New York City's 28th City Council district

New York City's 28th City Council district
Boundaries following the 2020 census
Government
• Councilmember	Adrienne Adams (D—Jamaica)
Population  (2010) [1]
• Total	147,327
Demographics
•  Black	48%
•  Hispanic	19%
•  Asian	16%
•  White	3%
• Other	13%
Registration
•  Democratic	73.6%
•  Republican	5.4%
• No party preference	18.4%
Registered voters (2021) 105,612 [2]

New York City's 28th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Adrienne Adams since 2017, succeeding fellow Democrat Ruben Wills. ^[3]

Geography

District 28 covers a series of predominantly Black neighborhoods in southeastern Queens, including some or all of Richmond Hill, Jamaica, South Ozone Park, and Rochdale Village. ^[4] Much of John F. Kennedy International Airport is located in the district, as is Baisley Pond Park.

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 9, 10, and 12, and is contained entirely within New York's 5th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 10th, 14th, and 15th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 24th, 31st, 32nd, and 38th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

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. ^[6]

2025 New York City Council election, District 28 Democratic primary ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Tyrell Hankerson	5	6,528	58.8%	​​
	Democratic	Japneet Singh	5	4,583	41.2%	​​
	Democratic	Latoya LeGrand	4	2,803	22.6%	​​
	Democratic	Ruben Wills	3	2,096	15.5%	​​
	Democratic	Romeo Hitlall	2	1,240	8.8%	​​
	Write-in		1	0	0.5%	​​

2025 New York City Council election, District 28 general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tyrell Hankerson
	Working Families	Tyrell Hankerson
	Total	Tyrell Hankerson
	Write-in
Total votes				100.0

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. ^[8]

2023 New York City Council election, District 28 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrienne Adams (incumbent)	6,521	85.0
	Republican	Rusat Ramgopal	1,019
	Common Sense	Rusat Ramgopal	60
	Total	Rusat Ramgopal	1,079	14.1
	Write-in		72	0.9
Total votes			7,672	100
	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 28

2021 New York City Council election, District 28 ^{[11] [12]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrienne Adams (incumbent)	7,490	53.4
	Democratic	Ruben Wills	3,379	24.1
	Democratic	Japneet Singh	3,105	22.1
	Write-in		51	0.4
Total votes			14,035	100
General election
	Democratic	Adrienne Adams (incumbent)	13,488	88.8
	Republican	Ivan Mossop	1,671	11.0
	Write-in		33	0.2
Total votes			15,192	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 28 ^{[13] [14]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adrienne Adams	3,499	39.2
	Democratic	Richard David	2,822	31.6
	Democratic	Hettie Powell	2,589	29.0
	Write-in		22	0.2
Total votes			8,932	100
General election
	Democratic	Adrienne Adams	14,767	86.1
	Working Families	Hettie Powell	1,434	8.4
	Republican	Ivan Mossop	919	5.4
	Write-in		30	0.1
Total votes			17,150	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 28 ^{[15] [16]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ruben Wills (incumbent)	5,095	48.9
	Democratic	Hettie Powell	3,435	33.0
	Democratic	Eugen Walter Evans	1,080	10.4
	Democratic	David Kayode	809	7.8
	Write-in		1	0.0
Total votes			10,420	100
General election
	Democratic	Ruben Wills (incumbent)	14,996	95.2
	Unity	Mireille Leroy	731	4.7
	Write-in		20	0.1
Total votes			15,747	100
	Democratic hold

References

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2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
3. "District 28 - Adrienne Adams". New York City Council. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
6. "Disclosure Deadlines – 2025 Citywide Elections". New York City Campaign Finance Board. July 15, 2022. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
7. "2025 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 28th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 22, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
8. 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.
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10. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
11. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 28th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
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13. "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 28th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
14. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 28th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
15. "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 28th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
16. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 28th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 26, 2021.