New York City's 41st City Council district

New York City's 41st City Council district
Government
• Councilmember	. Darlene Mealy . D–Bedford-Stuyvesant
Population  (2010) [1]
• Total	153,328
Demographics
•  Black	81%
•  Hispanic	14%
•  White	2%
•  Asian	1%
• Other	2%
Registration
•  Democratic	80.7%
•  Republican	3.1%
• No party preference	13.8%
Registered voters (2021) 107,686 [2]

New York City's 41st City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Darlene Mealy since 2022, ^[3] succeeding fellow Democrat Alicka Ampry-Samuel; Mealy defeated Ampry-Samuel in the 2021 Democratic primary. ^[4]

Geography

District 41 covers a series of predominantly Black neighborhoods in central and eastern Brooklyn, including parts of Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brownsville, East Flatbush, Crown Heights, and Ocean Hill. ^[5]

The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 3, 8, 9, 16, and 17, and with New York's 8th and 9th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 25th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 43rd, 54th, 55th, 56th, and 58th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[6]

As of the 2010 Census, the district was over 80 percent Black, making it the district with the largest Black population in the city. Correspondingly, every councilmember to represent the district since its creation has been Black.

Members	Party	Years served	Electoral history
District established January 1, 1992
Enoch H. Williams (Brownsville)	Democratic	January 1, 1992 – December 31, 1997	Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1993. Retired.
Tracy L. Boyland (Brownsville)	Democratic	January 1, 1998 – December 31, 2005	Elected in 1997. Re-elected in 2001. Retired to run for U.S. House of Representatives.
Darlene Mealy (Bedford-Stuyvesant)	Democratic	January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2017	Elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Re-elected in 2013. Termed out.
Alicka Ampry-Samuel (Brownsville)	Democratic	January 1, 2018 – December 31, 2021	Elected in 2017. Lost renomination.
Darlene Mealy (Bedford-Stuyvesant)	Democratic	January 1, 2022 –	Elected in 2021. Re-elected in 2023.

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. ^[7]

2023 New York City Council election, District 41 ^{[8] [9]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darlene Mealy (incumbent)	2,806	61.4
	Democratic	Iris McIntosh Green	1,346	29.5
	Democratic	Reginald Bowman	234	5.1
	Democratic	Joyce Shearin	162	3.5
	Write-in		22	0.5
Total votes			4,570	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Darlene Mealy (incumbent)	6,134	97.5
	Write-in		155	2.5
Total votes			6,289	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. ^[10]

An interactive map of District 41

2021 New York City Council election, District 41 ^{[11] [12]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darlene Mealy	8,849	57.3
	Democratic	Alicka Ampry-Samuel (incumbent)	6,507	42.1
	Write-in		91	0.6
Total votes			15,447	100
General election
	Democratic	Darlene Mealy	15,911	95.5
	Green	Scott Hutchins	694	4.2
	Write-in		51	0.3
Total votes			16,656	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 41 ^{[13] [14]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alicka Ampry-Samuel	3,385	31.2
	Democratic	Henry Butler	2,389	22.0
	Democratic	Cory Provost	1,214	11.2
	Democratic	Moreen King	922	8.5
	Democratic	Deidre Olivera	879	8.1
	Democratic	Royston Antoine	620	5.7
	Democratic	Victor Jordan	572	5.3
	Democratic	David Miller	527	4.9
	Democratic	Leopold Cox	313	2.9
	Write-in		17	0.2
Total votes			10,838	100
General election
	Democratic	Alicka Ampry-Samuel	17,520
	Working Families	Alicka Ampry-Samuel	683
	Total	Alicka Ampry-Samuel	18,203	95.5
	Republican	Berneda Jackson	469
	Conservative	Berneda Jackson	138
	Total	Berneda Jackson	607	3.2
	Solutions	Christopher Carew	227	1.2
	Write-in		24	0.1
Total votes			19,061	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 41 ^{[15] [16]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darlene Mealy (incumbent)	7,607	66.3
	Democratic	Kathleen Daniel	2,284	19.9
	Democratic	Stanley Kinard	1,575	13.7
	Write-in		3	0.0
Total votes			11,469	100
General election
	Democratic	Darlene Mealy	17,165
	Working Families	Darlene Mealy	413
	Total	Darlene Mealy (incumbent)	17,578	97.3
	Independence	Bilal Malik	474	2.6
	Write-in		12	0.1
Total votes			18,064	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
3. "District 41 - Alicka Ampry-Samuel". New York City Council. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
4. "Major Upset in NYC Council Race in Brownsville as Darlene Mealy is the Projected Winner over Alicka Ampry-Samuel". June 23, 2021.
5. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
6. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
7. 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.
8. "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
9. "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
10. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
11. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
12. "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
13. "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
14. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
15. "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
16. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 41st Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 3, 2021.