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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.
Margarita López, former Councilmember for this district (1998–2005); former New York City Commissioner of The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) (2006 to 2010) [8] Rosie Méndez , former Councilmember for this district (2006–2017) [ 8 ]
New York City was divided into wards in 1683; all of the wards were located in what is now the 1st district, and each ward except for the "Out" Ward had the entirety of its territory in the modern-day 1st district. Wards were given numbers in 1791, and the previous "South" Ward was given the 1st ward number.
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
New York City's 30th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Robert Holden since 2018, following his defeat of fellow Democrat Elizabeth Crowley ; though a Democrat, Holden first won the seat running as the Republican nominee. [ 3 ]
A New York City Council committee grilled NYPD brass on Monday, with the department reporting that the cumbersome How Many Stops Act is costing taxpayers a lot of money.
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 15 and 18, and with New York's 8th and 9th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 19th , 21st , and 22nd districts of the New York State Senate , and with the 41st, 58th, 59th, and 60th districts of the New York State Assembly .
N. New York City's 1st City Council district; New York City's 2nd City Council district; New York City's 3rd City Council district; New York City's 4th City Council district