New York City's 29th City Council district

New York City's 29th City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember  Lynn Schulman (D–Forest Hills)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
147,922[1]
Demographics
 • White47%
 • Asian28%
 • Hispanic18%
 • Black4%
 • Other4%
Registration
 • Democratic57.7%
 • Republican14.2%
 • No party preference24.8%
Registered voters (2021) 103,308[2]

New York City's 29th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Lynn Schulman since 2022. Schulman succeeded Karen Koslowitz, who was term-limited in 2021.[3]

Geography

District 29 is based in Forest Hills in central Queens, also covering Kew Gardens, and eastern Richmond Hill.[4]

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 5, 6, and 9, and with New York's 5th and 6th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 10th, 14th, 15th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 24th, 27th, 28th, 30th, and 35th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

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]

2023 New York City Council election, District 29[7][8]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lynn Schulman (incumbent) 3,480 54.2
Democratic Ethan Felder 2,204 34.3
Democratic Sukhi Singh 683 10.6
Write-in 50 0.8
Total votes 6,417 100.0
General election
Democratic Lynn Schulman (incumbent) 8,195 68.1
Republican Danniel Maio 2,917
Conservative Danniel Maio 335
Total Danniel Maio 3,252 27.0
Common Sense Sukhi Singh 512 4.3
Write-in 76 0.6
Total votes 12,035 100
Democratic hold

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]

2021 New York City Council election, District 29 Democratic primary[10]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Lynn Schulman 8 7,232 60.0%
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Democratic Aleda Gagarin 8 4,825 40.0%
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Democratic David Aronov 7 4,135 28.8%
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Democratic Donghui Zang 6 3,012 19.2%
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Democratic Avi Cyperstein 5 2,183 13.4%
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Democratic Edwin Wong 4 1,541 9.3%
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Democratic Doug Shapiro 3 1,366 8.1%
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Democratic Eliseo Labayen 2 692 4.0%
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Democratic Sheryl Fetik 2 487 2.8%
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Write-in 1 41 0.2%
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Map
An interactive map of District 29
2021 New York City Council election, District 29 general election[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lynn Schulman 13,939 60.8
Republican Michael Conigliaro 8,058
Conservative Michael Conigliaro 869
Total Michael Conigliaro 8,927 38.9
Write-in 58 0.3
Total votes 22,924 100
Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 29[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Koslowitz (incumbent) 15,863 97.6
Write-in 383 2.4
Total votes 16,246 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 29[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen Koslowitz 14,173
Working Families Karen Koslowitz 1,355
Total Karen Koslowitz (incumbent) 15,528 91.2
Civic Virtue Jon Torodash 1,433 8.4
Write-in 53 0.4
Total votes 17,014 100
Democratic hold

References

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 29 - Lynn Schulman". New York City Council. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 27, 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. ^ "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  8. ^ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
  9. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  11. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  12. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  13. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 27, 2021.