OTBKB’s Brooklyn City Council Cheat Sheet (33rd and 39th Edition)

The Democratic Primary is on September 15th.

Bill deBlasio is the current City Council member for the 39th District. He is running for Public Advocate, a city-wide position in the upcoming primary.

You can see a map of that 39th District here.

David Yassky is the current City Council member for the 33rd District. He is running for City Comptroller in the upcoming primary.

You can see a map of the 33rd District here.

Park Slope is divided into two districts. Check the maps to see which district you are in.

The 39th includes Carroll Gardens, the Gowanus area, parts of Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington and a small part of Boro Park.

The 33rd includes the North Slope, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, the Navy Yards, Williamsburg and Greenpoint.

Five Democratic candidates are running for City Council in the 39th. They are: Brad Lander, Josh Skaller, Bob Zuckerman, Gary Reilly, and John Heyer.

David Pechefsky is the Green candidate for the City Council in the 39th.

Seven Democratic candidates are running for City Council in the 33th. They are: Evan Thies, Jo Anne Simon, Doug Biviano, Ken Diamondstone, Issac Abraham, Ken Behr and Steve Levin.

Central Independent Democrats (CBID) is a local democratic group. They have already endorsed Josh Skaller for the 39th District, Jo Anne Simon for the 33rd and Norman Sigal for Public Advocate.

Independent Neighborhood Democrats is another local democratic group located in Carroll Gardens. They will be endorsing candidates on Thursday May 21.

New Kings Democrats is a grassroots Democratic group in Williamsburg. They have not yet made an endorsement.

Vito Lopez is the Assemblyman for the 53rd Assembly District. Candidate.