What We Do

Airport

Monitors LaGuardia Airport development, safety, noise, air and water pollution and automobile and mass transit access issues.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Airport Committee.

Board Members

• Ann Brown, Committee Chair
• Muquith Choudhury
• Vivian Dock
• Margaret Dozier
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Larinda Hooks
• Kevin Hughes-Noboa
• Edward Kiernan
• Stephen Kulhanek
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Lisa Mesulam
• Richard Mullings
• Laverne Nimmons
• Ladisla Perez
• Leoncio Romero
• David Rosero
• Jimmy Smith
• Marlene Tapper
• Shanel Thomas-Henry
• Hamlett Wallace
• Edwin Westley

Business & Economic Development

The Committee works to encourage and support existing and future commercial businesses, understanding that one of the key elements of a thriving community is flourishing businesses and equal opportunity. The Committee works with developers, business improvement districts, merchant associations and government agencies to foster the creation and retention of small, locally based businesses by creating a business friendly environment in Queens Community Board 3.  Additionally, the Committee is tasked with reviewing and issuing recommendations on NY State Liquor Authority liquor license applications and the Department of Consumer Affairs Sidewalk Café, Nigh Clubs applications.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Business/Economic Development Committee.

Board Members

• Edmund Rosenbaum, Committee Chair
• Ann Brown
• Shiv Dass
• Sonya Davis-Roberts
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Vasantrai Gandhi
• Kevin Hughes-Noboa
• Edward Kiernan
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Fausto Rodriguez
• Jairo Rodriguez
• David Rosero
• Lobsang Salaka
• Marlene Tapper
• Frank Taylor
• Arthur Teiler
• Shanel Thomas-Henry

Capital & Expense Budgets

Community Boards are required to submit to the Mayor and City Council their Capital (projects) and Expense (programs and services) budget priorities for consideration in the formulation of the City’s budget.  CB3 assesses the needs of the community and regularly is consults with city agencies and elected officials regarding projects, programs and services that are needed within the district. While the Community Board submits budget priorities on behalf of the district for consideration, the final decision over which projects, programs and services get funded in the City’s budget is made by the Mayor and the City Council, with input from the Borough Presidents.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Capital & Expense Budgets Committee.

Board Members

• Elba Buendia, Committee Co-Chair
• Reverend Peter Herron, Committee Co-Chair
• Ann Brown
• Margaret Dozier
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Lisa Mesulam
• Richard Mullings
• Edmund Rosenbaum
• Lobsang Salaka
• Shanel Thomas-Henry
• Edwin Westley

Education

Queens CB3’s Education Committee develops needs assessments, monitors education services, and advocates for the construction of school facilities and additional seating for our very overcrowded schools.

The Community Board’s highest priority is to provide a first-class education for our children. To accomplish that goal, we must first address overcrowding on all levels from elementary, intermediate to high school.

Overcrowding in our neighborhood schools has been a problem for many years. The utilization rate for P.S. 228 is 173%, P.S. 212 is 139% and P. S. 222 is 139%. Census projections indicate more overcrowding is on the horizon. While we have been fortunate to have classrooms added, along with a new elementary and intermediate school on the way; additional schools are still needed. We therefore will continue to advocate for more schools and keep education as our top priority.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Education Committee.

Board Members

• Lisa Mesulam, Committee Co-Chair
• Laverne Nimmons, Committee Co-Chair
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Nuala O’Doherty
• Tammy Rose
• Jimmy Smith
• Frank Taylor
• Edwin Westley

Environment & Sanitation

The Environment & Sanitation Committee monitors sanitation services, street cleaning, waste disposal, vacant lot cleaning, noise and air pollution, sewer and catch basin maintenance, and sludge management.

The committee also  focuses  on restoring the Flushing Bay to a healthy condition. The bay suffers from two problems: silting, which is shrinking the bay, and an odor that emits during low tide. The silting is thought to originate from poor water flow caused by various landfills, and the odor from sewerage discharges and catch basins which discharge methane gas.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Environment / Sanitation Committee.

Board Members

• David Rosero, Co-Chair
• Muquith Choudhury, Co-Chair
• Haiko Cornelissen
• Shiv Dass
• Sonya Davis-Roberts
• Margaret Dozier
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Ulrick Gedeon
• Reverend Peter Herron
• Kevin Hughes-Noboa
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Nuala O’Doherty
• Leoncio Romero
• Tammy Rose
• Edmund Rosenbaum
• Frank Taylor
• Shanel Thomas-Henry

Flushing Bay

Promotes the cleanup and maintenance of Flushing Bay and Promenade.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Flushing Bay Committee.

Board Members

• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Ann Brown
• Vivian Dock
• Margaret Dozier
• Larinda Hooks
• Kevin Hughes-Noboa
• Edward Kiernan
• Stephen Kulhanek
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Lisa Mesulam
• Richard Mullings
• Laverne Nimmons
• Ladisla Perez
• Leoncio Romero
• David Rosero
• Jimmy Smith
• Marlene Tapper
• Shanel Thomas-Henry
• Hamlett Wallace
• Edwin Westley

Health & Social Services

The Committee is charged with the responsibility of advocating for the overall better health of our community by addressing issues and concerns such as health threats and hazardous environmental conditions. This committee also supports efforts to improve service facilities, such as hospitals, clinics, group homes, homeless shelters and other treatment centers. The Committee is dedicated to developing and implementing strategies designed to improve the health and quality of life of residents in the Queens Community Board 3 district by providing information on the community health studies and preventative health measures that focus on overall sound physical and mental health practices.  Also, on a yearly basis the committee sponsors the Leon Von Holden Health Expo.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Health & Social Services Committee.

Board Members

• Vivian Dock, Co-Chair
• K. Toi Washington-Simon, Co-Chair
• Ann Brown
• Elba Buendia
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Vasantrai Gandhi
• Larinda Hooks
• Joyce Hucless-Julian
• Kevin Hughes-Noboa
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Fausto Rodriguez
• Jairo Rodriguez
• Edmund Rosenbaum
• David Rosero
• Jimmy Smith
• Toi Washington-Simon

Housing

The Housing Committee meets to discuss home ownership, CO-OPS and tenant/landlord issues, housing quality and affordability, services available to tenants and homeowners though governmental and community-based agencies.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Housing Committee.

Board Members

• Dorothy Phelan, Committee Co-Chair
• Arthur Teiler, Committee Co-Chair
• Ann Brown
• Muquith Choudhury
• Sonya Davis-Roberts
• Vivian Dock
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Richard Mullings
• Laverne Nimmons
• Megan Rockwell
• David Rosero
• Frank Taylor
• Shanel Thomas-Henry

Immigration Affairs

The Immigration Affairs Committee meets to discuss the numerous issues that affect the many immigrant populations who reside in the community.

Board Members

• Lobsang Salaka, Committee Co-Chair
• Ladisla Perez, Committee Co-Chair
• Muquith Choudhury
• Fausto Rodriguez
• Ulrick Gideon
• Vivian Dock
• Frank Taylor
• Vasantrai Gandhi

Land Use Review

The Community Board routinely reviews applications that involve the acquisition, disposition and/or significant change of use of City-owned properties.  It hosts Public Hearings and sponsors open meetings to discuss and formulate recommendations on land use matters coming before it.  The Community Board is the first stage at which land use matters are formally reviewed in accordance with the City’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP).

In addition to matters pertaining to City property, the Community Board also reviews items related to private properties where owners are seek approval to use, develop or otherwise modify a property in a way that would not automatically be allowable under the property’s zoning designation. 

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Land Use Committee.

Board Members

• Hamlett E. Wallace, Committee Chair
• Ann Brown
• Muquith Choudhury
• Haiko Cornelissen
• Ulrick Gedeon
• Sonya Davis-Roberts
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Vasantrai Gandhi
• Reverend Peter Herron
• Larinda Hooks
• Edward Kiernan
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Richard Mullings
• Dorothy Phelan
• Jairo Rodriguez
• Leoncio Romero
• Edmund Rosenbaum
• David Rosero
• Jimmy Smith
• Marlene Tapper
• Frank Taylor
• Shanel Thomas-Henry
• Edwin Westley

Landmarks

The Landmarks Committee reviews Certificate of Appropriateness applications, designations, and related matters for the individual landmarks and buildings within the historic districts in Community Board 3.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Landmarks Committee.

Board Members

• Hamlett Wallace, Committee Chair
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Ann Brown
• Muquith Choudhury
• Haiko Cornelissen
• Abdur Rahim Howladar
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Edmund Rosenbaum
• Frank Taylor
• Edwin Westley

Parks & Recreation + Cultural Affairs

The Parks & Recreation /Cultural Affairs is responsible for accessing the community’s needs for parks and recreation, monitors the condition  of parks facilities, rehabilitation and maintenance, parks-related recreation facilities and programs, forestry, and horticulture. The committee also shares information with the community about various cultural programs and events that are scheduled throughout the district and borough of Queens.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Parks & Recreation Committee.

Board Members

• Marta E. Lebreton, Committee Chair
• Ann Brown
• Elba Buendia
• Vivian Dock
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Joyce Hucless-Julian
• Kevin Hughes-Noboa
• Lisa Mesulam
• Laverne Nimmons
• Nuala O’Doherty
• Dorothy Phelan
• David Rosero
• Lobsang Salaka
• Dawn Siff
• Frank Taylor
• Toi Washington-Simon
• Edwin Westley

Public Safety

The Public Safety Committee meets to review issues involving police, fire, emergency services and emergency preparedness (in case of natural disasters, terrorism, power outages etc.) and other quality of life concerns related to Community Board 3 and city-wide.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Public Safety Committee.

Board Members

• Sonya Davis Roberts Co-Chair

• Ulrick Gedeon, Co-Chair

• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Ulrick Gedeon
• Abdur Rahim Howladar
• Kevin Hughes-Noboa
• Nuala O’Doherty
• Fausto Rodriguez
• Lobsang Salaka
• Frank Taylor
• Arthur Teiler

Traffic & Transportation

The Traffic & Transportation Committee assesses and advocates for safe mobility and transportation infrastructure in the Queens Community Board 3 district. Working with our partners at the City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) ( Open Streets, Side Walk Cafes, Street Lighting, Pot Holes), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) (Subway, LIRR Buses, Ferries) and other agencies, we address and evaluates the district’s transportation needs.

Additionally, the committee works with the agencies to resolve service or condition issues that have been brought to our attention.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Traffic and Transportation Committee.

Board Members

• Stephen A. Kulhanek, Committee Co-Chair
• Edward Kiernan, Committee Co-Chair
• Ann Brown
• Shiv Dass
• Sonya Davis-Roberts
• Vivian Dock
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio
• Vasantrai Gandhi
• Ulrick Gedeon
• Reverend Peter Herron
• Abdur Rahim Howladar
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Richard Mullings
• Megan Rockwell
• Tammy Rose
• Edmund Rosenbaum
• David Rosero
• Lobsang Salaka
• Dawn Siff
• Jimmy Smith
• Marlene Tapper
• Frank Taylor
• Shanel Thomas-Henry

Technology Advisory Committee

The Technology Advisory Committee oversees the Queens Community Board 3 Web site, social media channels (i.e., Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) and the ongoing advancement and upgrade of QCB3’s technology needs. The committee plays and advisory role in the ongoing day-to-day internet communications of important Board meetings, community events, public hearings and announcements.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Technology Advisory Committee.

Board Members

• Kevin Hughes-Noboa, Committee Chairperson – Twitter
• Renetta English, Ex-Officio – Facebook
• Vivian Dock
• Marta E. Lebreton
• Stephen Kulhanek
• Edmund Rosenbaum – Website
• Toi Washington-Simon – Instagram
• Giovanna A. Reid, District Manager

Youth Services Planning

Discusses issues related to opportunity for improvement of services for our youth. Create community related initiatives which include participation of the youth in the District.

The following are the members of Queens Community Board 3’s Youth Services Planning Committee.

Board Members

• Renetta English, Committee Chair
• Ann Brown
• Elba Buendia
• Sonya Davis-Roberts
• Vivian Dock
• Vasantrai Gandhi
• Larinda Hooks
• Joyce Hucless-Julian
• Kevin Hughes-Noboa
• Lisa Mesulam
• Ralph Moreno
• Laverne Nimmons
• Ladisla Perez
• Fausto Rodriguez
• Jairo Rodriguez
• Edmund Rosenbaum
• David Rosero
• Jimmy Smith
• Frank Taylor
• Toi Washington-Simon