Posted by A historic win for a black woman on Staten Island and a Chinese-American woman in Chinatown have helped make a little more election history — for the first time, people of color will hold the majority of seats on the New York City Council.
When newly elected members take office in January, the 51-person council will have 27 members of color, accounting for slightly more than 50 percent.
The shift reflects demographic change citywide. Non-Hispanic whites make up 35 percent of the population, while Hispanics are 28 percent, non-Hispanic blacks are at 24 percent, and non-Hispanic Asians at 12 percent, according to Census estimates.
