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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.
Lynn Schulman (born November 4, 1957) is an American politician who is a member of the New York City Council.She was elected in November 2021 to represent the 29th district, [1] which includes all or parts of the Queens neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens, and Richmond Hill. [2]
In 2023, Banks ran for the 42nd New York City Council district. He defeated incumbent Charles Barron in the primary, and won the general election unopposed. [ 3 ] Barron had a history of making controversial statements, including expressions of support for Robert Mugabe and Muammar Gaddafi .
Costa Constantinides (born January 7, 1975) is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the New York City Council from the 22nd district.The district includes Astoria, East Elmhurst, part of Long Island City, Rikers Island and part of Woodside in Queens.
Riley grew up and lives in Baychester, The Bronx. He graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy in Wakefield before attending State University of New York at Old Westbury where he received a B.A. and an M.P.A. from Metropolitan College of New York. He has two daughters and one son. [3]
David Carr (born August 28, 1987) [citation needed] is an American politician serving as Council Member for the 50th Council District of the New York City Council. He is a Republican, and the Council Minority Leader. [2] His district was formerly located only on Staten Island but now also encompasses part of Brooklyn. [3]
It also overlaps with the 34th and 36th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 80th, 81st, 82nd, and 83rd districts of the New York State Assembly. [5] With its population base in heavily-Black neighborhoods like Williamsbridge and Baychester, District 12 is the only majority-Black City Council district in the Bronx.