Closing Bell: Want to Be on Your Community Board?

Streetsblog reminded us that the February 13th deadline for submitting an application to be on one of Brooklyn's community boards is fast approaching. Are you ready to make a difference in your neighborhood? Find your assigned community board and apply.
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just an FYI about this... if you ever plan to apply for any of the "affordable housing" options the city offers, and there are always quite a few, definitely join your communituy board because they get a 50 percent preferential pick! (it's always stated in fine print in all of the advertisements on the nyc gov website and when they advertise in newspapers!)

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at January 14, 2009 4:05 PM

Febrary?

Posted by: sam at January 14, 2009 4:38 PM

Eek! Thanks for catching that for me.

Posted by: TCulver at January 14, 2009 4:45 PM

*rob*,

I think that preference must be for RESIDENTS of the CB area rather than CB members.

FWIW I briefly filled an interim position on my local CB and didn't apply for a full term because I became disenchanted with it, BUT I never heard of that kind of malfeasance.

Posted by: Bob Marvin at January 14, 2009 4:48 PM

rob, all residents of a community district receive the preference, not just the 50 members of the community board.

Posted by: g man at January 14, 2009 4:48 PM

ah really? i could have sworn... hold on let me go look, i have a clipping for one at my desk. brb..

wow you're right guys! i guess i should read more closely!

"current and elilgible residents of manhattan community board 10 will receive preference for 50 percent of the units."

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at January 14, 2009 4:51 PM

""affordable housing" options the city offers, and there are always quite a few, definitely join your communituy board because they get a 50 percent preferential pick"

WTF? Can you back up that ass-backward statement?

Being a CB member, I have NEVER heard of such hogwash.

Calling on "Miss Information," is she living at Rob's house?

Posted by: Action Jackson at January 14, 2009 6:52 PM

I thought "Closing Bells" were supposed to be dedicated to variations on the theme of the Brooklyn Flea?

(Sorry - just feeling snarky)

Posted by: tybur6 at January 14, 2009 11:10 PM

tyber i believe that is only on friday closing bells that we see zee flea mumbo jumbo.

Posted by: bowl of dicks at January 15, 2009 8:22 AM

hey action jackson, read my previous post 2 hours before your reamed me out. i totally did misunderstand the CB reference when it comes to affordable housing. sorry! but people corrected me hours before you came in and were rude about!

tho thanks,
i do love
Calling on "Miss Information," is she living at Rob's house?

hahah

*rob*

Posted by: PitbullNYC at January 15, 2009 10:16 AM

rob,

Posted before I read.

Make sure to take care of Missy for us ;)

Posted by: Action Jackson at January 15, 2009 10:43 AM

I'd like to be but they have meetings at 6.30 or something. Fine if I worked part-time I suppose, but i don't.

Posted by: dittoburg at January 15, 2009 11:11 AM

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