New York City's 6th City Council district

New York City's 6th City Council district
Government
• Councilmember	Gale Brewer (D—Upper West Side)
Population  (2010) [1]
• Total	163,820
Demographics
•  White	72%
•  Hispanic	11%
•  Asian	9%
•  Black	6%
• Other	2%
Registration
•  Democratic	69.8%
•  Republican	8.7%
• No party preference	18.6%
Registered voters (2021) 148,461 [2]

New York City's 6th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Gale Brewer, who took office in 2022. Brewer previously represented the district from 2002-2013, and served as Borough President of Manhattan in between her two Council stints. ^[3]

Geography

District 6 is nearly coterminous with Manhattan's Upper West Side, also covering a small section of Hells Kitchen. ^[4] Central Park, Manhattan's largest park and the most visited urban park in the country, is located in the district, as is the lower half of Riverside Park.

The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 4 and 7, and is contained entirely within New York's 10th congressional district. It also overlaps with the 27th, 29th, 30th, and 31st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 67th, 69th, and 75th districts of the New York State Assembly. ^[5]

Recent election results

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. ^[6]

An interactive map of District 6

2021 New York City Council election, District 6 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gale Brewer	21,594	54.8%
	Democratic	Maria Danzilo	5,834	14.8%
	Democratic	Sara Lind	5,166	13.1%
	Democratic	Jeffrey Omura	3,922	9.9%
	Democratic	David Gold	1,867	4.7%
	Democratic	Zack Weiner	959	2.4%
	Democratic	Write-ins	57	0.1%
Total votes			39,399	100.0%

General election ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gale Brewer	35,792	86.9
	Republican	Nancy Sliwa	5,194	12.6
	Write-in		191	0.5%
Total votes			41,177	100
	Democratic hold

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 6 ^{[10] [11]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Helen Rosenthal (incumbent)	13,529	64.9
	Democratic	Mel Wymore	6,446	30.9
	Democratic	Cary Goodman	824	4.0
Total votes			20,848	100
General election
	Democratic	Helen Rosenthal	29,518
	Working Families	Helen Rosenthal	2,771
	Total	Helen Rosenthal (incumbent)	32,289	86.9
	Republican	Hyman Drusin	3,731	10.0
	Stand Up Together	William Raudenbush	973	2.6
Total votes			37,146	100
	Democratic hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 6 ^{[12] [13]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Helen Rosenthal	7,716	26.8
	Democratic	Mel Wymore	6,440	22.4
	Democratic	Marc Landis	5,566	19.4
	Democratic	Noah Gotbaum	3,512	12.2
	Democratic	Ken Biberaj	2,645	9.2
	Democratic	Debra Cooper	2,482	8.6
	Democratic	Aaron Braunstein	387	1.3
Total votes			28,749	100
General election
	Democratic	Helen Rosenthal	29,586	78.2
	Republican	Harry Demell	4,928	13.0
	Working Families	Marc Landis	2,538	6.7
	Green	Thomas Siracuse	737	1.9
Total votes			37,815	100
	Democratic hold

Previous councilmembers

• Hugh Quinn (1949–1957)
• James Dulligan (1957)
• Eric J. Treulich (1957–1964)
• John J. Santucci (1964–1965)
• David B. Friedland (1965–1976)
• Arlene Stringer (1976–1977)
• Stanley Michels (1977–1991)
• Ronnie Eldridge (1991–2001)
• Gale Brewer (2002–2013)
• Helen Rosenthal (2014–2021)

References

1. "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
3. "District 6 - Gale Brewer". New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
6. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
7. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
8. "2021 NYC Election Results". New York Daily News. November 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021.
9. "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
10. "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
11. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
12. "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
13. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 6th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 15, 2021.