New York City's 13th City Council district

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New York City's 13th City Council district
New York City Council District 13 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  Marjorie Velázquez (D—Throggs Neck)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total168,530[1]
Demographics
 • White40%
 • Hispanic39%
 • Black12%
 • Asian7%
 • Other2%
Registration
 • Democratic61.5%
 • Republican14.6%
 • No party preference19.7%
Registered voters (2021) 100,602[2]

New York City's 13th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Marjorie Velázquez, who took office in 2022.[3]

Geography[]

District 13 covers a series of smaller neighborhoods in the East Bronx, including Throggs Neck, Pelham Parkway, Morris Park, Pelham Bay, Pelham Gardens, Schuylerville, Country Club, Locust Point, and Westchester Square, as well as parts of Allerton and Van Nest.[4]

City Island, a small populated island to the east of the borough's mainland, is a part of the district. Pelham Bay Park, the city's largest park, is also located within the district, as are Ferry Point Park and Hart Island.

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 9, 10, and 11, and is contained almost entirely within New York's 14th congressional district, with a small extension into the 16th district. It also overlaps with the 32nd, 33rd, 34th, and 36th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 80th, 82nd, and 87th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Recent election results[]

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.[6]

An interactive map of District 13
2021 New York City Council election, District 13[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marjorie Velázquez 5,608 56.3
Democratic Monique Johnson 2,575 25.9
Democratic Irene Estrada 600 6.0
Democratic Marilyn Soto 585 5.9
Democratic John Perez 545 5.5
Total votes 9,960 100
General election
Democratic Marjorie Velázquez 10,201 56.3
Republican Aleksander Mici 7,893 43.5
Total votes 18,135 100
Democratic hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 13[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Gjonaj 3,503 38.5
Democratic Marjorie Velázquez 3,113 34.2
Democratic John Doyle 1,728 19.0
Democratic Victor Ortiz 481 5.3
Democratic Egidio Sementilli 270 3.0
Total votes 9,109 100
General election
Democratic Mark Gjonaj 10,602 48.6
Republican John Cerini 6,313 29.0
Conservative John Cerini 1,297 5.9
Reform John Cerini 181 0.8
Total John Cerini 7,791 35.7
Working Families Marjorie Velázquez 2,829 13.0
Liberal John Doyle 442 2.0
New Bronx Alex Gomez 121 0.6
Total votes 21,806 100
Democratic hold

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 13[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic James Vacca (incumbent) 13,793 83.2
Republican William Britt 2,103 12.7
Conservative William Britt 665 4.0
Total William Britt 2,768 16.7
Total votes 16,572 100
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 13 - Marjorie Velázquez". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  6. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 13th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 13th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
  9. ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 13th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  10. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 13th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 13th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 19, 2021.
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