New York City's 37th City Council district
New York City's 37th City Council district | |
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| Government | |
| • Councilmember | . Sandy Nurse . D–Cypress Hills |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 158,438 |
| Demographics | |
| • Hispanic | 56% |
| • Black | 30% |
| • Asian | 6% |
| • White | 4% |
| • Other | 4% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 75.0% |
| • Republican | 4.7% |
| • No party preference | 17.7% |
| Registered voters (2021) 96,282[2] | |
New York City's 37th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It is currently represented by Democrat Sandy Nurse, who took office in 2022.[3]
Geography[edit]
District 37 covers a series of majority-Hispanic neighborhoods along Brooklyn's northern border, including a large swath of Bushwick as well as Ocean Hill, Cypress Hills, City Line, and small parts of East New York and Brownsville.[4]
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 4, 5, and 16, and with New York's 7th and 8th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 18th, 19th, and 25th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 53rd, 54th, 55th, and 60th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Members representing the district[edit]
| Members | Party | Years served | Electoral history | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District established January 1, 1992 | ||||
_(cropped).jpg) Martin M. Dilan (Cypress Hills) |
Democratic | January 1, 1992 – December 31, 2001 |
Elected in 1991. Re-elected in 1993. Re-elected in 1997. Termed out and ran New York State Senate. | |
Erik M. Dilan (Cypress Hills) |
Democratic | January 1, 2002 – December 31, 2013 |
Elected in 2001. Re-elected in 2003. Re-elected in 2005. Re-elected in 2009. Termed out and ran for U.S. House of Representatives. | |
 Rafael Espinal (Cypress Hills) |
Democratic | January 1, 2014 – January 26, 2020 |
Elected in 2013. Re-elected in 2017. Resigned. | |
| Vacant | January 26, 2020 – November 4, 2020 |
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Darma Diaz (Cypress Hills) |
Democratic | November 4, 2020 – December 31, 2021 |
Elected to finish Espinal's term. Lost renomination. | |
.jpg) Sandy Nurse (Cypress Hills) |
Democratic | January 1, 2022 – current |
Elected in 2021. Re-elected in 2023. | |
Recent election results[edit]
2023 (redistricting)[edit]
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sandy Nurse | 3,765 | ||
| Working Families | Sandy Nurse | 1,004 | ||
| Total | Sandy Nurse (incumbent) | 4,769 | 88.7 | |
| Republican | Isaiah Vega | 461 | ||
| Conservative | Isaiah Vega[8] | 93 | ||
| Total | Isaiah Vega | 554 | 10.3 | |
| Write-in | 55 | 1.0 | ||
| Total votes | 5,378 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2021[edit]
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.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votesTransfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sandy Nurse | 5 | 6,124 | 65.4% |
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| Democratic | Darma Diaz (incumbent) | 5 | 3,247 | 34.6% |
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| Democratic | Misba Abdin | 4 | 1,154 | 11.0% |
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| Democratic | Heriberto Mateo | 4 | 1,071 | 10.2% |
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| Democratic | Rick Echevarria | 2 | 558 | 5.1% |
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| Democratic | Chris Durosinmi | 2 | 340 | 3.1% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 25 | 0.2% |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sandy Nurse | 8,884 | 86.4 | |
| Republican | Franklin Gonzalez | 1,369 | 13.3 | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 10,273 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020 special[edit]
In January 2020, Councilman Rafael Espinal resigned in order to take a job with the Freelancers Union, leaving his seat vacant. An April special election was called, but due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was moved to align with the concurrent 2020 elections. While the election initially appeared to be a competitive contest between Darma Diaz, Sandy Nurse, and several other candidates, a complex series of judicial rulings and political maneuvers meant that all candidates but Diaz were removed from the ballot, and Diaz won both the primary and general elections uncontested.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Darma Diaz | 37,228 | 99.4 | |
| Write-in | 235 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 37,463 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Rafael Espinal (incumbent) | 10,369 | 89.8 | |
| Green | Persephone Sarah Jane Smith | 1,152 | 10.0 | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 11,541 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013[edit]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Rafael Espinal | 3,538 | 45.9 | |
| Democratic | Kimberly Council | 2,459 | 31.9 | |
| Democratic | Heriberto Mateo | 927 | 12.0 | |
| Democratic | Helal Sheikh | 792 | 10.3 | |
| Write-in | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 7,716 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Rafael Espinal | 9,058 | 86.1 | |
| Working Families | Kimberly Council | 1,235 | 11.7 | |
| Conservative | Michael Freeman-Saulsberre | 230 | 2.2 | |
| Write-in | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Total votes | 10,527 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "District 37 - Sandy Nurse". New York City Council. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
- ^ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved July 1, 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 2023 - Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ Marked as "Conservative/Medical Freedom".
- ^ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2021.
- ^ Samar Khurshid (December 28, 2020). "Newly-Seated Brooklyn City Council Member Quickly Faces Tough 2021 Primary". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2020 - Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "Primary Election 2013 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ^ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 37th Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
