · Cypress Hills · New Lots
Brooklyn CB6
Park Slope & Carroll Gardens
Park Slope · Carroll Gardens · Cobble Hill
Brooklyn CB7
Sunset Park & Windsor Terrace
Sunset Park · Windsor Terrace
Brooklyn CB8
Crown Heights North & Prospect Heights
Crown Heights North · Prospect Heights · Weeksville
Brooklyn CB9
Crown Heights South & Prospect Lefferts Gardens
Crown Heights South · Prospect Lefferts Gardens · Wingate
Brooklyn CB10
Bay Ridge & Dyker Heights
Bay Ridge · Dyker Heights · Fort Hamilton
Brooklyn CB11
Bensonhurst & Bath Beach
Bensonhurst · Bath Beach · Gravesend
Brooklyn CB12
Borough Park & Kensington
Borough Park · Kensington · Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn CB13
Coney Island & Brighton Beach
Coney Island · Brighton Beach · Sea Gate
Brooklyn CB14
Flatbush & Midwood
Flatbush · Midwood · Ditmas Park
Brooklyn CB15
Sheepshead Bay & Gravesend
Sheepshead Bay · Gravesend · Manhattan Beach
Brooklyn CB16
Brownsville & Ocean Hill
Brownsville · Ocean Hill
Brooklyn CB17
East Flatbush
East Flatbush · Remsen Village · Farragut
Brooklyn CB18
Canarsie & Flatlands
Canarsie · Flatlands · Mill Basin
Queens
Queens boards
Queens CB1
Astoria & Long Island City
Astoria · Long Island City · Ditmars
Queens CB2
Sunnyside & Woodside
Sunnyside · Woodside · Long Island City
Queens CB3
Jackson Heights & East Elmhurst
Jackson Heights · East Elmhurst · North Corona
Queens CB4
Elmhurst & Corona
Elmhurst · Corona
Queens CB5
Ridgewood & Maspeth
Ridgewood · Maspeth · Glendale
Queens CB6
Rego Park & Forest Hills
Rego Park · Forest Hills
Queens CB7
Flushing & Whitestone
Flushing · Whitestone · College Point
Queens CB8
Fresh Meadows & Briarwood
Fresh Meadows · Briarwood · Jamaica Hills
Queens CB9
Kew Gardens & Woodhaven
Kew Gardens · Woodhaven · Richmond Hill
Queens CB10
Howard Beach & South Ozone Park
Howard Beach · South Ozone Park · Ozone Park
Queens CB11
Bayside & Douglaston
Bayside · Douglaston · Little Neck
Queens CB12
Jamaica & St. Albans
Jamaica · St. Albans · Hollis
Queens CB13
Queens Village & Cambria Heights
Queens Village · Cambria Heights · Laurelton
Queens CB14
The Rockaways & Broad Channel
Rockaway Beach · Far Rockaway · Broad Channel
Staten Island
Staten Island boards
The rules
What a board gets to review
17 kinds of matter, each with the statute that puts it in front of a board and the public-notice rule where one exists in law. Every board page links back to this list.
ULURP land use action
NYC Charter §197-c; City Planning Commission ULURP Rules, 62 RCNY Ch. 2
Community board monthly meeting and public hearing
NYC Charter §2800(h); duties at §2800(d)(11)–(13), (17)
Open Meetings Law notice
NY Public Officers Law §104
CEQR scoping meeting and draft EIS hearing
City Environmental Quality Review rules, 62 RCNY Ch. 5; SEQRA, 6 NYCRR §§617.8 and 617.9; CEQR Technical Manual Ch. 1
Board of Standards and Appeals variance or special permit
NYC Charter §§666 and 668; BSA rules, 2 RCNY Ch. 1
City Planning Commission special permit or zoning authorization
NYC Charter §§197-c, 197-d, 200 and 201; Zoning Resolution Article VII, Chapter 4
Landmarks certificate of appropriateness
NYC Administrative Code §§25-307, 25-308 and 25-313(a)
Liquor licence — new application, alteration or transfer
NY Alcoholic Beverage Control Law §110-b
Liquor licence — renewal
NY Alcoholic Beverage Control Law §110-b(1)(b)
Liquor licence — 500-foot rule hearing
NY Alcoholic Beverage Control Law §64(7), with the factors at §64(6-a)
Liquor applicant’s posted sign and newspaper notice
NY Alcoholic Beverage Control Law §100(9)(a) for the sign and §110-a for the publication
Cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption licence
NY Cannabis Law §76; 9 NYCRR Part 119, §119.3
Dining Out NYC — sidewalk café
NYC Administrative Code §§19-160 and 19-160.2, added by Local Law 121 of 2023; DOT rules, 34 RCNY §5-05
Dining Out NYC — roadway café
DOT rules, 34 RCNY §5-07; NYC Charter §371 for the hearing notice
Street activity permit — street fair, block party or plaza event
50 RCNY Ch. 1
Sidewalk newsstand licence
NYC Administrative Code §§20-227 et seq.; 6 RCNY §§2-65 to 2-68
Revocable consent for a structure in the street
NYC Charter Ch. 14, §§362–374, with the hearing at §371; DOT rules, 34 RCNY Ch. 7
Also here
Sidewalk and roadway café determinations
For the committee-by-committee determination chain behind a single café licence, the Café Explorer traces it board by board.
Open the Café Explorer