New York City's 6th City Council district

New York City's 6th City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember  Gale Brewer (D—Upper West Side)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total
163,820
Demographics
 • White72%
 • Hispanic11%
 • Asian9%
 • Black6%
 • Other2%
Registration
 • Democratic69.8%
 • Republican8.7%
 • No party preference18.6%
Registered voters (2021) 148,461[2]

New York City's 6th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Gale Brewer, who took office in 2022. Brewer previously represented the district from 2002-2013, and served as Borough President of Manhattan in between her two Council stints.[3]

Geography

District 6 is nearly coterminous with Manhattan's Upper West Side, also covering a small section of Hells Kitchen.[4] Central Park, Manhattan's largest park and the most visited urban park in the country, is located in the district, as is the lower half of Riverside Park.

The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 4 and 7, and is contained entirely within New York's 10th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 27th, 29th, 30th, and 31st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 67th, 69th, and 75th 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 6[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gale Brewer (incumbent) 18,196 81.4
Republican Diane di Stasio 3,529
Clean Up NY Diane di Stasio[8] 381
Total Diane di Stasio 3,910 17.5
Medical Freedom Barbara Simpson 147 0.7
Write-in 90 0.4
Total votes 22,343 100.0
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]

Map
An interactive map of District 6
2021 New York City Council election, District 6[10][11][12]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gale Brewer 21,594 54.8
Democratic Maria Danzilo 5,834 14.8
Democratic Sara Lind 5,166 13.1
Democratic Jeffrey Omura 3,922 9.9
Democratic David Gold 1,867 4.7
Democratic Zack Weiner 959 2.4
Write-in 57 0.1
Total votes 39,399 100.0
General election
Democratic Gale Brewer 35,792 86.9
Republican Nancy Sliwa 5,194 12.6
Write-in 191 0.5
Total votes 41,177 100
Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 6[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Helen Rosenthal (incumbent) 13,529 64.9
Democratic Mel Wymore 6,446 30.9
Democratic Cary Goodman 824 4.0
Write-in 49 0.2
Total votes 20,848 100
General election
Democratic Helen Rosenthal 29,518
Working Families Helen Rosenthal 2,771
Total Helen Rosenthal (incumbent) 32,289 86.9
Republican Hyman Drusin 3,731 10.0
Stand Up Together William Raudenbush 973 2.6
Write-in 153 0.5
Total votes 37,146 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 6[15][16]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Helen Rosenthal 7,716 26.8
Democratic Mel Wymore 6,440 22.4
Democratic Marc Landis 5,566 19.4
Democratic Noah Gotbaum 3,512 12.2
Democratic Ken Biberaj 2,645 9.2
Democratic Debra Cooper 2,482 8.6
Democratic Aaron Braunstein 387 1.3
Write-in 1 0.0
Total votes 28,749 100
General election
Democratic Helen Rosenthal 29,586 78.2
Republican Harry Demell 4,928 13.0
Working Families Marc Landis 2,538 6.7
Green Thomas Siracuse 737 1.9
Write-in 26 0.1
Total votes 37,815 100
Democratic hold

Previous councilmembers

References

  1. ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "District 6 - Gale Brewer". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 15, 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 2021 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  8. ^ Marked as "Clean Up NY/Arts & Culture".
  9. ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
  11. ^ "2021 NYC Election Results". New York Daily News. November 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  13. ^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  16. ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.