Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso opened applications on Monday, Oct. 19, for residents to join the borough’s 18 community boards for the 2027 term, including Community Board 4, which covers Bushwick, and Community Board 1, which covers Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Anyone 16 or older who lives, works or has a significant interest in a Brooklyn community can apply online through Feb. 8, 2027, at 11:59 p.m.

Community boards are the most grassroots level of local government. Each of Brooklyn’s 18 is made up of as many as 50 volunteers, and Brooklyn has the most community boards of any of the five boroughs. Members weigh in on local land use matters, liquor licenses, transportation projects, housing development, public transit, the city budget, and services such as sanitation, working with city agencies, elected officials, and local leaders to feed their neighborhoods’ needs into decisions that affect them.

Board members are required to attend a monthly meeting in person, to join a committee, and to attend that committee’s meetings, an anticipated commitment of six to eight hours a month. Community boards meet each month from September through June at an accessible, in-district location.