Community Board 11 rescinds speaking ban on Roxanne Delgado

Bronx Community Board 11 voted to rescind a prior ban on Roxanne Delgado speaking at public meetings during the board’s first meeting of the new term. The motion, read at the full board meeting after being approved by the board’s leadership committee, passed without recorded opposition; one member was noted as abstaining.

The vote came after leadership committee members forwarded a recommendation to lift the restriction, which the committee said was intended to “create a different environment and lead by example.” The motion was read aloud at the meeting as: “Motion to rescind the ban on miss Roxanne Delgado from speaking at our public meetings.” The board chair moved the item to the floor and the board later announced, “Motion passes.”

Board members discussed the item only briefly at the full meeting; no further penalties, conditions, or follow-up actions were recorded in the meeting minutes. The leadership committee had already voted to rescind the ban prior to the full board vote, and the board published the motion and vote at the meeting.

Why this matters: the board’s rules about participants and public speakers shape who may address meetings and how community concerns are heard. Rescinding a speaking ban restores the blocked individual’s ability to address the board during public sessions unless and until a new, documented restriction is adopted under board rules.

The full board did not append additional conditions to the rescission, and no motion was recorded seeking further disciplinary action. Members who wish to revisit the issue must bring a formal motion for a future meeting in accordance with the board’s bylaws and ethics procedures.