b1argg t1_jbjj37x wrote on March 9, 2023 at 2:35 PM

Reply to comment by bklyn1977 in Upper West Side votes against proposed rest stop for delivery workers at 72nd Street by mowotlarx

CBs are unelected and should be abolished

bklyn1977 t1_jbjji2w wrote on March 9, 2023 at 2:38 PM

Or instead of abolishing community involvement you should take part instead.

https://www.nyc.gov/site/queenscb5/index.page

b1argg t1_jbjmjsq wrote on March 9, 2023 at 3:00 PM

there's no "involvement" when the "representatives" are unelected. CBs are an overcorrection from Robert Moses and simply exist to empower NIMBYs.

bklyn1977 t1_jbjootl wrote on March 9, 2023 at 3:14 PM

The participants at my meetings are neighbors and lifelong residents. Taking away this forum is a disservice to the community. Why fight for less means of involvement?

b1argg t1_jbjwf1f wrote on March 9, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Make them elected then, not political appointees. It's still a bastion of NIMBY power though, and that power needs to be eroded.

kapuasuite t1_jbolhh7 wrote on March 10, 2023 at 3:19 PM

That's what elections are for - we vote for people to make and enact policies, we shouldn't need to get "involved" beyond that to help counterbalance the miniscule number of people who make it onto a Community Board.