New West Village Congressional District 10 Draws A Crowd: What To Know

WEST VILLAGE, NY — Barring the unexpected, Rep. Jerry Nadler will no longer be the West Village representative in Congress come November. It will be the first time in 30 years he does not hold the District 10 seat.

Who will be his successor?

On Monday, court-designated Special Master Jonathan Cervas released a draft of the New York congressional district lines, with a final version of the map set to be confirmed on Friday after approval from the New York State Court of Appeals.

If the newly-mapped District 10 is confirmed, Nadler has announced he will run for District 12 against ally Rep. Carolyn Maloney, which will now have his longtime Upper West Side neighborhood within its borders.

Nadler's exit means the new District 12 seat is empty, and it has become quite the draw for elected officials.

The new District 10 covers the entirety of Lower Manhattan from 14th Street down and includes Park Slope and Borough Hall in Brooklyn.

Here's who has announced their intention to run, or is currently weighing the possibility of running, if the new congressional districts are confirmed on Friday.

Bill de Blasio: Former Mayor and Park Slope Council Member

That's right, people. Bill de Blasio might be making his return to New York City politics as the possible congressional representative for the district that includes the West Village and Greenwich Village.

On Wednesday, the former mayer said he is considering a run for Congress in the newly-mapped District 10.

"Today I am forming an Exploratory Committee for the new #NY10," he tweeted Wednesday afternoon. "I am ready to serve to continue the fight against inequality."

De Blasio also has ties to the district as the Park Slope City Council rep from 2002 to 2009 and a longtime resident of the neighborhood.

Brad Hoylman: NY State Senator District 27

Hoylman, who has represented Lower Manhattan in the State Senate for years, announced his run for the proposed District 10 shortly after the draft of the new map was released.

"With the Roe draft decision, LGBTQIA kids attacked every day, the gun violence epidemic, and the climate crisis, it's clear we need progressive, experienced leadership in Washington," Hoylman tweeted. "That's why I’m very seriously considering a run for the proposed NY-10."

He has since confirmed his intention to run for the seat.

Carlina Rivera: Manhattan District 2 Council Member

Rivera, who has represented Lower Manhattan in the City Council since 2018, is also considering a run for the new congressional seat that would include the majority of neighborhoods she currently represents, sources told The City.

She, however, has not made any public statements about her decision to do so.

Yuh-Line Niou: District 65 Assembly Member

Niou, who has represented Lower Manhattan in the Assembly since 2017, has admitted to considering a run for the new congressional seat.

"Yuh-Line is incredibly humbled and honored to be considered as a potential candidate in New York's new 10th Congressional district," a statement from Niou's team read. "With a career spent organizing broad and deep coalitions for real, progressive change, Yuh-Line is seriously considering entering the NY-10 race."

Robert Caroll: 44th District Assembly Member

Caroll is part of the Brooklyn contingent of candidates as he currently represents the area that covers both Borough Park and Park Slope.

“I have received an outpouring of support from community leaders urging me to run in #NY10. Our country is at a crossroads and we need progressive leadership that can get results,” Carroll said in a tweet on Monday. “Over the next few days I will decide with my family and friends on how I can best serve New York.”

Other names considering runs are Assembly members Simcha Felder and Jo Anne Simon.

There was also speculation that former NYC Comptroller and mayoral candidate Scott Stringer would run for the seat, but it has since been reported that he is eying a newly drawn State Senate sat on the Upper West Side.

New Yorkers will cast a vote in Congressional and state Senate primaries on Aug. 23 — leaving enough time for new maps to be drawn — but the state Assembly race (for which the Democrat-redrawn maps were not thrown out) and other races, including that for governor, will remain on the original June 28 date.

Let us know in the comment section who would best replace Nadler in the District 10 seat, and specifically what you thought about the possibility of de Blasio returning to politics to represent the West Village and Greenwich Village.