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Carlina Rivera (born January 3, 1984) is an American politician who represents the 2nd district of the New York City Council since 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, her district includes portions of the East Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray Hill and Rose Hill in Manhattan .
This category includes current and former members of the New York City Council and its preceding legislative bodies, like the Board of Aldermen and the Board of Assistant Aldermen, since 1665. For a list of only the current members, see Membership of the New York City Council
The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of New York City in the United States. It has 51 members from 51 council districts throughout the five boroughs . The council serves as a check against the mayor in a mayor-council government model, the performance of city agencies' land use decisions, and legislating on a variety of other issues.
At large ( before a noun: at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset. In multi-hierarchical bodies, the term rarely extends to a tier beneath the highest division ...
The city council can be elected either at-large or from single-member districts (Houston uses a two-layer single-member district structure), or a mixture of the two. Ballots are on a nonpartisan basis (though, generally, the political affiliation of the candidates is commonly known).
New Rochelle, New York. / 40.90861°N 73.78194°W / 40.90861; -73.78194. New Rochelle ( / ˌnjuːrəˈʃɛl / NEW-rə-SHEL; in French: La Nouvelle-Rochelle) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. [ 2] It is a suburb of New York City, located approximately 17 miles (27 km) from Midtown Manhattan.
Political party. Democratic. Alma mater. James Monroe High School. Website. Official website. Karen Koslowitz (March 14, 1941) is an American politician. She was the Council member for the 29th district of the New York City Council. She is a Democrat .
Hunter College. Yusef Salaam (born 1974) is an American politician, motivational speaker, and activist currently serving as a member of the New York City Council, representing the city's 9th councilmatic district since 2024. A member of the Democratic Party, Salaam was one of the Exonerated Five who were wrongfully convicted of raping a woman ...