Each year, as required by the New York City Charter, all 59 NYC Community Boards submit recommendations for NYC’s capital and expense budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. The fiscal year runs from July 1 of one calendar year to June 30 of the following year. This budget process begins in the Summer for the following fiscal year.
Community members are invited to participate in the budget process by suggesting new city programs or capital projects. Such capital projects generally have a value of $35,000 or more and have a useful life of at least 5 years. Recommendations can be made for new city services but note that requests regarding existing programs and regular city services (e.g., street signs, building inspections, parks maintenance, road repair, tree pruning) should be directed to the Community Board office as routine service delivery requests.
Below you will find links to view and download New York City Budget documentation with input from Brooklyn Community Board 14. For more information about the New York City budget, visit the NYC Office of Management & Budget website: nyc.gov/omb
CB14 Capital and Expense Budget Recommendations Fiscal Year 2026
Community Boards are required to prepare and submit recommendations for physical improvement projects funded by the City’s Capital Budget program and for operational programs funded by the City’s Expense budget. These recommendations are developed as a result of observation of physical and service problems within Community District 14; analysis of service delivery requests received by the board’s district office; formal local and borough consultation meetings with City agencies, and recommendations submitted by neighborhood and civic groups throughout the Flatbush/Midwood/Kensington communities. Brooklyn Community Board 14 collects input from community members to be considered by the Board at a public hearing in September. This process for the Fiscal Year 2026 (July 2025-June 2026) begins in July 2024. Find out more and learn how to submit your budget recommendations for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2026 using our survey. After the public hearing, CB14 submits the Board’s recommendations, which are considered by the Mayor and by City agencies for inclusion in the fiscal year’s capital and expense budget. Then members of the City Council review and consider the board’s priorities and vote to adopt the City budget.
CB14 Capital and Expense Budget Recommendations Fiscal Year 2025
CB14 Capital and Expense Budget Recommendations Fiscal Year 2025
Community Boards are required to prepare and submit recommendations for physical improvement projects funded by the City’s Capital Budget program and for operational programs funded by the City’s Expense budget. These recommendations are developed as a result of observation of physical and service problems within Community District 14; analysis of service delivery requests received by the board’s district office; formal local and borough consultation meetings with City agencies, and recommendations submitted by neighborhood and civic groups throughout the Flatbush/Midwood/Kensington communities. The recommendations are considered by the Mayor and by City agencies for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. The members of the City Council review and consider the board’s priorities and vote on the City budget.
CB14 Letter of Comment to the Preliminary Budget Register
CB14 Preliminary Budget Register and Agency Responses Fiscal Year 2025
Statement of Community District Needs and Community Board Budget Requests Fiscal Year 2025
Citywide Statement of Needs for City Facilities: Fiscal Years 2025 – 2026
In accordance with Section 204 of the New York City Charter, the Mayor has submitted the Citywide Statement of Needs for Fiscal Years 2025 and 2026 for review and comment. (See document below.) The purpose of this statement is to inform the public at the earliest possible stage of the City’s future needs for facilities and the specific criteria for selecting their locations; and to provide information about the existing distribution of City properties. The Statement of Needs describes City facilities that are proposed for closure or expansion in the next two (2) years. Community Board 14 will be submitting comments on these documents.
The Citywide Statement of Needs for Fiscal Years 2024 and 2025 (SON) as compiled by the Department of City Planning (DCP) is the latest in the series of annual reports required under Section 204 of the City Charter. This document is an important tool for aligning some of the Administration’s priorities – reducing inequalities, providing affordable housing, leveraging investments in neighborhood infrastructure and services – with agency capital projects and siting decisions that address community needs. Along with the Criteria for the Location of City Facilities (the Fair Share Criteria), the SON is part of a planning process in which communities are informed of the City’s needs for facilities and the specific criteria for selecting the locations of those facilities. To learn more about the Citywide Statement of Needs, please visit https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/about/publications/citywide-statement-of-needs.page.
CB14’s response to the Citywide Statement of Needs, once issued, will be available below.