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New York City's 37th City Council district

New York City's 37th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Sandy Nurse, who took office in 2022.[3]

Geography

District 37 covers a series of majority-Hispanic neighborhoods along Brooklyn's northern border, including a large swath of Bushwick as well as Ocean Hill, Cypress Hills, City Line, and small parts of East New York and Brownsville.[4]

The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 4, 5, and 16, and with New York's 7th and 8th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 18th, 19th, and 25th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 53rd, 54th, 55th, and 60th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

Members representing the district

Recent election results

2023 (redistricting)

Due to redistricting and the 2020 changes to the New York City Charter, councilmembers elected during the 2021 and 2023 City Council elections will serve two-year terms, with full four-year terms resuming after the 2025 New York City Council elections.[6]

2021

In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections. Under the new system, voters have the option to rank up to five candidates for every local office. Voters whose first-choice candidates fare poorly will have their votes redistributed to other candidates in their ranking until one candidate surpasses the 50 percent threshold. If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.[9]

An interactive map of District 37

2020 special

In January 2020, Councilman Rafael Espinal resigned in order to take a job with the Freelancers Union, leaving his seat vacant. An April special election was called, but due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was moved to align with the concurrent 2020 elections. While the election initially appeared to be a competitive contest between Darma Diaz, Sandy Nurse, and several other candidates, a complex series of judicial rulings and political maneuvers meant that all candidates but Diaz were removed from the ballot, and Diaz won both the primary and general elections uncontested.[12]

2017

2013

References

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 37 - Sandy Nurse". New York City Council. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  6. ^ Pazmino, Gloria (January 15, 2020). "Why the Census Means NYC Lawmakers Will Serve 2-Year Terms Instead of 4". www.ny1.com. New York 1. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  8. ^ Marked as "Conservative/Medical Freedom".
  9. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  12. ^ Samar Khurshid (December 28, 2020). "Newly-Seated Brooklyn City Council Member Quickly Faces Tough 2021 Primary". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  13. ^ "General Election 2020 - Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  15. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2021.