New York City's 39th City Council district explained

New York City's 39th City Council district
Leader Title:Councilmember
Leader Name: Shahana Hanif
DKensington
Population As Of:2010
Population Total:154341
Population Footnotes:[1]
Footnotes:Registered voters (2021) 127,905[2]
Demographics Type1:Demographics
Demographics1 Info1:66%
Demographics1 Title1:White
Demographics1 Info2:14%
Demographics1 Title2:Hispanic
Demographics1 Info3:13%
Demographics1 Title3:Asian
Demographics1 Info4:4%
Demographics1 Title4:Black
Demographics1 Info5:3%
Demographics1 Title5:Other
Demographics Type2:Registration
Demographics2 Info1:73.6%
Demographics2 Title1:Democratic
Demographics2 Info2:6.8%
Demographics2 Title2:Republican
Demographics2 Info3:16.8%
Demographics2 Title3:No party preference

New York City's 39th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Shahana Hanif, who took office in 2022.[3] Among the seat's prior occupants are former Mayor Bill de Blasio and current Comptroller Brad Lander.

Geography

District 39 is based in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Park Slope, also stretching west and south to cover Gowanus, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, and parts of Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Kensington.[4] Most of Prospect Park proper is also located within the district.

The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 6, 7, 8, and 12, and with New York's 7th, 9th, and 10th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 17th, 20th, 21st, 25th, and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 42nd, 44th, 48th, 51st, and 52nd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Members representing the district

MembersPartyYears servedElectoral history
District established January 1, 1992

Stephen DiBrienza
DemocraticJanuary 1, 1992 –
December 31, 2001
Redistricted from the 30th district and re-elected in 1991.
Re-elected in 1993.
Re-elected in 1997.
Termed out.

Bill de Blasio
DemocraticJanuary 1, 2002 –
December 31, 2009
Elected in 2001.
Re-elected in 2003.
Re-elected in 2005.
Retired to run for New York City Public Advocate.

Brad Lander
DemocraticJanuary 1, 2010 –
December 31, 2021
Elected in 2009.
Re-elected in 2013.
Re-elected in 2017.
Termed out and ran for New York City Comptroller.

Shahana Hanif
DemocraticJanuary 1, 2022 –
Elected in 2021.
Re-elected in 2023.

Recent election results

2023 (redistricting)

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]

2021

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]

2009

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level. NYC Open Data. July 2, 2021.
  2. Web site: Council District Summary Report. New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. July 2, 2021.
  3. Web site: District 39 - Shahana Hanif. New York City Council. January 3, 2022.
  4. Web site: Council Members & Districts . New York City Council. July 2, 2021.
  5. Web site: NYC Boundaries Map. BetaNYC. July 2, 2021.
  6. News: Pazmino . Gloria . Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4 . 11 November 2022 . www.ny1.com . New York 1 . 15 January 2020 . en.
  7. Web site: How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?. The City. Rachel Holliday Smith. January 18, 2021. July 2, 2021.