| New York City's 39th City Council district | |
| Leader Title: | Councilmember |
| Leader Name: | Shahana Hanif D–Kensington |
| 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.
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 | Party | Years served | Electoral history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 1, 1992 | |||||
Stephen DiBrienza | Democratic | January 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 | Democratic | January 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 | Democratic | January 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 | 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]