New York City Council districts
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New York City Council districts are the local electoral divisions within New York City from which members of the City Council are elected to represent residents in municipal government.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: New York City Council districts Context triple: [New York congressional districts, distinctFrom, New York City Council districts]
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New York City Council District 11
New York City Council District 11 is a legislative district in the Bronx that elects a member to the New York City Council and includes neighborhoods such as Fieldston, Riverdale, and Kingsbridge.
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New York City Council District 30
New York City Council District 30 is a municipal legislative district in Queens, New York City, that elects a council member to the New York City Council.
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New York City Council District 39
New York City Council District 39 is a legislative district in Brooklyn that elects a member to the New York City Council and encompasses several neighborhoods in the borough.
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New York City Council District 1
New York City Council District 1 is a lower Manhattan council district that includes neighborhoods such as Chinatown, the Financial District, Tribeca, and parts of the Lower East Side.
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New York City Council District 32
New York City Council District 32 is a municipal legislative district in Queens, New York City, encompassing several neighborhoods along the borough’s southern and central areas and represented by an elected council member.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: New York City Council districts Target entity description: New York City Council districts are the local electoral divisions within New York City from which members of the City Council are elected to represent residents in municipal government.
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New York City Council District 11
New York City Council District 11 is a legislative district in the Bronx that elects a member to the New York City Council and includes neighborhoods such as Fieldston, Riverdale, and Kingsbridge.
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New York City Council District 30
New York City Council District 30 is a municipal legislative district in Queens, New York City, that elects a council member to the New York City Council.
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New York City Council District 39
New York City Council District 39 is a legislative district in Brooklyn that elects a member to the New York City Council and encompasses several neighborhoods in the borough.
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New York City Council District 1
New York City Council District 1 is a lower Manhattan council district that includes neighborhoods such as Chinatown, the Financial District, Tribeca, and parts of the Lower East Side.
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New York City Council District 32
New York City Council District 32 is a municipal legislative district in Queens, New York City, encompassing several neighborhoods along the borough’s southern and central areas and represented by an elected council member.
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Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral district
ⓘ
local government district ⓘ |
| administeredBy | New York City Board of Elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cannotCross | city boundary ⓘ |
| changedAfter | 1989 New York City Charter revision NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dataAvailableAs | GIS shapefiles ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | single-member districts ⓘ |
| elects | New York City Council member ⓘ |
| firstCreated | 1898 ⓘ |
| governingBody | New York City Council ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryType | contiguous territory ⓘ |
| hasExample |
New York City Council District 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City Council District 10 NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City Council District 23 NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City Council District 34 NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City Council District 51 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPredecessor | New York City Board of Aldermen districts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | municipal ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| mapPublishedBy |
New York City Department of City Planning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City Districting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayCross | neighborhood boundaries ⓘ |
| mustRespect |
communities of interest
ⓘ
minority voting rights ⓘ |
| numberOfDistricts | 51 ⓘ |
| partOf | municipal government of New York City ⓘ |
| populationBasis | total resident population ⓘ |
| populationEqualityPrinciple | one person one vote ⓘ |
| redistrictedEvery | 10 years ⓘ |
| redistrictingAuthority | New York City Districting Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| redistrictingBasis | United States decennial census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representationType | single council member per district ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
boroughs of New York City
ⓘ
congressional districts ⓘ counties of New York State ⓘ state legislative districts ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
New York City Charter
NERFINISHED
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New York State Election Law NERFINISHED ⓘ Voting Rights Act of 1965 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthOfRepresentative | 4 years ⓘ |
| termLimitOfRepresentative | 2 consecutive full terms ⓘ |
| typicalPopulationPerDistrict | approximately 170000 to 190000 residents ⓘ |
| usedFor | election of New York City Council members ⓘ |
| usedIn |
general elections for New York City Council
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party primary elections ⓘ special elections ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
first-past-the-post in general elections
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ranked-choice voting in primaries and special elections ⓘ |
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Subject: New York City Council districts Description of subject: New York City Council districts are the local electoral divisions within New York City from which members of the City Council are elected to represent residents in municipal government.
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New York City Council District (varies by redistricting)
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New York City Council (districts overlapping)
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New York City Council districts in The Bronx
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New York City legislative districts
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New York City Council districts (multiple)