New York City's 47th City Council district

New York City's 47th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Republican Ari Kagan since 2022; Kagan succeeded Mark Treyger, who could not run again in 2021 due to term limits.[3]

New York City's 47th City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember. Ari Kagan
. R–Gravesend
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total161,814
Demographics
 • White57%
 • Asian19%
 • Hispanic14%
 • Black9%
 • Other2%
Registration
 • Democratic52.9%
 • Republican17.3%
 • No party preference27.0%
Registered voters (2021) 92,039[2]

Geography

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.[4] 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.[5]

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 2007.
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 –
Elected in 2021.
Switched parties in 2022.
Republican

Recent election results

2023 (redistricting)

During the 2021-23 term, Ari Kagan defected to the Republican Party. 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.[6]

2023 New York City Council election, District 47[7]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ari Kagan 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 [8]
General election
Republican Ari Kagan
Conservative Ari Kagan[9]
Total Ari Kagan (incumbent)
Democratic Justin Brannan (incumbent)
Write-in
Total votes

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.[10]

2021 New York City Council election, District 47 Democratic primary[11]
Party Candidate Maximum
round		 Maximum
votes		 Share in
maximum
round		 Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Ari Kagan 3 4,018 55.7%
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Democratic Steven Patzer 3 3,194 44.3%
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Democratic Joseph Packer 2 1,071 13.4%
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Democratic Alec Brook-Krasny 2 759 9.5%
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Write-in 1 39 0.5%
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2021 New York City Council election, District 47 general election[12]
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[13]
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[14][15]
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

References
  1. "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  2. "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. "District 47 – Ari Kagan". New York City Council. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  4. "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  5. "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 6, 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, REP Council Member 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  8. Numbers may not add up to 100 due to rounding.
  9. Marked as Conservative/Parent Party.
  10. Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  11. "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  12. "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
  13. "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  14. "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  15. "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 47th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
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