| New York City's 21st City Council district | |
| Leader Title: | Councilmember |
| Leader Name: | Francisco Moya (D—Corona) |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 172670 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Footnotes: | Registered voters (2021) 64,275[2] |
| Demographics Type1: | Demographics |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 75% |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Hispanic |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 13% |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Asian |
| Demographics1 Info3: | 6% |
| Demographics1 Title3: | Black |
| Demographics1 Info4: | 5% |
| Demographics1 Title4: | White |
| Demographics1 Info5: | 2% |
| Demographics1 Title5: | Other |
| Demographics Type2: | Registration |
| Demographics2 Info1: | 70.0% |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Democratic |
| Demographics2 Info2: | 6.7% |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Republican |
| Demographics2 Info3: | 20.9% |
| Demographics2 Title3: | No party preference |
New York City's 21st City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Francisco Moya since 2018, succeeding fellow Democrat Julissa Ferreras.[3]
District 21 is based in the Queens neighborhood of Corona, also covering parts of nearby Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights.[4] LaGuardia Airport is located within the district, as is the northern half of Flushing Meadows–Corona Park (including the park's famous Unisphere).
The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 3, 4, and 7, and is contained entirely within New York's 14th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 13th and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 34th, 35th, and 39th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
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]