Don't wait. Attend the next meeting.

I mean, elected officials can ignore you too. The point is to get your voice out there because complaining on Reddit isn't gonna do anything.

And if they are still ignoring you, well that means you're easy to ignore. You gonna have to build a small movement. Having a petition signed by ppl locally usually gets their attention.

This is certainly true, but it seems the common response here is just defeatist and accepting that nothing can ever change.

My board meetings are all about getting our council rep to work for us. That's the whole point. Let's be real here, your participation in your community shouldn't stop at voting.

CBs are supposed to allow a Public Comments section at the beginning of every meeting. All you have to do is sign up to speak and they have to let you speak. There are also committees for all sorts of topics, where you can sign up to present and get resolutions passed.

> Webex mute button made it possible.

Randomly speaking during the meeting isn't ok. Webex made that simpler, but CBs have to meet in person now, so that's out of the window.

But you can apply to be appointed

Thank you 🙂

I really like this. It has a certain “moodiness”. Well done! 👍

One could argue that the service they provide is their contribution to society.

And they're completely free to completely ignore you because they're not democratically elected officials.

There's no way in hell a delivery service would decide to not operate in NYC.

Putting NIMBYism aside, which is a huge problem on the UWS. One of the main issues here is how unsafe refurbished lithium ion batteries are. A recharging station that brings them all together, especially on the same circuit, is a good way to cause an explosion. I would be way more receptive if the batteries were regulated in some way.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/06/realestate/e-bikes-fires-danger.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

https://www.axios.com/2022/11/14/apartment-building-ban-e-bikes-battery-fire-micromobility-scooter

Yea who tf cares

same though went through my head. how are people with the most leisure time simultaneously the most entitled??

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People who pay the current crazy prices for delivery != people who have the free time / energy / inclination to show up at community board meetings

>Whitehead told a bank his business had $2 million in its coffers when it had less than $10, a superseding indictment filed in Manhattan Federal Court details.

I imagine they're going to find scores more cons in connection with Eric Adams Best Friend and Religious Adviser, "Bishop" Lamor Whitehead. Once a con, always a con. And because he's now a "white collar criminal" he'll probably face little to no jail time for theft of millions and financial ruination of impoverished church members if he's found guilty.

Council members almost always back up Community boards and kill projects like this. These CBs, especially rich white ones in Manhattan, have insane amounts of actual power despite not having a binding vote. Let's be real here.

I wouldn't want a ticking bomb with unauthorized ebikes on my tax dollars either. Why are we subsidizing multi-billion dollar companies that are not contributing anything to society?

You know the upperies aren't having that oh no never lol

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> You can speak at yours.

Not at BK CB11. They pride themselves as the most efficient CB in the city since normally they don't take input from the community. Webex mute button made it possible.

What most people don't realize is that different CBs are run differently. Some are more democratic, while others just organize an event to vent grievances to each other and have a very strong political or social agendas. They don't even have to live within CB's boundaries.

Also, the same people get the spot at the CB as long as they reapply, so good luck trying to get on it.

you can absolutely show up and speak

Then they won't operate in your city, and you won't have delivery service. The margins are poor as it stands already.

People want their food delivery just don’t want to acknowledge the human beings doing the work.