New York City's 16th City Council district

New York City's 16th City Council district
Government
• Councilmember	Althea Stevens (D—Concourse)
Population  (2010) [1]
• Total	176,956
Demographics
•  Hispanic	58%
•  Black	39%
•  White	1%
•  Asian	1%
• Other	2%
Registration
•  Democratic	78.3%
•  Republican	3.8%
• No party preference	15.3%
Registered voters (2021) 100,060 [2]

New York City's 16th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Althea Stevens, who took office in 2022. ^[3]

Geography

District 16 covers a series of neighborhoods in the South Bronx, including parts of Concourse, Morrisania, Highbridge, Morris Heights, and Tremont. ^[4] Yankee Stadium is located within the district.

The district overlaps with Bronx Community Boards 3, 4, and 5, and is contained almost entirely within New York's 15th congressional district, with a small extension into the 13th district. It also overlaps with the 29th, 32nd, and 33rd districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 77th, 79th, 84th, and 86th 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 16 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Althea Stevens (incumbent)	4,384	85.4
	Republican	Tanya Carmichael	702	13.7
	Write-in		50	0.9
Total votes			5,136	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. ^[8] Results below are unofficial, and absentee ballots currently remain uncounted.

An interactive map of District 16

2021 New York City Council election, District 16 ^{[9] [10]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Althea Stevens	5,125	50.7
	Democratic	Ahmadou Diallo	2,075	20.5
	Democratic	Abdourahamane Diallo	2,046	20.2
	Democratic	Yves Filius	795	7.9
	Write-in		71	0.7
Total votes			10,112	100
General election
	Democratic	Althea Stevens	10,002	90.7
	Republican	Kajara Boyd	1,011	9.2
	Write-in		17	0.1
Total votes			11,030	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 16 ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vanessa Gibson	12,898
	Working Families	Vanessa Gibson	494
	Total	Vanessa Gibson (incumbent)	13,392	96.2
	Republican	Benjamin Eggleston	413
	Conservative	Benjamin Eggleston	91
	Total	Benjamin Eggleston	504	3.6
	Write-in		31	0.2
Total votes			13,927	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 16 ^{[12] [13]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Vanessa Gibson	4,561	44.1
	Democratic	Pedro Alvarez	1,732	16.8
	Democratic	Carlos Sierra	1,483	14.4
	Democratic	Daryl Johnson	795	7.7
	Democratic	Naaimat Muhammed	677	6.6
	Democratic	Carlton Berkley	606	5.9
	Democratic	Bola Omotosho	477	4.6
	Write-in		1	0.0
Total votes			10,332	100
General election
	Democratic	Vanessa Gibson	12,514	91.1
	Independence	Carlos Sierra	595	4.3
	Jobs & Education	Walter Newsome	389	2.8
	Republican	Benjamin Eggleston	188
	Conservative	Benjamin Eggleston	55
	Total	Benjamin Eggleston	243	1.8
	Write-in		2	0.0
Total votes			13,743	100
	Democratic hold

References

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