New York City's 32nd City Council district

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New York City's 32nd City Council district
New York City Council District 32 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  Joann Ariola (R—Howard Beach)

Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total163,306
Demographics
 • White38%
 • Hispanic30%
 • Asian15%
 • Black8%
 • Other8%
Registration
 • Democratic56.0%
 • Republican18.2%
 • No party preference21.7%
Registered voters (2021) 97,851[2]

New York City's 32nd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Republican Joann Ariola since 2022. She replaced Eric Ulrich, who was term limited in 2021 and could not seek re-election.[3] Until 2021, it was the only district in the city outside of Staten Island to be represented by a Republican.

Geography[]

District 32 is based in a geographically splintered set of neighborhoods centered around Jamaica Bay, covering parts of southeastern Queens, the western half of the Rockaways, and the islands in between the two. Communities within the district include Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Rockaway Park, Neponsit, Roxbury, and parts of South Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, and Woodhaven. Jacob Riis Park, Fort Tilden, Breezy Point Tip, Spring Creek Park, and most of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge are also located within the district.[4]

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 9, 10, and 14, and with New York's 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 10th, 12th, and 15th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 23rd, 28th, 31st, and 38th 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]

2021 New York City Council election, District 32 Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Felicia Singh 3 4,686 52.5%
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Democratic Mike Scala 3 4,248 47.5%
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Democratic Helal Sheikh 2 1,100 10.8%
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Democratic Bella Matias 2 817 8.0%
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Democratic Kaled Alamarie 2 702 6.9%
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Democratic Shaeleigh Severino 2 261 2.6%
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An interactive map of District 32
2021 New York City Council election, District 32 Republican primary & general election[8][9]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joann Ariola 2,378 82.0
Republican Steve Sirgiovanni 494 17.0
Total votes 2,900 100
General election
Republican Joann Ariola 15,216
Conservative Joann Ariola 1,694
Total Joann Ariola 16,910 66.2
Democratic Felicia Singh 8,322 32.6
Community First Kenichi Wilson 283 1.1
Total votes 25,555 100
Republican hold

Endorsements[]

Joann Ariola (R)
U.S. Representatives
State Legislators
  • Phil Goldfeder, Former Member of the New York State Assembly from the 23rd district (Democratic)[11]
Local Officials
  • Eric Ulrich, Member of the New York City Council from the 32nd district[12]
  • Robert Holden, Member of the New York City Council from the 30th district (Democratic)[13]
  • Danny Ruscillo, NYPD Community Parter for the 100th Precinct[14]
  • Joe Fox, Former Chief of Transit for the NYPD[15]
  • Augustus Agate, Former New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (Democratic)[16]
  • Romeo Hitlall, President of the Richmond Hill-South Ozone Park Lions Club (Democratic)[16]
Labor Unions
Individuals
Organizations
  • Sant Baba Prem Singh Sikh Cultural Society of New York[24]
Newspapers
Felicia Singh (D)
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State Officials
State Legislators
Local Officials
Organizations
Labor unions
Individuals
Newspapers

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 32[47][48]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Scala 2,319 43.6
Democratic Helal Sheikh 1,587 29.9
Democratic William Ruiz 1,329 25.0
Total votes 5,313 100
General election
Republican Eric Ulrich 12,607
Conservative Eric Ulrich 2,037
Independence Eric Ulrich 624
Reform Eric Ulrich 162
Total Eric Ulrich (incumbent) 15,430 65.6
Democratic Mike Scala 8,037 34.2
Total votes 23,507 100
Republican hold

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 32[49][50]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lew Simon 4,135 65.7
Democratic William Ruiz 2,158 34.3
Total votes 6,296 100
General election
Republican Eric Ulrich 8,512
Conservative Eric Ulrich 1,478
Independence Eric Ulrich 498
Total Eric Ulrich (incumbent) 10,488 53.6
Democratic Lew Simon 9,080 46.4
Total votes 19,581 100
Republican hold

Council Members[]

Parties   Republican (3)   Democratic (2) |-

No. Portrait Name Term of office
Took office Left office Mayor
Walter Ward
(born 1911) 		1968 1993 John Lindsay
Abraham Beame
Ed Koch
David Dinkins
 –
Alfonso C. Stabile
(born 1947) 		1994 2001 Rudy Giuliani
Michael Bloomberg 		–
Joseph Addabbo Jr. Joseph Addabbo Jr.
(born 1964) 		January 1, 2002 December 31, 2008 Michael Bloomberg –
Eric Ulrich Eric Ulrich
(born 1985) 		February 24, 2009 January 1, 2021 Michael Bloomberg
Bill de Blasio 		–
Joann Ariola Joann Ariola
(born 1958) 		January 1, 2021 Eric Adams –

References[]

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 32 - Eric Ulrich". New York City Council. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  6. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 32nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, REP Council Member 32nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 32nd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  10. ^ https://www.rockawave.com/pdfcache/image/9933048c746da27b229f5ab18a6136b9.pdf/0/120P/0
  11. ^ Goldfeder, Phil [@YPGoldfeder] (October 1, 2021). "In the aftermath of #Sandy, @Ariola2021 was on the front lines fighting for EVERY family who needed help! Her record of service speaks for itself and I'm excited to see what she will accomplish in the #NYCCouncil t.co/h3VXoTLTQr" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ a b Ulrich, Eric [@eric_ulrich] (September 29, 2021). "Proud to join @CarpentersNyc in supporting my good friend @Ariola2021 for City Council