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The U.S. state of New York contains 26 congressional districts. Each district elects one member of the United States House of Representatives to represent it. [1]The state was redistricted in 2022, following the 2020 U.S. census.
It contains the neighborhoods of Sunnyside, Sunnyside Gardens, and portions of Ridgewood, Long Island City and Maspeth. The district overlaps (partially) with New York's 6th and 7th congressional districts, the 12th, 18th and 59th districts of the New York State Senate, and the 26th, 30th and 34th districts of the New York City Council.
From 2003 to 2013, the district encompassed much of what is now New York's 12th congressional district, including Central Park and the East Side of Manhattan; all of Roosevelt Island; and the neighborhoods of Astoria, Long Island City, and Sunnyside in Queens.
Long Island City (LIC) is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens. It is bordered by Astoria to the north; the East River to the west; Sunnyside to the east; and Newtown Creek, which separates Queens from Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to the south. Its name refers to its location on the western tip of Long Island.
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, [2] with the New York State Senate being the upper house. [3] There are 150 seats in the Assembly. [4] Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. [5] The Assembly convenes at the State Capitol in Albany.
New York's 7th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens . Democrat Nydia Velázquez represents the district in Congress.
Various New York districts have been numbered "13" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. 1803–1809: Montgomery. 1847–1849: Albany. 1913–1945: Parts of Manhattan. 1945–1993: Parts of Brooklyn. 1993–2013: All of Staten Island Parts of Brooklyn
Various New York districts have been numbered "8" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York. The state's congressional districts had been redrawn in a manner that puts much of the territory of the old 10th Congressional district into the new 8th Congressional district.