Reforming NYC Community Boards (Op-Ed)

New York City’s community boards are meant to give neighborhoods a voice in decisions about development, parks, public safety, and more. But how power is structured inside those boards shapes whose voices are actually heard. In a new op-ed, OANA President Richard Khuzami examines how committee assignments and internal leadership rules may concentrate authority, as well as proposes a practical reform to help make boards more balanced and representative without overhauling the entire system.

Read the full op-ed here: https://oana-ny.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Op-Ed-Community-Board-Committees-850-words-1_12_26.pdf
Read the abridged version here: https://oana-ny.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Op-Ed-Community-Bord-Committee-450-words-1_12_26.pdf

This op-ed was also published in politicsny.com, the Queens Chronicle, The National Herald and qns.com.