Bronx
Use this page to reach the community board and nearby planning areas. Confirm the board with the street address before relying on a neighborhood name or statistical map.
How Bronx Community District 5 works
Usually, start by confirming the community district with the street address. Then use the board for local concerns, meetings, land-use review, and help reaching the right agency. Use the responsible City agency for the permit, bill, inspection, enforcement case, or benefit decision itself.
NYC Planning's Community District Tabulation Area 5 is a close statistical match, not address-level proof. A familiar neighborhood name can also cross a district line. Use the City's address lookup before contacting the board.
The board office can take complaints, make referrals, publish meetings and records, and help residents follow a service problem. The board also advises the City on land use, the budget, and local services. Its votes and recommendations are advisory.
The board cannot order another City agency to approve, inspect, repair, enforce, or pay. File with the agency or 311 first when an agency owns the matter, save the complaint or application number, and give that number to the board if you need help following up.
Ordinary example
The resident files the complaint through 311 and saves the service-request number. If nothing happens, the resident gives that number to the community board office. The board can contact the agency and press for an answer, but the agency still controls the repair.
Planning areas in the matching CDTA
These are orientation points from Community District Tabulation Area 5 (CDTA 5), not a promise that every address with a familiar neighborhood name belongs to this board.
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