AM New York Give community boards a shot of youthful insight by Rachael Figueroa-Levin
Give community boards a shot of youthful insight
The City Council is considering a measure that would lower the minimum-age requirement -- from 18 to 16 -- for anyone serving on NYC's 59 community boards.
Sixteen-year-olds may have the unfortunate reputation of being too self-absorbed, even being troublemakers. At 16, I was definitely of the troublemaking variety.