More people applied to serve on Brooklyn’s community boards in 2021 than in any year since at least 2017, with some boards seeing up to a 58 percent jump in applications when compared to 2020.
The borough’s 18 community boards — which issue recommendations on hyperlocal issues such as transportation, education, and land use — received more than 1,200 applications for 2021, according to figures from Borough Hall. Community boards are comprised of up to 50 non-salaried members apiece — all of whom must live, work, or have some stake in the community, such as a child enrolled in a local school.
