New York City's 49th City Council district

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New York City's 49th City Council district
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Government
  Councilmember. Kamillah Hanks
. DStapleton
Population
 (2010) [1]
  Total170,363
Demographics
   White 38%
   Hispanic 29%
   Black 23%
   Asian 8%
  Other3%
Registration
   Democratic 59.0%
   Republican 15.4%
  No party preference20.9%
Registered voters (2021) 109,147 [2]

New York City's 49th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Kamillah Hanks since 2022. Hanks succeeded former councilwoman Debi Rose, who was term limited in 2021. [3]

Contents

Geography

District 49 covers nearly the entire North Shore of Staten Island, including the neighborhoods of Stapleton, West New Brighton, Port Richmond, Sunnyside, St. George, Mariners Harbor, New Brighton, Clifton, Arlington, Graniteville, Livingston, Tompkinsville, Randall Manor, Silver Lake, and parts of Concord and Rosebank. [4] Clove Lakes Park, Sailors' Snug Harbor, and the Staten Island Zoo are also located within the district.

The district overlaps with Staten Island Community Boards 1 and 2, and is contained entirely within New York's 11th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 23rd and 24th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 61st, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]

The district is both the most Democratic and the most diverse City Council district on Staten Island, and it is the only one to currently be represented by a Democrat. When Debi Rose was elected in 2009, she was the first African American to ever hold higher office on the island.

Members representing the district

MembersPartyYears servedElectoral history
District established January 1, 1992

Jerome X. O'Donovan
(Dongan Hills)
Democratic January 1, 1992 –
December 31, 2001
Redistricted from the 35th district and re-elected in 1991.
Re-elected in 1993.
Re-elected in 1997.
Retired to run for Borough President of Staten Island.
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Michael McMahon
(Stapleton)
Democratic January 1, 2002 –
December 31, 2008
Elected in 2001.
Re-elected in 2003.
Re-elected in 2005.
Resigned after being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.
VacantDecember 31, 2008 –
March 19, 2009
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Kenneth Mitchell
(Stapleton)
Democratic March 19, 2009 –
December 31, 2009
Elected to finish McMahon's term.
Lost renomination and lost re-election as a Conservative.
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Debi Rose
(Arlington)
Democratic January 1, 2010 –
December 31, 2021
Elected in 2009.
Re-elected in 2013.
Re-elected in 2017.
Termed out.
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Kamillah Hanks
(Stapleton)
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. [6]

2023 New York City Council election, District 49 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kamillah Hanks (incumbent) 6,859 79.2
Safe Streets SIRuslan Shamal1,41816.4
Write-in 3804.4
Total votes8,657 100.0
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]

2021 New York City Council election, District 49 Democratic primary [9]
PartyCandidateMaximum
round
Maximum
votes
Share in
maximum
round
Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Kamillah Hanks 95,99656.9%
Democratic Amoy Barnes94,53643.1%
Democratic Ranti Ogunleye82,32920.4%
Democratic Kelvin Richards71,92915.8%
Democratic Selina Grey61,65713.1%
Democratic David Hernandez51,1909.1%
Democratic Mike Schnall41,0147.6%
Democratic Troy McGhie38696.4%
Democratic John McBeth23942.9%
Write-in 1530.4%
New York City's 49th City Council district
An interactive map of District 49
2021 New York City Council election, District 49 general election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kamillah Hanks 15,203 58.6
Republican Patricia Rondinelli10,08138.8
Ordinary PeopleJason Price6052.3
Write-in 760.3
Total votes25,965 100
Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 49 [11] [12]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debi Rose (incumbent) 5,895 69.4
Democratic Kamillah Hanks 2,55830.1
Write-in 410.5
Total votes8,494 100
General election
Democratic Debi Rose 14,714
Working Families Debi Rose 1,038
Total Debi Rose (incumbent) 15,752 59.2
Republican Mike Penrose7,726
Conservative Mike Penrose1,717
TotalMike Penrose9,44335.5
Reform Kamillah Hanks 1,3775.2
Write-in 390.1
Total votes26,611 100
Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 49 [13]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Debi Rose 14,462
Working Families Debi Rose 1,099
Total Debi Rose (incumbent) 15,561 69.6
Republican Mark Macron5,515
Conservative Mark Macron1,250
TotalMark Macron6,76530.3
Write-in 280.1
Total votes22,354 100
Democratic hold

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