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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.
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 .
Due to redistricting after the 2020 Census, candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time, stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. [5] Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.
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
District 11 is based in the far northwest corner of the Bronx, covering all of Riverdale, Norwood, Van Cortlandt Village, and Woodlawn, and parts of Wakefield, Bedford Park, and Kingsbridge. [4] Van Cortlandt Park, the city's third-largest park, is located within the district. The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 7, 8, and 12, and ...
At least 29 Democratic women running for seats in the 51-member Council are on track to win the general election in November. NYC Council’s incoming female majority vows to pick woman speaker ...
The 2024 Portland City Council elections will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the members of Portland's City Council.This will be a unique election as it will be the first election under Portland's new form of government, the first without a primary, the first where every seat will be up for election, and the first under a proportional ranked-choice voting system as opposed to a first ...
David Carr. R – Grasmere. New York City's 50th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Republican David Carr since the end of 2021. [3] Carr was the chief of staff to former Councilman Steven Matteo. Matteo was term-limited in 2021 and ran unsuccessfully for Staten Island Borough ...