New York City's 43rd City Council district
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New York City's 43rd City Council district | |
|---|---|
.svg) Boundaries following the 2020 census | |
| Government | |
| • Councilmember | . Susan Zhuang . D–Bensonhurst |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 161,059 |
| Demographics | |
| • Asian | 52% |
| • White | 29% |
| • Hispanic | 14% |
| • Black | 1% |
| • Other | 2% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 50.4% |
| • Republican | 19.6% |
| • No party preference | 25.9% |
| Registered voters (2021) 105,453[2] | |
New York City's 43rd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Democrat Susan Zhuang since 2024, succeeding Justin Brannan.[3]
2020s
District 43 is based largely in Bensonhurst and its outlying neighborhoods, including portions of Sunset Park and Dyker Heights and smaller areas in Bath Beach, Borough Park and Gravesend. A majority of the district's population is Asian,[4] and in the run-up to the 2023 election, the district was marked as an "Asian-opportunity district".[5]
The district overlaps with Brooklyn Community Boards 7, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 15, and with New York's 8th, 9th, 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, 47th, 48th, 49th, and 51st districts of the New York State Assembly.[6]
2010s
District 43 was based in Bay Ridge and other neighborhoods along Brooklyn's southwestern waterfront, including Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, and parts of Bensonhurst.[7] Dyker Beach Park and Golf Course was located within the district, as is Calvert Vaux Park.
The district overlapped with Brooklyn Community Boards 10, 11, and 13, and with New York's 10th and 11th congressional districts. It also overlapped with the 22nd and 23rd districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 46th, 47th, 49th, 51st, and 64th districts of the New York State Assembly.[8]
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