There are 59 Community Boards in the City of New York. Brooklyn has 18 and the Greenpoint-Williamsburg neighborhoods are in Community Board No. 1. This is the area bounded by:

North: Newtown Creek, East: Newtown Creek, English Kills, Brooklyn-Queens Borough line, South: Flushing Avenue, West: Williamsburg Street, Kent Avenue, Division Avenue, Wallabout Channel, East River.

Community Board #1 (CB#1) is made up of a group of volunteers (no more than 50 persons) who live, work or have other interests in the area plus the City Council Members serving any part of the area. Like a town hall, public meetings of CB#1 are the place where interested citizens discuss community issues, monitor government performance, and advise city agencies on neighborhood matters.

Community Board No. 1 Releases Calendar for Meeting Dates in 2013-2014
Chairman Christopher H. Olechowski was pleased to announce that the members of Community Board No. 1 have approved a calendar for the year 2013-2014. The following is a listing of dates that meetings are scheduled to occur:

2013

Tuesday       1/08   
Tuesday       2/12 
Tuesday       3/12 
Tuesday       4/09
Monday        5/13
Tuesday       6/11
*Tuesday     7/09 (*Scheduled if needed.)
*Tuesday     8/13
Tuesday       9/10
Tuesday       10/08
Wed.            11/13
Tuesday       12/10


2014

Tuesday         1/14
Tuesday         2/11
Tuesday         3/11                

         Mr. Gerald A. Esposito, District Manager, related that combined Public Hearings and Board Meetings are usually held on the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM, unless otherwise indicated. All meetings are generally held at the Swinging 60's Senior Center, 211 Ainslie Street, Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Corner of Manhattan Avenue). For information regarding this press release please contact District Manager Mr. Esposito at 1-718-389-0009. See our website for additional information: www.nyc.gov/brooklyncb1