New York City's 6th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Gale Brewer, who took office in 2022. Brewer previously represented the district from 2002-2013, and served as Borough President of Manhattan in between her two Council stints.[3]
New York City's 6th City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Gale Brewer (D—Upper West Side) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 163,820 |
| Demographics | |
| • White | 72% |
| • Hispanic | 11% |
| • Asian | 9% |
| • Black | 6% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 69.8% |
| • Republican | 8.7% |
| • No party preference | 18.6% |
| Registered voters (2021) 148,461[2] | |
Geography
editDistrict 6 is nearly coterminous with Manhattan's Upper West Side, also covering a small section of Hells Kitchen.[4] Central Park, Manhattan's largest park and the most visited urban park in the country, is located in the district, as is the lower half of Riverside Park.
The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 4 and 7, and is contained entirely within New York's 10th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 27th, 29th, 30th, and 31st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 67th, 69th, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
edit2023 (redistricting)
editDue to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gale Brewer (incumbent) | 18,196 | 81.4 | |
| Republican | Diane di Stasio | 3,529 | ||
| Clean Up NY | Diane di Stasio[8] | 381 | ||
| Total | Diane di Stasio | 3,910 | 17.5 | |
| Medical Freedom | Barbara Simpson | 147 | 0.7 | |
| Write-in | 90 | 0.4 | ||
| Total votes | 22,343 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2021
editIn 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.[9]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Gale Brewer | 21,594 | 54.8 | |
| Democratic | Maria Danzilo | 5,834 | 14.8 | |
| Democratic | Sara Lind | 5,166 | 13.1 | |
| Democratic | Jeffrey Omura | 3,922 | 9.9 | |
| Democratic | David Gold | 1,867 | 4.7 | |
| Democratic | Zack Weiner | 959 | 2.4 | |
| Write-in | 57 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 39,399 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Gale Brewer | 35,792 | 86.9 | |
| Republican | Nancy Sliwa | 5,194 | 12.6 | |
| Write-in | 191 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 41,177 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Helen Rosenthal (incumbent) | 13,529 | 64.9 | |
| Democratic | Mel Wymore | 6,446 | 30.9 | |
| Democratic | Cary Goodman | 824 | 4.0 | |
| Write-in | 49 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 20,848 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Helen Rosenthal | 29,518 | ||
| Working Families | Helen Rosenthal | 2,771 | ||
| Total | Helen Rosenthal (incumbent) | 32,289 | 86.9 | |
| Republican | Hyman Drusin | 3,731 | 10.0 | |
| Stand Up Together | William Raudenbush | 973 | 2.6 | |
| Write-in | 153 | 0.5 | ||
| Total votes | 37,146 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
edit| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Helen Rosenthal | 7,716 | 26.8 | |
| Democratic | Mel Wymore | 6,440 | 22.4 | |
| Democratic | Marc Landis | 5,566 | 19.4 | |
| Democratic | Noah Gotbaum | 3,512 | 12.2 | |
| Democratic | Ken Biberaj | 2,645 | 9.2 | |
| Democratic | Debra Cooper | 2,482 | 8.6 | |
| Democratic | Aaron Braunstein | 387 | 1.3 | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 28,749 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Helen Rosenthal | 29,586 | 78.2 | |
| Republican | Harry Demell | 4,928 | 13.0 | |
| Working Families | Marc Landis | 2,538 | 6.7 | |
| Green | Thomas Siracuse | 737 | 1.9 | |
| Write-in | 26 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 37,815 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Previous councilmembers
edit- Hugh Quinn (1949–1957)
- James Dulligan (1957)
- Eric J. Treulich (1957–1964)
- John J. Santucci (1964–1965)
- David B. Friedland (1965–1976)
- Arlene Stringer (1976–1977)
- Stanley Michels (1977–1991)
- Ronnie Eldridge (1991–2001)
- Gale Brewer (2002–2013)
- Helen Rosenthal (2014–2021)
References
edit- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "District 6 - Gale Brewer". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ Marked as "Clean Up NY/Arts & Culture".
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
- ^ "2021 NYC Election Results". New York Daily News. November 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.