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Board Member Community District Needs Survey (FY2026)
1.
Select: Overall Most Pressing Issue
Affordable Housing
Civic Engagement (elections, participatory budget)
Crime & Public Safety
Cultural Facilities & Programs
Economic Development & Recovery
Emergency & Disaster Response
Health Care Services
Homelessness
Infrastructure Resiliency
Land use trends
Parks & Open Space
Police-Community Relations
Public Health Facilities
Quality of Life Issues (noise, graffiti, petty crimes, etc)
Schools
Senior Services
Social Services
Street Conditions (roadway maintenance)
Street Flooding
Traffic
Transit (buses & subways)
Trash Removal & Cleanliness
Unemployment
Youth & Children Services
Other please specify below
2.
Select: Health Care & Human Services Priority Issue
Access to Healthy Food & Lifestyle Programs
Animal & Pest Control Services
Chronic Diseases Prevention & Management (diabetes, heart disease, etc)
COVID-19 management (incl. vaccination, testing, outreach, education, etc.)
Environmental Health Issues (noise, lead, respiratory illness, moisture mildew, mold, etc)
Health Code Enforcement
Health Facilities
Infectious Diseases Prevention & Management (HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, etc)
Mental Health & Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention Programs
Programs, Services, or facilities for seniors, (incl. remote programming, cooling centers)
Services and communication for New Yorkers who are homebound/have disabilities
Services for Domestic Violence Victims
Services for Low Income & Vulnerable New Yorkers
Services to reduce or prevent homelessness
Other please specify below
3.
Select: Youth, Education and Child Welfare Priority Issue
Adolescent substance abuse
Adoption and foster care
After school programs
Child protective services
Childcare services
Community and/or home-based support services for families
Educational attainment
Juvenile justice and services for at-risk youth
Remote learning and technology
Runaway and homeless youth
School diversity and inclusion
School and educational facilities (Capacity)
Schools and educational facilities (Maintenance)
Support services for special needs youth (disabled, immigrant, non-English proficient, etc.
Youth workforce development and summer youth employment
Other please specify below
4.
Select: Public Safety and Emergency Services Priority Issue
Crime prevention programs
Emergency and disaster preparedness
Emergency service delivery (including rapid response)
Fire Safety
General Crime
Police-community relations
Public Nuisance (noise, other distrubances)
Public Safety facilities (precinct, fire houses, etc.)
Support for people on probation
Traffic violations and enforcement
Youth crime
Other please specify below
5.
Select: Core Infrastructure, City Services and Resiliency Priority Issue
Air quality and pollution
Cleanliness/trash collection
Environmental concerns affecting citizens
Hazardous materials
Noise Pollution
Organic waste collection
Preparedness for extreme weather events (incl. coastal flooding, heat waves, cold snaps, heavy wind and rain)
Protective Infrastructure (sea walls, flood walls, etc.)
Recycling facilities and services
Sewer capacity
Snow clearing
Water pollution control
Water runoff and flooding
Water supply
Other please specify below
6.
Select: Housing, Economic Development and Land Use Priority Issue
Affordable housing creation
Affordable housing preservation
Building code and/or zoning enforcement
Commercial district revitalization
Condition of public housing
Housing support services (for tenants and homeowners)
Industrial business services/support
Land use and zoning
Neighborhood preservation
Real estate development trends
Small business services/support (incl. BIDs)
Unemployment/Underemployment
Workforce development (including MWBE oppotunities)
Other please specify below
7.
Select: Transportation and Mobility Priority Issue
Accessibility (ADA related compliance and infrastructure enhancements)
Bicycle Network (bike lanes, signage, bike safety, etc.)
Bridge maintenance and operations
Bus service and quality (frequency, access, crowding, etc.)
Ferries
Freight movement (loading zones, freight related traffic, etc.)
Open space & street activation (Open Streets, Open Restaurants, plazas, etc.)
Parking operations
Pedestrian safety (safer crossings, sidewalk management, etc.)
Roadway maintenance
Roadway and traffic design
Street lighting
Subway service and quality (frequency, access, crowding, etc.)
Traffic congestion
Traffic safety and enforcement (cars, scooters, ebikes, etc.)
Other please specify below
8.
Parks, Cultural and other Community Facilities Priority Issue
Access to and quality of cultural programming
Access to and quality of park programming
Community board resources (offices, staff and equipment)
Community facility access and programming
Insufficient park or open space
Landmarks, monuments, sites of cultural significance (new or existing)
Library facilities and access
Park access and park facility access
Park care and maintenance
Park safety
Privately owned public spaces (POPS)
Quality of library programming
Quality of parks and park facilities
Street tree and forestry services (including street tree maintenance)
Other please specify below
9.
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