New York City's 7th City Council district
Place
New York City's 7th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council . It is currently represented by Democrat Shaun Abreu , who took office in 2022.[ 3]
Geography
District 7 covers a series of small neighborhoods in upper Manhattan , including Hamilton Heights , Morningside Heights , Manhattanville , Manhattan Valley , and parts of Washington Heights and the Upper West Side .[ 4] Columbia University , Riverside Church , Grant's Tomb , Morningside Park , and the northern half of Riverside Park are all located within the district.
The district overlaps with Manhattan Community Boards 7 , 9 , and 12 and with New York's 10th and 13th congressional districts . It also overlaps with the 30th and 31st districts of the New York State Senate , and with the 69th, 70th, and 71st districts of the New York State Assembly .[ 5]
Recent election results
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]
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.[ 8]
An interactive map of District 7
2017
2013
2013 New York City Council election , District 7[ 13] [ 14]
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Mark Levine 7,454
41.4
Democratic
Joyce Johnson
3,108
17.3
Democratic
Luis Tejada
2,561
14.2
Democratic
Miguel Lantigua
1,354
7.5
Democratic
Alicia Barksdale
821
4.6
Democratic
David Sasscer-Burgos
679
3.8
Democratic
Zead Ramadan
657
3.6
Democratic
Mark Otto
619
3.4
Democratic
Rubén Dario Vargas
523
2.9
Democratic
Brodie Enoch
231
1.3
Write-in
3
0.0
Total votes
18,010
100
General election
Democratic
Mark Levine 18,105
Working Families
Mark Levine 1,168
Total
Mark Levine 19,273
87.5
Green
Christina Gonzalez
1,700
7.7
Write-in
Luis Tejada
960
4.4
Write-in
101
0.4
Total votes
22,034
100
Democratic hold
References
^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level" . NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 16, 2021 .^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2021 .^ "District 7 - Shaun Abreu" . New York City Council. Retrieved January 4, 2022 .^ "Council Members & Districts" . New York City Council. Retrieved June 16, 2021 .^ "NYC Boundaries Map" . BetaNYC. Retrieved June 16, 2021 .^ 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 . ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 7, 2023 .^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?" . The City. Retrieved June 16, 2021 . ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 7th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021 .^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021 .^ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 16, 2021 .^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 16, 2021 .^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 16, 2021 .^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 7th Council District" (PDF) . New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 16, 2021 .
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