New York City's 32nd City Council district

Place
New York City's 32nd City Council district
Government
 • Councilmember. Joann Ariola
. R–Howard Beach
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total163,306
Demographics
 • White38%
 • Hispanic30%
 • Asian15%
 • Black8%
 • Other8%
Registration
 • Democratic56.0%
 • Republican18.2%
 • No party preference21.7%
Registered voters (2021) 97,851[2]

New York City's 32nd City Council district is one of 51 districts in the New York City Council. It has been represented by Republican Joann Ariola since 2022. She replaced Eric Ulrich, who was term limited in 2021 and could not seek re-election.[3] Until 2021, it was the only district in the city outside of Staten Island to be represented by a Republican.

Geography

District 32 is based in a geographically splintered set of neighborhoods centered around Jamaica Bay, covering parts of southeastern Queens, the western half of the Rockaways, and the islands in between the two. Communities within the district include Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Belle Harbor, Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Rockaway Park, Neponsit, Roxbury, and parts of South Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, and Woodhaven. Jacob Riis Park, Fort Tilden, Breezy Point Tip, Spring Creek Park, and most of Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge are also located within the district.[4]

The district overlaps with Queens Community Boards 9, 10, and 14, and with New York's 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th congressional districts. It also overlaps with the 10th, 12th, and 15th districts of the New York State Senate, and with the 23rd, 28th, 31st, and 38th districts of the New York State Assembly.[5]

List of members representing the district

Members Party Years served Electoral history
District established January 1, 1974

Howard Golden
(Bensonhurst) 		Democratic January 1, 1974 –
December 4, 1976 		Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1973.
Re-elected in 1974.
Resigned to become Brooklyn Borough President.
Vacant December 4, 1976 –
December 7, 1976

Edward M. Rappaport
(Kensington) 		Democratic December 7, 1976 –
December 31, 1977 		Appointed to finish Golden's term.
Lost renomination.

Susan Alter
(East Flatbush) 		Democratic January 1, 1978 –
December 31, 1982 		Elected in 1977.
Redistricted to the 25th district.

Noach Dear
(Borough Park) 		Democratic January 1, 1983 –
December 31, 1991 		Elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1985.
Re-elected in 1989.
Redistricted to the 44th district.

Walter Ward
(Howard Beach) 		Democratic January 1, 1992 –
December 31, 1993 		Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1991.
Lost re-election.

Alfonso C. Stabile
(Howard Beach) 		Republican January 1, 1994 –
December 31, 2001 		Elected in 1993.
Re-elected in 1997.
Termed out and ran for Queens Borough President.

Joseph Addabbo Jr.
(Ozone Park) 		Democratic January 1, 2002 –
December 31, 2008 		Elected in 2001.
Re-elected in 2003.
Re-elected in 2005.
Resigned when elected to the New York State Senate.
Vacant December 31, 2008 –
February 24, 2009

Eric Ulrich
(Ozone Park) 		Republican February 24, 2009 –
December 31, 2020 		Elected to finish Addabbo's term.
Re-elected in 2009.
Re-elected in 2013.
Re-elected in 2017.
Termed out.

Joann Ariola
(Howard Beach) 		Republican January 1, 2021 –
Elected in 2021.
Re-elected in 2023.

Recent election results

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.[6]

2023 New York City Council election, District 32[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joann Ariola 7,568
Conservative Joann Ariola 1,414
Total Joann Ariola 8,982 95.1
Write-in 458 4.9
Total votes 9,440 100.0
Republican 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.[8]

2021 New York City Council election, District 32 Democratic primary[9]
Party Candidate Maximum
round 		Maximum
votes 		Share in
maximum
round 		Maximum votes
First round votesTransfer votes
Democratic Felicia Singh 3 4,686 52.5%
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Democratic Mike Scala 3 4,248 47.5%
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Democratic Helal Sheikh 2 1,100 10.8%
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Democratic Bella Matias 2 817 8.0%
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Democratic Kaled Alamarie 2 702 6.9%
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Democratic Shaeleigh Severino 2 261 2.6%
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Write-in 1 163 1.6%
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Map
An interactive map of District 32
2021 New York City Council election, District 32 Republican primary & general election[10][11]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joann Ariola 2,378 82.0
Republican Steve Sirgiovanni 494 17.0
Write-in 28 1.0
Total votes 2,900 100
General election
Republican Joann Ariola 15,216
Conservative Joann Ariola 1,694
Total Joann Ariola 16,910 66.2
Democratic Felicia Singh 8,322 32.6
Community First Kenichi Wilson 283 1.1
Write-in 40 0.1
Total votes 25,555 100
Republican hold

Endorsements

Joann Ariola (R)
U.S. Representatives
State Legislators
  • Phil Goldfeder, Former Member of the New York State Assembly from the 23rd district (Democratic)[13]
Local Officials
  • Eric Ulrich, Member of the New York City Council from the 32nd district[14]
  • Robert Holden, Member of the New York City Council from the 30th district (Democratic)[15]
  • Danny Ruscillo, NYPD Community Parter for the 100th Precinct[16]
  • Joe Fox, Former Chief of Transit for the NYPD[17]
  • Augustus Agate, Former New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (Democratic)[18]
  • Romeo Hitlall, President of the Richmond Hill-South Ozone Park Lions Club (Democratic)[18]
Labor Unions
Individuals
Organizations
  • Sant Baba Prem Singh Sikh Cultural Society of New York[26]
Newspapers
Felicia Singh (D)
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State Officials
State Legislators
Local Officials
Organizations
Labor unions
Individuals
Newspapers

2017

2017 New York City Council election, District 32[49][50]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Scala 2,319 43.6
Democratic Helal Sheikh 1,587 29.9
Democratic William Ruiz 1,329 25.0
Write-in 78 1.5
Total votes 5,313 100
General election
Republican Eric Ulrich 12,607
Conservative Eric Ulrich 2,037
Independence Eric Ulrich 624
Reform Eric Ulrich 162
Total Eric Ulrich (incumbent) 15,430 65.6
Democratic Mike Scala 8,037 34.2
Write-in 40 0.2
Total votes 23,507 100
Republican hold

2013

2013 New York City Council election, District 32[51][52]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lew Simon 4,135 65.7
Democratic William Ruiz 2,158 34.3
Write-in 3 0.0
Total votes 6,296 100
General election
Republican Eric Ulrich 8,512
Conservative Eric Ulrich 1,478
Independence Eric Ulrich 498
Total Eric Ulrich (incumbent) 10,488 53.6
Democratic Lew Simon 9,080 46.4
Write-in 13 0.1
Total votes 19,581 100
Republican hold

2009

2009 New York City Council election, District 32[53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Ulrich 9,829
Independence Eric Ulrich 1,280
Conservative Eric Ulrich 1,260
Total Eric Ulrich 12,369 58.7
Democratic Frank Gulluscio 8,246
Working Families Frank Gulluscio 441
Total Frank Gulluscio 8,687 41.3
Write-in 0 0.0
Total votes 21,056 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2009 special

2009 New York City Council special election, District 32[54]
Party Candidate Votes %
People First Eric Ulrich 3,549 44.5
Good Government Lew Simon 2,555 32.1
Community First Geraldine Chapey 920 11.5
Voice of the People Mike Riccato 729 9.2
Write-in Glenn Diresto 183 2.3
Write-in 31 0.4
Total votes 7,967 100

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