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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.
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 .
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.
On December 22, 2020, Riley won a special election in the 12th district following the expulsion of Council Member Andy King. He was sworn in on January 6, 2021, and named chair of the Subcommittee on Landmarks, Public Sitings, and Dispositions.
Hudson began her career working for the Washington Mystics, a WNBA team based in Washington, D.C. In 2011, she joined Amtrak as a marketing executive. [2]After moving back to New York City to care for her mother, Carole Kay, [3] Hudson switched to public policy work, joining Brooklyn Community Board 8 [4] and later working for Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo as her chief of operations.
Dinowitz represents the 11th district of the New York City Council. Dinowitz is a registered Democrat . Dinowitz was elected in a special election held on March 23, 2021, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] after the resignation of Andrew Cohen , who was elected to the New York Supreme Court.
NYC Council District 45: May 2019 Special Election √ Farah Louis 40.6% Monique Chandler-Waterman 29.3% Jovia Radix 9.0% Adina Sash 7.2% L. Rickie Tulloch 6.6% Xamayla Rose 5.6% NYC Council District 45: Nov 2019 Democratic √ Farah Louis 49.9% Monique Chandler-Waterman 43.0% NYC Council District 45: Nov 2019 General √ Farah Louis (D) 76.65%
In October 2020, Won announced her 2021 campaign for the 26th district of the New York City Council, held by term-limited Democrat Jimmy Van Bramer. [5] Won had been serving as a member of Queens Community Board 2 for most of the year, and cited the difficulties her family faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the reason for her campaign.