Deadline is approaching to apply for a position on Community Board 3

You may have seen the notices on LinkNYC kiosks — "from brat summer to CB spring."

OK! We'll play along with the Charlie xcx reference. So, the deadline to apply to join your local Community Board (CB3 for residents of the East Village, Lower East Side, and Chinatown) is approaching. 

Here's more via Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine's office: 

Manhattan’s 12 community boards are composed of 50 volunteer members serving staggered two-year terms – thus, 25 members are appointed (or reappointed) each year.

Each board has a budget, a district manager and staff, and has three distinct responsibilities: 

Monitoring the delivery of city services such as sanitation and street maintenance 

Planning and reviewing land use applications including zoning changes 

Making recommendations for each year’s city budget. 

Community boards consider a wide range of issues, including distribution of liquor licenses, consideration of sidewalk café applications, and permits for street fairs and other outdoor events. They may also weigh in issues before the Landmarks Preservation Commission, the Board of Standards and Appeals (the city agency dedicated to land-use and zoning regulation), and provide input on proposals from city agencies. 

You can apply here. 

The deadline is 5 p.m. on Feb. 28. 

If you are interested, read this CB explainer by The City.

And now... with apologies to everyone.

"Downtown Rules" (Community Board Edition)

(Verse 1)
Late night zoning fight, maps all over the floor
Traffic jams, budget plans, public comment's a war
High-rises creeping up, but we push back
PowerPoint's loading slow—nah, we don’t slack

(Pre-Chorus)
Mic's on, deep breath, time to make my case
Five-hour meeting but we run this place
Rezoning? Nah, gotta set 'em straight
No sleep, no breaks—it's a CB fate

Thank you. Good night.