New York's 7th congressional district is a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in New York City. It includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens. Democrat Nydia Velázquez represents the district in Congress. Velázquez has announced that she would not seek reelection in 2026.
Like many Congressional districts around the country, the New York Seventh's boundaries were drawn as to link disparate and widely separated neighborhoods with a large percentage of minority voters (see majority-minority districts). While no minority in the district constitutes an absolute majority, the boundaries group together heavily Puerto Rican neighborhoods in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens with white, wealthier neighborhoods in the borough of Brooklyn. The district ranks fifth among the state's congressional districts in its poverty rate of 19.0 percent, per a 2026 congressional study.Dalaker, Joseph; Leubsdorf, Ben; 'Income and Poverty by State and Congressional District' May 12, 2026, Table 4. Poverty Rate by Congressional District in 2024 https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48943
The district includes the Queens neighborhoods of Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, Maspeth, Ridgewood, and Woodhaven; the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Bushwick, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, East New York, East Williamsburg, Fort Greene, Greenpoint, and Williamsburg. Much of the district is at the heart of the so-called "commie corridor," a colloquial nickname due to the progressive neighborhoods within the district.
Until 2012, the 7th consisted of parts of Northern Queens and Eastern portions of the Bronx. The Queens portion included the neighborhoods of College Point, East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Woodside. The Bronx portion of the district included the neighborhoods of Co-op City, Morris Park, Parkchester, Pelham Bay, and Throgs Neck as well as City Island. Until the latest redistricting in 2022, the 7th also included a portion of Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Voter registration Voter registration and party enrollment as of February 20, 2025 Party Active voters Inactive voters Total voters Percentage Democratic 288,264 25,698 313,962 68.73% Republican 32,793 2,278 35,071 7.68% Working Families 2,509 172 2,681 0.59% Conservative 1,326 86 1,412 0.31% Other 5,521 607 6,128 1.34% Unaffiliated 90,299 7,238 97,537 21.35% Total 420,712 36,079 456,791 100%
Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentObama 83% - 17%2012 PresidentObama 88% - 12%2016 PresidentClinton 84% - 12% SenateSchumer 87% - 9%2018 SenateGillibrand 91% - 9% GovernorCuomo 85% - 9% Attorney GeneralJames 88% - 9%2020 PresidentBiden 79% - 19%2022 SenateSchumer 80% - 20% GovernorHochul 74% - 26% Attorney GeneralJames 78% - 22% ComptrollerDiNapoli 78% - 22%2024 PresidentHarris 72% - 26% SenateGillibrand 76% - 22%
History 2023—: Parts of Brooklyn and Queens 2013–2023: Parts of Brooklyn, Manhattan and QueensSpecial master releases draft congressional district maps; All of Cayuga in one districtNew York Redistricting New York Times, March 20, 2012 1993–2013: Parts of Bronx, Queens 1953–1993: Parts of Queens 1913–1953: Parts of Brooklyn
Various New York districts have been numbered "7" over the years, including areas in New York City and various parts of upstate New York.
Current composition The 7th district is located entirely in the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.
Brooklyn neighborhoods in the district include:
Bushwick Clinton Hill Cypress Hills East Williamsburg Fort Greene Greenpoint South Williamsburg Williamsburg
Queens neighborhoods in the district include:
Dutch Kills Glendale Hunters Point Long Island City Queensbridge Ravenswood Ridgewood Sunnyside Woodhaven
List of members representing the district The 7th District originally was the south Queens seat in the 1960s and 1970s (now the 6th District) and then became a central Queens seat (essentially the old 8th district) in the 1980s. Following the 1992 remap, much of the old 9th District was added. The 2002 remap placed much of the district in the Bronx, and it now resembles the 1970s era 10th District.