New York City's 23rd City Council district
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New York City's 23rd City Council district | |
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.svg) Boundaries following the 2020 census | |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | Linda Lee (D—Oakland Gardens) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 151,382 |
| Demographics | |
| • Asian | 37% |
| • White | 31% |
| • Hispanic | 14% |
| • Black | 12% |
| • Other | 6% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 60.0% |
| • Republican | 12.8% |
| • No party preference | 24.0% |
| Registered voters (2021) 105,007[2] | |
New York City's 23rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Linda Lee since 2022. She replaced former council member Barry Grodenchik, who chose not to seek re-election in 2021.[3]
District 23 is based in the pseudo-suburbs of far eastern Queens, covering some or all of Glen Oaks, Bellerose, Fresh Meadows, Oakland Gardens, and Floral Park, and parts of Douglaston–Little Neck, Bayside, Hollis, and Queens Village.[4] Its border with Nassau County is the easternmost point in New York City. Cunningham Park and most of Alley Pond Park are located within the district.
The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 8, 11, 12, and 13 and with New York's 3rd, 5th, and 6th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 11th, 14th, and 16th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 24th, 25th, 26th, 29th, and 33rd districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
Recent election results
2025
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Linda Lee (incumbent) | 32,040 | 79.8 | |
| Conservative | Bernard Chow | 7,999 | 19.9 | |
| Write-in | 119 | 0.3 | ||
| Total votes | 40,158 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2023 (redistricting)
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.[7]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Linda Lee (incumbent) | 4,113 | 65.6 | |
| Democratic | Steve Behar | 1,917 | 29.2 | |
| Democratic | Rubaiya Rahman | 490 | 7.5 | |
| Write-in | 47 | 0.7 | ||
| Total votes | 6,567 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Linda Lee (incumbent) | 9,399 | 63.3 | |
| Republican | Bernard Chow[10] | 4,703 | ||
| Conservative | Bernard Chow[11] | 520 | ||
| Total | Bernard Chow | 5,223 | 35.2 | |
| Write-in | 219 | 1.5 | ||
| Total votes | 14,841 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
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.[12]
| Party | Candidate | Maximum round |
Maximum votes |
Share in maximum round |
Maximum votes First round votes Transfer votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Linda Lee | 5 | 7,173 | 54.5% |
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| Democratic | Jaslin Kaur | 5 | 5,992 | 45.5% |
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| Democratic | Steve Behar | 4 | 2,427 | 15.9% |
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| Democratic | Debra Markell | 4 | 2,300 | 15.1% |
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| Democratic | Sanjeev Jindal | 3 | 2,009 | 12.5% |
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| Democratic | Koshy Thomas | 2 | 788 | 4.8% |
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| Democratic | Harpreet Singh Toor | 2 | 688 | 4.2% |
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| Write-in | 1 | 57 | 0.3% |
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| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | James Reilly | 1,040 | 66.5 | |
| Republican | Alex Amoroso | 461 | 29.5 | |
| Write-in | 63 | 4.0 | ||
| Total votes | 1,564 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Linda Lee | 14,847 | 64.6 | |
| Republican | James Reilly | 7,112 | ||
| Conservative | James Reilly | 966 | ||
| Total | James Reilly | 8,078 | 35.2 | |
| Write-in | 53 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 22,978 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2017
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Barry Grodenchik (incumbent) | 4,639 | 79.2 | |
| Democratic | Benny Itteera | 1,183 | 20.2 | |
| Write-in | 33 | 0.6 | ||
| Total votes | 5,855 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Barry Grodenchik | 14,832 | ||
| Working Families | Barry Grodenchik | 851 | ||
| Total | Barry Grodenchik (incumbent) | 15,683 | 64.8 | |
| Republican | Joseph Concannon | 6,494 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Concannon | 1,349 | ||
| Stop De Blasio | Joseph Concannon | 208 | ||
| Total | Joseph Concannon | 8,051 | 33.2 | |
| John Y. Lim | John Lim | 462 | 1.9 | |
| Write-in | 18 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 24,214 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2015 special
In 2015, Councilman Mark Weprin took a position in the administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo, leaving his seat vacant. Most special elections in New York City are officially nonpartisan, but because the election to fill Weprin's seat coincided with the 2015 municipal elections, a standard partisan primary and general election were held.
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Barry Grodenchik | 1,942 | 27.1 | |
| Democratic | Bob Friedrich | 1,633 | 22.8 | |
| Democratic | Rebecca Lynch | 1,466 | 20.4 | |
| Democratic | Satnam Singh Parhar | 1,184 | 16.5 | |
| Democratic | Ali Najmi | 661 | 9.2 | |
| Democratic | Celia Dosamantes | 275 | 3.8 | |
| Write-in | 11 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 7,172 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Barry Grodenchik | 6,156 | 55.0 | |
| Republican | Joseph Concannon | 3,216 | ||
| Conservative | Joseph Concannon | 940 | ||
| Reform | Joseph Concannon | 86 | ||
| Total | Joseph Concannon | 4,242 | 37.9 | |
| Working Families | Rebecca Lynch | 787 | 7.0 | |
| Write-in | 9 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 11,194 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mark Weprin (incumbent) | 16,788 | 84.0 | |
| Reform | Joseph Concannon | 3,172 | 15.9 | |
| Write-in | 26 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 19,986 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "Census Demographics at the NYC City Council district (CNCLD) level". NYC Open Data. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Council District Summary Report" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. February 21, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "District 23 - Linda Lee". New York City Council. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Council Members & Districts". New York City Council. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "NYC Boundaries Map". BetaNYC. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2025 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "2023 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
- ↑ "General Election 2023 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ↑ Marked as "Republican/Common Sense".
- ↑ Marked as "Conservative/Medical Freedom".
- ↑ Rachel Holliday Smith (January 18, 2021). "How Does Ranked Choice Voting Work in New York City?". The City. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, DEM Council Member 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ↑ "2021 Primary Official Ranked Choice Rounds, REP Council Member 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2021 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2017 - Democratic Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2017 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "Primary Election 2015 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2015 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "General Election 2013 - Member of the City Council, 23rd Council District" (PDF). New York City Board of Elections. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
