New York City's 47th City Council district

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New York City's 47th City Council district
New York City Council District 47 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  (D–Gravesend)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total161,814
Demographics
 • White57%
 • Asian19%
 • Hispanic14%
 • Black9%
 • Other2%
Registration
 • Democratic52.9%
 • Republican17.3%
 • No party preference27.0%
Registered voters (2021) 92,039[2]

New York City's 47th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat since 2022; Kagan succeeded Mark Treyger, who could not run again in 2021 due to term limits. [3]

Geography[]

District 47 is based around Coney Island and other parts of Brooklyn's southern shoreline, including Gravesend, Sea Gate, eastern Bensonhurst, and a small section of Bath Beach.[4] Most of Coney Island's attractions, such as the Wonder Wheel, the New York Aquarium, and the Riegelmann Boardwalk, are located within the district.

The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 11, 13, and 15, and with New York's 8th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 17th, 22nd, and 23rd districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th 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 47 Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic 3 4,018 55.7%
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Democratic Steven Patzer 3 3,194 44.3%
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Democratic Joseph Packer 2 1,071 13.4%
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Democratic Alec Brook-Krasny 2 759 9.5%
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An interactive map of District 47
2021 New York City Council election, District 47 general election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ari Kagan 7,933 53.1
Republican Mark Szuszkiewicz 6,443 43.1
Conservative Mark Szuszkiewicz 532 3.6
Total Mark Szuszkiewicz 6,975 46.7
Total votes 14,933 100
Democratic hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 47[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Treyger (incumbent) 9,911 72.4
Republican Raimondo Denaro 3,751 27.4
Total votes 13,686 100
Democratic hold

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 47[10][11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Treyger 3,234 45.9
Democratic Todd Dobrin 1,999 28.4
Democratic John Lisyanskiy 1,810 25.7
Total votes 7,048 100
General election
Democratic Mark Treyger 9,196 70.3
Republican Andrew Sullivan 3,489 26.7
School Choice Connis Mobley 247 1.9
Total votes 13,076 100
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 47 – Ari Kagan". New York City Council. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  6. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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