New York City's 49th City Council district

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New York City's 49th City Council district
New York City Council District 49 (2013).png
Government
 • Councilmember  (D–Stapleton)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total170,363
Demographics
 • White38%
 • Hispanic29%
 • Black23%
 • Asian8%
 • Other3%
Registration
 • Democratic59.0%
 • Republican15.4%
 • No party preference20.9%
Registered voters (2021) 109,147[2]

New York City's 49th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat since 2022. Hanks succeeded former councilwoman Debi Rose, who was term limited in 2021.[3]

Geography[]

District 49 covers nearly the entire North Shore of Staten Island, including the neighborhoods of Stapleton, West New Brighton, Port Richmond, Sunnyside, St. George, Mariners Harbor, New Brighton, Clifton, Arlington, Graniteville, Livingston, Tompkinsville, Randall Manor, Silver Lake, and parts of Concord and Rosebank.[4] Clove Lakes Park, Sailors' Snug Harbor, and the Staten Island Zoo are also located within the district.

The district overlaps with Staten Island Community Boards 1 and 2, and is contained entirely within New York's 11th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 23rd and 24th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 61st, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

The district is both the most Democratic and the most diverse City Council district on Staten Island, and it is the only one to currently be represented by a Democrat. When Debi Rose was elected in 2009, she was the first African American to ever hold higher office on the island.

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 49 Democratic primary[7]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic 9 5,996 56.9%
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Democratic Amoy Barnes 9 4,536 43.1%
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Democratic Ranti Ogunleye 8 2,329 20.4%
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Democratic Kelvin Richards 7 1,929 15.8%
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Democratic Selina Grey 6 1,657 13.1%
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Democratic David Hernandez 5 1,190 9.1%
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Democratic Mike Schnall 4 1,014 7.6%
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Democratic Troy McGhie 3 869 6.4%
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Democratic John McBeth 2 394 2.9%
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An interactive map of District 49
2021 New York City Council election, District 49 general election[8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kamillah Hanks 15,203 58.6
Republican Patricia Rondinelli 10,081 38.8
Ordinary People Jason Price 605 2.3
Total votes 25,965 100
Democratic hold

2017[]

2017 New York City Council election, District 49[9][10]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debi Rose (incumbent) 5,895 69.4
Democratic Kamillah Hanks 2,558 30.1
Total votes 8,496 100
General election
Democratic Debi Rose (incumbent) 15,752 59.2
Republican Mike Penrose 9,443 35.5
Reform Kamillah Hanks 1,377 5.2
Total votes 26,612 100
Democratic hold

2013[]

2013 New York City Council election, District 49[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debi Rose (incumbent) 15,561 69.6
Republican Mark Macron 6,765 30.3
Total votes 22,354 100
Democratic hold

References[]

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 49 – Kamillah Hanks". New York City Council. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  6. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 49th 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, 49th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 49th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  10. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 49th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 49th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
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