Membership of the New York City Council

Updated on Dec 30, 2023

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The list of New York City Council members below is current as of February 2016. There are currently 48 Democrats and 3 Republicans on the Council.

For notable past members of the Council, see Category:New York City Council members.

Members by Borough

16 Brooklyn

14 Queens

10 Manhattan

8 Bronx

3 Staten Island

First female member: Genevieve Earle

First Asian-American member: John Liu (elected 2001)

First Asian-American Republican Elected member: Peter Koo (elected 2009; switched party affiliation to Democratic in 2012)

First openly-gay male members: Thomas Duane and Antonio Pagán (both elected 1991)

First female speaker: Christine Quinn (elected Speaker 2005)

First Latina speaker: Melissa Mark-Viverito (elected Speaker 2014)

First Puerto Rican female member: Nydia Velázquez

First African-American female member: Mary Pinkett

First African-American male member: Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

Youngest Elected member: Eric Ulrich (elected 2009)

First Mexican-American elected member: Carlos Menchaca (elected 2013)

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