Membership of the New York City Council
The list of New York City Council members below is current as of January 2016. There are currently 47 Democrats and 3 Republicans on the Council, with one vacancy.
For notable past members of the Council, see Category:New York City Council members.
Council leadership
| Position | Name | Party | Borough | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speaker | Melissa Mark-Viverito | Democratic | Manhattan | 8 |
| Majority Leader | James Van Bramer | Democratic | Queens | 26 |
| Minority Leader | Steven Matteo | Republican | Staten Island | 50 |
Membership
| District | Member | First elected | Term limited in | Party | Areas included | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Margaret Chin | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Manhattan; Lower Manhattan (SoHo, NoHo, TriBeCa, Washington Square area, South Village, Battery Park City, Wall Street area, South Street Seaport area, City Hall area, Little Italy, Chinatown, Lower East Side) [1] | |
| 2 | Rosie Mendez | 2005 | 2017 | Dem | Manhattan; Lower East Side (Lower East Side, East Village, Gramercy Park, Rosehill, Kips Bay; southern part of Murray Hill) [2] | |
| 3 | Corey Johnson | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Manhattan; (West Village, SoHo, NoHo, Flatiron, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen/Clinton, Murray Hill (portions)[3] | |
| 4 | Daniel Garodnick | 2005 | 2017 | Dem | Manhattan; East Side (Upper East Side, Central Park South, Grand Central, Tudor City, Waterside, Peter Cooper Village, Carnegie Hill, Stuyvesant Town, United Nations; part of Yorkville, Turtle Bay)[4] | |
| 5 | Benjamin Kallos | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Manhattan; Upper East Side (Beekman, Sutton Place, Upper East Side, Yorkville, Roosevelt Island; part of Turtle Bay, Carnegie Hill) [5] | |
| 6 | Helen Rosenthal | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Manhattan; Upper West Side (West Side 55th to 96th Streets)[6] | |
| 7 | Mark D. Levine | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Manhattan; (West Harlem; Morningside Heights; Manhattan Valley; parts of the Upper West Side and Washington Heights), [7] | |
| 8 | Melissa Mark-Viverito | 2005 | 2017 | Dem | Manhattan; East Harlem, Manhattan Valley, Bronx, Mott Haven | |
| 9 | Inez Dickens | 2005 | 2017 | Dem | Manhattan; Harlem, Central Harlem; parts of Morningside Heights, Upper West Side, East Harlem)[8] | |
| 10 | Ydanis Rodríguez | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Manhattan; (Parts of Washington Heights, parts of Inwood) | |
| 11 | Andrew Cohen | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Bronx; Kingsbridge, Riverdale, Woodlawn, Norwood, parts of Bedford Park, Wakefield and Bronx Park East | |
| 12 | Andy King | 2012 | 2021 | Dem | Bronx; Edenwald, Co-Op City, Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Baychester | |
| 13 | James Vacca | 2005 | 2017 | Dem | Bronx; Pelham Parkway North and South, Pelham Bay, Country Club, City Island, Throggs Neck, Allerton, Morris Park | |
| 14 | Fernando Cabrera | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Bronx; Fordham, Kingsbridge, Morris Heights, West Bronx | |
| 15 | Ritchie Torres | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Bronx; West Farms | |
| 16 | Vanessa Gibson | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Bronx; West Bronx, Morrisania, South Bronx, Highbridge, Melrose | |
| 17 | Rafael Salamanca | 2016 | 2025 | Dem | Bronx; Mott Haven[9] | 17 |
| 18 | Annabel Palma | 2003 | 2017 | Dem | Bronx; Parkchester, Soundview, Castle Hill, Classon Point, Harding Park | |
| 19 | Paul Vallone | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Queens; Bayside, College Point, Auburndale, Beechhurst, Whitestone, Bay Terrace, Flushing, Douglaston, Little Neck | |
| 20 | Peter Koo | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Queens; Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Gardens, Kissena Park, Harding Heights, Auburndale, Whitestone | |
| 21 | Julissa Ferreras | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Queens; Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Corona and Jackson Heights. | |
| 22 | Costa Constantinides | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Queens; Astoria, Long Island City, parts of Jackson Heights, Rikers Island, Randall's Island and Wards Island | |
| 23 | Barry Grodenchik | 2015 | 2025 | Dem | Queens; Hollis Hills, Queens Village, Little Neck, Douglaston, Bayside, Bellerose, Floral Park, Glen Oaks, Hollis, Hollis Park Gardens, Holliswood, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens | |
| 24 | Rory Lancman | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Queens; Briarwood, Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, Hillcrest Estates, Jamaica Estates, Jamaica Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, Utopia Estates, and parts of Forest Hills, Flushing, Jamaica and Rego Park | |
| 25 | Daniel Dromm | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Queens; Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, LeFrak City, Corona, Rego Park, and Woodside | |
| 26 | James Van Bramer | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Queens; Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, Astoria, and Maspeth | |
| 27 | Daneek Miller | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Queens; St. Albans, Hollis, Cambria Heights, Jamaica, Baisley Park, Addisleigh Park; parts of Queens Village, Rosedale, Springfield Gardens | |
| 28 | Ruben Wills | 2010 | 2021 | Dem | Queens | |
| 29 | Karen Koslowitz | 1991/2009 | 2021 | Dem | Queens | |
| 30 | Elizabeth Crowley | 2008 | 2021 | Dem | Queens; Glendale, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Middle Village, Maspeth, Richmond Hill | |
| 31 | Donovan Richards | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Queens | |
| 32 | Eric Ulrich | 2009 | 2021 | Rep | Queens; Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Hamilton Beach, Howard Beach, Lindenwood, Neponsit, Ozone Park, Rockaway Beach, Rockaway Park, South Ozone Park, South Richmond Hill and Woodhaven | |
| 33 | Stephen Levin | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Greenpoint; parts of Williamsburg. | |
| 34 | Antonio Reynoso | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; East Williamsburg and Bushwick. | |
| 35 | Laurie Cumbo | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; Clinton Hill, Fort Greene; parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Bedford-Stuyvesant. | |
| 36 | Robert Cornegy, Jr. | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; parts of Crown Heights and Bedford-Stuyvesant. | |
| 37 | Rafael Espinal | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; parts of Bushwick, Cypress Hills, East New York, Ocean Hill, and Brownsville. | |
| 38 | Carlos Menchaca | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; Sunset Park, Boerum Hill, Red Hook, Windsor Terrace. | |
| 39 | Brad Lander | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, and Borough Park. | |
| 40 | Mathieu Eugene | 2007 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; parts of Crown Heights and Flatbush. | |
| 41 | Darlene Mealy | 2005 | 2017 | Dem | Brooklyn; parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill, and East Flatbush | |
| 42 | Inez Barron | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; parts of East New York, Brownsville, Canarsie and East Flatbush. | |
| 43 | Vincent J. Gentile | 2003 | 2017 | Dem | Brooklyn; Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst. | |
| 44 | David G. Greenfield | 2010 | 2025 | Dem | Brooklyn; parts of Bensonhurst, Borough Park, and Midwood | |
| 45 | Jumaane Williams | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; parts of Crown Heights Canarsie and East Flatbush. | |
| 46 | Alan Maisel | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; Bergen Beach, Canarsie, Georgetown, Flatlands, Marine Park, Mill Basin, Mill Island, Gerritsen Beach, Madison and Sheepshead Bay | |
| 47 | Mark Treyger | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; parts of Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Coney Island and Brighton Beach | |
| 48 | Chaim Deutsch | 2013 | 2021 | Dem | Brooklyn; Midwood, Sheepshead Bay, Homecrest, and Brighton Beach | |
| 49 | Deborah Rose | 2009 | 2021 | Dem | Staten Island | |
| 50 | Steven Matteo | 2013 | 2021 | Rep | Staten Island: Arrochar, Bulls Head, Castleton Corners, Concord, Dongan Hills, Emerson Hill, Fort Wadsworth, Grant City, Graniteville, Grasmere, Island of Meadows, Meiers Corners, Midland Beach, New Dorp, Oakwood, Prall's Island, Richmondtown, South Beach, Todt Hill, Travis, Westerleigh, Willowbrook [10] | |
| 51 | Joseph Borelli | 2015 | 2025 | Rep | Staten Island: Arden Heights, Annadale, Bay Terrace, Tottenville, Great Kills, Richmondtown, Charleston, Rossville, New Springville, Eltingville, Woodrow, Richmond Valley, Huguenot, Prince's Bay, and Pleasant Plains[11] |
City Council composition by party
| Affiliation | Members | |
| Democratic | 48 | |
| Republican | 3 | |
| Total |
51 | |
Members by Borough
- 16 Brooklyn
- 14 Queens
- 10 Manhattan
- 8 Bronx
- 3 Staten Island
Milestones
- First female member: Genevieve Earle
- First Asian-American member: John Liu (elected 2001)
- First Asian-American Republican Elected member: Peter Koo (elected 2009; switched party affiliation to Democratic in 2012)
- First openly-gay male members: Thomas Duane and Antonio Pagán (both elected 1991)
- First female speaker: Christine Quinn (elected Speaker 2005)
- First Latina speaker: Melissa Mark-Viverito (elected Speaker 2014)
- First Puerto Rican female member: Nydia Velázquez
- First African-American female member: Mary Pinkett
- First African-American male member: Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
- Youngest Elected member: Eric Ulrich (elected 2009)
- First Mexican-American elected member: Carlos Menchaca (elected 2013)
References
- ↑ "District 1 - Council Member - Democrat". Council.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "District 2 Rosie Mendez". Council.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "District 3". Council.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "District 4 - Council Member - Democrat". Council.nyc.gov. 2005-11-08. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "District 5 - Council Member - Democrat". Council.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "District 6 - Council Member - Democrat". Council.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "District 7 - Council Member - Democrat". Council.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "District 9 - Council Member - Democrat". Council.nyc.gov. 2006-01-01. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "District 17 - Rafael Salamanca - Council Member - Democrat". Council.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "District 50 - Minority LeaderSteven Matteo- Republican". Council.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "District 51 - Council Member - Republican". Council.nyc.gov. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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