New York City's 40th City Council district
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New York City's 40th City Council district | |
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.svg) Boundaries following the 2020 census | |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | . Rita Joseph . D–Flatbush |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
• Total | 146,522 |
| Demographics | |
| • Black | 65% |
| • Hispanic | 17% |
| • White | 10% |
| • Asian | 5% |
| • Other | 3% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 78.3% |
| • Republican | 3.8% |
| • No party preference | 15.3% |
| Registered voters (2021) 108,994[2] | |
New York City's 40th City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Rita Joseph since 2022. She succeeded term-limited Mathieu Eugene, who unsuccessfully ran for Brooklyn Borough President in 2021.[3]
2020s
District 40 covers a series of majority-Black neighborhoods near the geographical center of Brooklyn, including all of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, most of Flatbush, and parts of Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Kensington, Borough Park and Windsor Terrace.[4] The Prospect Park Parade Ground is also located within the district.
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 7, 9, 12, 14, and 17, and with New York's 9th and 10th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 20th, 21st, and 22nd districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 42nd, 43rd, 44th, 48th and 58th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]
2010s
District 40 covers a series of majority-Black neighborhoods near the geographical center of Brooklyn, including all of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, most of Flatbush, and parts of East Flatbush, Crown Heights, Kensington, and Midwood.[6] The Prospect Park Parade Ground is also located within the district.
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 9, 12, 14, and 17, and with New York's 9th and 10th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 17th, 20th, and 21st districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 42nd, 43rd, and 44th districts of the New York State Assembly.[7]
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