New York City's 29th City Council district

New York City's 29th City Council district
Boundaries following the 2020 census
Government
• Councilmember	Lynn Schulman (D–Forest Hills)
Population  (2010)
• Total	147,922 [1]
Demographics
•  White	47%
•  Asian	28%
•  Hispanic	18%
•  Black	4%
• Other	4%
Registration
•  Democratic	57.7%
•  Republican	14.2%
• No party preference	24.8%
Registered voters (2021) 103,308 [2]

New York City's 29th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Lynn Schulman since 2022. Schulman succeeded Karen Koslowitz, who was term-limited in 2021. ^[3]

Geography

District 29 is based in Forest Hills in central Queens, also covering Kew Gardens, and eastern Richmond Hill. ^[4]

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 5, 6, and 9, and with New York's 5th and 6th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 10th, 14th, 15th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 24th, 27th, 28th, 30th, and 35th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

2025

2025 New York City Council election, District 29

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Schulman (incumbent)
	Republican	Jonathan Rinaldi
	Write-in
Total votes

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 29 ^{[7] [8]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Schulman (incumbent)	3,480	54.2
	Democratic	Ethan Felder	2,204	34.3
	Democratic	Sukhi Singh	683	10.6
	Write-in		50	0.8
Total votes			6,417	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Lynn Schulman (incumbent)	8,195	68.1
	Republican	Danniel Maio	2,917
	Conservative	Danniel Maio	335
	Total	Danniel Maio	3,252	27.0
	Common Sense	Sukhi Singh	512	4.3
	Write-in		76	0.6
Total votes			12,035	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. ^[9]

2021 New York City Council election, District 29 Democratic primary ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Lynn Schulman	8	7,232	60.0%	​​
	Democratic	Aleda Gagarin	8	4,825	40.0%	​​
	Democratic	David Aronov	7	4,135	28.8%	​​
	Democratic	Donghui Zang	6	3,012	19.2%	​​
	Democratic	Avi Cyperstein	5	2,183	13.4%	​​
	Democratic	Edwin Wong	4	1,541	9.3%	​​
	Democratic	Doug Shapiro	3	1,366	8.1%	​​
	Democratic	Eliseo Labayen	2	692	4.0%	​​
	Democratic	Sheryl Fetik	2	487	2.8%	​​
	Write-in		1	41	0.2%	​​

An interactive map of District 29

2021 New York City Council election, District 29 general election ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lynn Schulman	13,939	60.8
	Republican	Michael Conigliaro	8,058
	Conservative	Michael Conigliaro	869
	Total	Michael Conigliaro	8,927	38.9
	Write-in		58	0.3
Total votes			22,924	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 29 ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Koslowitz (incumbent)	15,863	97.6
	Write-in		383	2.4
Total votes			16,246	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 29 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen Koslowitz	14,173
	Working Families	Karen Koslowitz	1,355
	Total	Karen Koslowitz (incumbent)	15,528	91.2
	Civic Virtue	Jon Torodash	1,433	8.4
	Write-in		53	0.4
Total votes			17,014	100
	Democratic hold

References

1. "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
3. "District 29 - Lynn Schulman". New York City Council. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 27, 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. "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
8. "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
9. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
10. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
11. "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
12. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
13. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 29th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 27, 2021.