| New York City's 33rd City Council district | |
| Leader Title: | Councilmember |
| Leader Name: | Lincoln Restler D–Greenpoint |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 170735 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Footnotes: | Registered voters (2021) 134,647[2] |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 74% |
| Demographics1 Title1: | White |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 14% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Hispanic |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Black |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 5% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | Asian |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | Registration |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 73.4% |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Democratic |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 6.4% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Republican |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 17.5% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | No party preference |
New York City's 33rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Lincoln Restler, who took office in 2022.[3]
District 33 covers three distinct sections of Brooklyn's western shoreline: Greenpoint in the north, Vinegar Hill and parts of Williamsburg in the center, and Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, and some of Downtown Brooklyn in the south.[4] Brooklyn Navy Yard and Brooklyn Bridge Park are also located within the district.
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 1, 2, 3, and 6, and with New York's 7th, 8th, and 12th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 18th, 25th, and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 50th, 52nd, 53rd, and 57th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
| Members | Party | Years served | Electoral history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 1, 1974 | |||||
Samuel Horwitz | Democratic | January 1, 1974 – December 31, 1991 | Elected in 1973. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1977. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1985. Re-elected in 1989. Redistricted to the 47th district. | ||
Ken Fisher | Democratic | January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001 | Redistricted from the 29th district and re-elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out and ran for Brooklyn Borough President. | ||
| David Yassky | Democratic | January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2008 | Elected in 2001. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Retired to run for New York City Comptroller. | ||
Stephen Levin | Democratic | January 1, 2010 – December 31, 2021 | Elected in 2009. Re-elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Termed out. | ||
Lincoln Restler | Democratic | January 1, 2022 – | Elected in 2021. Re-elected in 2023. | ||
Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[6]
In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[7]