Longwood is a mixed-use neighborhood in the southeast Bronx in New York City. Its boundaries,starting from the north and moving clockwise are East 167th Street to the north,the Bronx River and the Bruckner Expressway to east,East 149th Street to the south,and Saint Anns Avenue to the west. Southern Boulevard is the primary thoroughfare through Longwood.
Bronx Community Board 2 is a local government unit of the city of New York,encompassing the neighborhoods of Hunts Point and Longwood in the borough of the Bronx. It is delimited by the Bronx River on the east,Westchester Avenue,East 167th Street,and East 169th Street on the north,Prospect Avenue and East 149th Street to the west,and the East River on the south.
Inez E. Dickens is the Assemblymember for the 70th district of the New York State Assembly. She is a Democrat. The district includes portions of El Barrio,Hamilton Heights,Harlem,and Morningside Heights in Manhattan. She formerly served on the New York City Council from 2006 to 2016,representing the 9th district.
James Vacca is an American politician who served in the New York City Council from the 13th district from 2006 to 2017. He is a Democrat.
Maria del Carmen Arroyo is the former Council member for the 17th district of the New York City Council. She is a Democrat.
Helen K. Rosenthal is an American politician who served as a member of the New York City Council for the 6th district from 2014 through 2022. The district included the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Carmen De La Rosa is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,De La Rosa has represented District 10 on the New York City Council since January 2022. She previously represented the 72nd District in the New York State Assembly from 2017 to 2021.
The 2019 New York City Public Advocate special election was held on February 26,2019,to fill part of the unexpired term of Letitia James's vacated seat as New York City Public Advocate. It was triggered on January 1,2019,when James resigned to take office as Attorney General of New York.
The 2021 New York City mayoral election was held on November 2,2021. Incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio was term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election.
The 2021 New York City Council elections were held on November 2,2021. The primary elections were held on June 22,2021. There were several special elections for seats vacated in 2020 and early 2021;these special elections were the first to use ranked-choice voting in city council elections after it was approved by a ballot question in 2019 and the second to use ranked-choice voting since New York City repealed PR-STV in 1945. Due to redistricting after the 2020 Census,candidates also ran for two-year terms instead of four-year terms for the first time,stemming from the New York City Charter overhaul in 1989. Four-year terms will resume in the 2025 election after another two-year election in 2023.
The 2021 New York City borough president elections were held on November 2,2021. Four of the five incumbent borough presidents were unable to run for reelection due to term limits. Only the Queens borough president was eligible to seek re-election after winning a special election in 2020.
Darma V. Diaz is a Democratic politician. She is a former New York City Councilmember for the 37th district,which includes Bushwick,East New York,Cypress Hills,Ocean Hill-Brownsville,and Brownsville,Brooklyn. A member of the Democratic Party,she was elected unopposed in December 2020 following the resignation of Rafael Espinal. Diaz presided as Chair of the New York City Council's Committee on Women and Gender Equity.
The 2021 New York City Comptroller election consisted of Democratic and Republican primaries for New York City Comptroller on June 22,2021,followed by a general election on November 2,2021. The primaries were the first NYC Comptroller election primaries to use ranked-choice voting. The primary and general election were held alongside concurrent primaries and elections for mayor,Public Advocate,Borough Presidents,and City Council.
New York City's 8th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Diana Ayala since 2018,succeeding fellow Democrat and former Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.
New York City's 17th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Rafael Salamanca since a 2016 special election to succeed fellow Democrat Maria del Carmen Arroyo.
Amanda C. Farías is an American politician from New York City. She is the Democratic City Council Member for the 18th district of the New York City Council,which covers Soundview,Parkchester,and Castle Hill in the Bronx. She was elected Majority Leader of the New York City Council on January 3,2024. She is Chair of the Committee on Economic Development,and sit as a member on the following committees transportation,finance,sanitation,consumer and worker protection,cultural and intergoup relations,and Co-Chair of the Women’s Caucus,and a member of the Black,Latino and Asian Caucus and Progressive Caucus. In 2024,she became the first Latina to hold the position of majority leader in the city council.
Joann Ariola-Shanks is a councilwoman of the New York City Council,representing District 32 which includes Glendale,Woodhaven,Ozone Park,Howard Beach,Broad Channel,and the western half of the Rockaway Peninsula. She previously served as the chairwoman of the Queens Republican Party.
The 2023 New York City Council elections were held on November 7,2023,with primaries having occurred on June 27,2023. 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. Party nominees were chosen using ranked-choice voting.
The Bronx Republican Party,more commonly known as the Bronx GOP,is a regional affiliate of the United States Republican Party for the borough of the Bronx in New York City,New York.
The 2025 New York City Council elections will be held on November 4,2025,with primary elections occurring on June 24,2025. As in previous years,party nominees will be chosen using ranked-choice voting.
