Geography
2020s
Following redistricting in 2023, District 50 is a two-borough district, covering a large swath of Mid-Island Staten Island, including the neighborhoods of New Dorp, Midland Beach, Dongan Hills, South Beach, Arrochar, Bloomfield, Bulls Head, Castleton Corners, Chelsea, Egbertville, Emerson Hill, Grant City, Grasmere, Lighthouse Hill, Manor Heights, Meiers Corners, Oakwood, Old Town, Richmondtown, Shore Acres, Todt Hill, Travis, Westerleigh, Willowbrook, and parts of Concord, Graniteville, Heartland Village, New Springville, and Rosebank. It also contains portions of the neighborhoods of Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bath Beach in Brooklyn.
Most of the district's population lives in Staten Island. Freshkills Park, the Staten Island Greenbelt, Fort Hamilton, Dyker Beach Park and Golf Course, and Miller Field are also located within the district.
The district overlaps with Staten Island Community Boards 1, 2, and 3 and Brooklyn Community Boards 10 and 11. It is contained entirely within New York's 11th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 17th, 23rd, 24th and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 46th, 47th, 61st, 62nd, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly. [5]
2010s
District 50 covers a large swath of Mid-Island Staten Island, including the neighborhoods of New Dorp, Midland Beach, Dongan Hills, South Beach, Arrochar, Bloomfield, Bulls Head, Castleton Corners, Chelsea, Egbertville, Emerson Hill, Grant City, Grasmere, Lighthouse Hill, Manor Heights, Meiers Corners, Oakwood, Old Town, Richmondtown, Shore Acres, Todt Hill, Travis, Westerleigh, Willowbrook, and parts of Concord, Graniteville, Heartland Village, New Springville, and Rosebank. [6]
Most of the district's population lives in its eastern half; to the west lies Freshkills Park, the Staten Island Greenbelt, and the remnants of Fresh Kills Landfill. Fort Wadsworth and Miller Field are also located within the district.
The district overlaps with Staten Island Community Boards 1, 2, and 3, 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, 62nd, 63rd, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly. [7]
Recent election results
2025
The 2025 New York City Council elections will be held on November 4, 2025, with primary elections occurring on June 24, 2025. [10]
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. [11]
2021
In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local primary and special 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. [13]
The 50th district was one of three districts in the city in which the eventual winner did not receive the highest number of first-choice votes (the other two being the 9th and 25th districts).
An interactive map of District 50
2013
2013 New York City Council election, District 50 [17] [18] [19] | Primary election |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Republican | Steven Matteo | 3,083 | 55.2 |
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| Republican | Lisa Giovinazzo | 2,504 | 44.8 |
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| Write-in | 3 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | 5,590 | 100 |
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| Democratic | John Mancuso | 3,192 | 61.5 |
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| Democratic | Mendy Mirocznik | 1,990 | 38.4 |
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| Write-in | 5 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | 5,187 | 100 |
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| General election |
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| Republican | Steven Matteo | 13,522 | |
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| Conservative | Steven Matteo | 2,216 | |
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| Independence | Steven Matteo | 557 | |
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| Total | Steven Matteo | 16,295 | 63.5 |
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| Democratic | John Mancuso | 8,611 | |
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| Working Families | John Mancuso | 723 | |
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| Total | John Mancuso | 9,334 | 36.4 |
| Write-in | 27 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | 25,656 | 100 |
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| Republican hold |
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