Community boards of New York City district, City Council members whose district includes any part of the community district, and a representative of the Department of City Planning. DSC meetings are not subject to New York's Open Meetings Law and therefore need not be open to the public. Community boards of New York City The community boards of the New York City government are the appointed advisory groups of the community districts of the five boroughs. There are currently 59 community districts: twelve in Manhattan, twelve in the Bronx, eighteen in Brooklyn, fourteen in Queens, and three in Staten Island: They advise on land use and
Community boards of Manhattan named Spanish Harlem or El Barrio Besides two neighborhoods, located on the same named islands are parts of the District: There is Mount Morris Park in the District. Consists of two neighborhoods: Inwood Hill Park is located in the District. Marble Hill, while legally a part of New York County ("Manhattan") is represented primarily by Bronx Community Board 8 and also by Bronx Community Board 7. Within the borough of Manhattan there is one Joint Interest Area (JIA), which is outside of the jurisdiction of individual community districts, and have their own district number. The JIA in New York county