New York City's 47th City Council district

New York City's 47th City Council district
Boundaries following the 2020 census
Government
• Councilmember	. Justin Brannan . D–Bay Ridge
Population  (2010) [1]
• Total	161,814
Demographics
•  White	57%
•  Asian	19%
•  Hispanic	14%
•  Black	9%
• Other	2%
Registration
•  Democratic	52.9%
•  Republican	17.3%
• No party preference	27.0%
Registered voters (2021) 92,039 [2]

New York City's 47th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Justin Brannan since 2024; following redistricting, Brannan defeated then-incumbent Ari Kagan. ^[3]

Geography

2020s

District 47 covers two areas in southern Brooklyn, linked by a handful of city blocks. The district covers Bay Ridge, Coney Island, Sea Gate and Gravesend, with portions of Bensonhurst, Bath Beach, and Dyker Heights. Most of Coney Island's attractions, such as the Wonder Wheel, the New York Aquarium, and the Riegelmann Boardwalk, are located within the district, as is Calvert Vaux Park.

The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 10, 11, 13, and 15, and with New York's 8th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 17th, 23rd, and 26th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 45th, 46th, 47th, 49th, 51st and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[4]

2010s

District 47 is based around Coney Island and other parts of Brooklyn's southern shoreline, including Gravesend, Sea Gate, eastern Bensonhurst, and a small section of Bath Beach. ^[5] Most of Coney Island's attractions, such as the Wonder Wheel, the New York Aquarium, and the Riegelmann Boardwalk, are located within the district.

The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 11, 13, and 15, and with New York's 8th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 17th, 22nd, and 23rd districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[6]

Members representing the district

Members	Party	Years served	Electoral history
District established January 1, 1992
Samuel Horwitz (Coney Island)	Democratic	January 1, 1992 – December 31, 1993	Redistricted from the 33rd district and re-elected in 1991. Retired.
Howard L. Lasher (Ocean Parkway)	Democratic	January 1, 1994 – December 31, 2001	Elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out.
Domenic Recchia (Gravesend)	Democratic	January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013	Elected in 2001. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Termed out and ran for New York State Comptroller.
Mark Treyger (Coney Island)	Democratic	January 1, 2014 – December 31, 2021	Elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Termed out.
Ari Kagan (Gravesend)	Democratic	January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2023	Elected in 2021. Switched parties in 2022. Lost re-election.
	Republican
Justin Brannan (Bay Ridge)	Democratic	January 1, 2024 – present	Redistricted from the 43rd district and re-elected in 2023. Will term out in 2025 and will run for New York City Comptroller.

Recent election results

2025

The results of the Republican primary election for this district were delayed due to the certified margin of victory being less then twenty votes, triggering a hand recount under New York State election law. ^[7] On July 24, the New York City Board of Elections referred allegations of voter fraud to the Brooklyn District Attorney's office. ^{[8] [9]}

2025 New York City Council election, District 47 Republican primary ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Republican	George Sarantopoulous	2	1,126	50.4%	​​
	Republican	Richie Barsamian	2	1,110	49.6%	​​
	Write-in		1	41	1.8%	​​

2025 New York City Council election, District 47 Democratic primary & general election ^[11]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kayla Santosuosso	10,466	79.0
	Democratic	Fedir Usmanov	2,685	20.3
	Write-in		91	0.7
Total votes			13,242	100.0
General election
	Democratic	Kayla Santosuosso
	Working Families	Kayla Santosuosso
	Total	Kayla Santosuosso
	Republican	George Sarantopoulous
	Conservative	George Sarantopoulous
	Total	George Sarantopoulous
	Write-in
Total votes

2023 (redistricting)

During the 2021-23 term, Ari Kagan defected to the Republican Party. ^[12] In addition, 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. ^[13]

2023 New York City Council election, District 47 ^{[14] [15]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ari Kagan (incumbent)	1,634	75.3
	Republican	Anna Belfiore-Delfaus	271	12.5
	Republican	Avery Pereira	255	11.8
	Write-in		10	0.5
Total votes			2,170	100 [16]
General election
	Democratic	Justin Brannan (incumbent)	11,517	58.0
	Republican	Ari Kagan	7,216
	Conservative	Ari Kagan [17]	1,017
	Total	Ari Kagan (incumbent)	8,233	41.5
	Write-in		103	0.5
Total votes			19,853
	Democratic win (new boundaries)

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. ^[18]

2021 New York City Council election, District 47 Democratic primary ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Maximum round	Maximum votes	Share in maximum round	Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes
	Democratic	Ari Kagan	3	4,018	55.7%	​​
	Democratic	Steven Patzer	3	3,194	44.3%	​​
	Democratic	Joseph Packer	2	1,071	13.4%	​​
	Democratic	Alec Brook-Krasny	2	759	9.5%	​​
	Write-in		1	39	0.5%	​​

An interactive map of District 47

2021 New York City Council election, District 47 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ari Kagan	7,933	53.1
	Republican	Mark Szuszkiewicz	6,443
	Conservative	Mark Szuszkiewicz	532
	Total	Mark Szuszkiewicz	6,975	46.7
	Write-in		25	0.2
Total votes			14,933	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 47 ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Treyger	9,103
	Working Families	Mark Treyger	808
	Total	Mark Treyger (incumbent)	9,911	72.4
	Republican	Raimondo Denaro	3,205
	Conservative	Raimondo Denaro	546
	Total	Raimondo Denaro	3,751	27.4
	Write-in		24	0.2
Total votes			13,686	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 47 ^{[22] [23]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Treyger	3,234	45.9
	Democratic	Todd Dobrin	1,999	28.4
	Democratic	John Lisyanskiy	1,810	25.7
	Write-in		5	0.0
Total votes			7,048	100
General election
	Democratic	Mark Treyger	9,196	70.3
	Republican	Andrew Sullivan	2,849
	Conservative	Andrew Sullivan	640
	Total	Andrew Sullivan	3,489	26.7
	School Choice	Connis Mobley	247	1.9
	Write-in		144	1.1
Total votes			13,076	100
	Democratic hold

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17. Marked as Conservative/Parent Party.
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