New York State Independent Redistricting Commission

Lars
November 1, 2021
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These are my proposed changes to the "Letters" proposal for state senate districts.

Lars
November 1, 2021
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These are my proposed changes to the "Letters" proposal for congressional districts.

Lars
November 1, 2021
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This is my proposed state senate map for all of New York State. It goes along with my redistricting handout.

Lars
November 1, 2021
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This is my proposed congressional district map for all of New York State. The map goes with my redistricting handout.

James
October 31, 2021
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Downstate close-up of Objective Watershed-based Method for Statewide US Congressional Districts -- please see associated comments submitted

James
October 31, 2021
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Objective Watershed-based Method for Statewide US Congressional Districts

Daniel
October 25, 2021
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Capital Region Assembly Map - .csv file. PDF file also available.

Jasmin
October 23, 2021
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See attached.

Dylan
October 21, 2021
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This is a map of the Rochester neighborhoods which should all be considered communities of interest when drawing maps.

Dylan
October 17, 2021
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This map specifically relates to the Rochester region and fixes some of the issues that local advocates had with splitting up communities of interest within the city. It also proposes a change in the southern part of Monroe County as it relates to Assembly districts.

Michael
October 3, 2021
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Hello, I am a resident of southern Brooklyn in the neighborhood of Bensonhurst. After viewing the "Letters" and "Names" proposals introduced by your commission, I noticed that the "Letters" plan takes my community out of Nicole Malliotakis's Staten Island district and places me in Nydia Velazquez's district which connects to Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn. Not only would my community be at the southern tip of Velazquez's district, but it would be unlike the rest of the district politically. I can see the Verrazano Bridge from my window, and many people that work here live in Staten Island, so I feel that Staten Island is a community of interest to mine. The "Letters" plan would be a disaster for our political influence. The "Names" plan does indeed keep me in the Staten Island congressional district, however the closest high school to me and many of the grocery stores I shop at are in other districts. It splits the Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst area. I attached my rendition of the Staten Island congressional district, which I feel is even better than the "Names" plan, and keeps all our communities of interest together. Please let me know what you think of this map and if you are willing to pass that. Thank you!

Stuart
September 28, 2021
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Both the letters and names map seem to be very partisan and separates cohesive communities in the name of changing the partisan balance. This is bad for democracy. I created this map - it is not perfect but tries to group communities together without having snaking gerrymandered districts. Thank you for your consideration.

Srikar
September 25, 2021
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2022-2032 Congressional Map. This map uses 2020 population data to balance districts with all population deviations (from the ideal district size) no more than 1000. Four districts have a partisan difference of no more than 2%: Staten Island, Sullivan/Ulster/Dutchess/Orange Counties, the Western Adirondacks, and the Finger Lakes/Southern Tier area.

Bartholomew
September 24, 2021
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I am submitting the attached State Senate map for the entire area North of the New York City line. This map presupposes that there the state is split such that there are 37 Senate Districts fully contained in New York City and Long Island, with the remaining 26 Senate Districts entirely north of New York City. This is closest whole number to an even geographic distribution. Since New York City has consistently seen higher growth rates than the state as a whole north of New York City, it is fair and proper for New York City districts to be slightly smaller than districts north of the city line. This plan only splits five municipalities; Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Yonkers, and Mount Vernon. Every other city and town is contained within a single Senate district and no city is split more than once. There are a minimal number of county splits made by choice – rather than because the population distribution requires it, all of which serve to unite clear communities of interest. Overall this map is compact (significantly more so than current maps, or in my judgment the proposals of the IRC), has relatively few districts that would be blowouts for either party, increases minority representation by ensuring minority communities are not split, and respects communities of interest. It is described, region by region, below. Westchester and Rockland Counties: Districts 38, 39, 40, and 41. All four districts are fully contained within a single county and have 40-66% minority residents. District 38 consists of the Town of Greenburgh, and portions of the cities of Yonkers and Mount Vernon. It is a minority coalition district under the VRA, potentially considered a Black district under the VRA. District 39 consists of the remainder of Southern Westchester, excepting the City of White Plains. When viewed in combination, Districts 38 and 39 are each within 500 people of the ideal district for this block of 26 districts. District 40 is entirely within Westchester County as well, comprising the city of White Plains and all but two municipalities north of the major highway of the region, I-287. It is within 1000 residents of the ideal district for this block of 26 districts. District 41 is all of Rockland County except for the Town of Stony Point. Rockland County has slightly too many residents to serve as a self-contained State Senate District so must divest itself of its smallest municipality, which is on the northern border of the county. Mid-Hudson and Capital Region: Districts 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, and 48. District 42 is composed of the rural parts of Orange County, Stony Point, and entirety of Sullivan and Delaware Counties. It generally follows the course of NY-17. This district brings together the heart of the Catskills region. District 44 is a similar largely rural district that generally follows the course of I-684 and the Taconic State Parkway along the Eastern Border of New York. The towns further away from the Hudson River share more in common with each other than they do with the denser urban centers along the Hudson. In Rensselear County this district includes the areas with a weak commuting relationship to the City of Albany. Districts 43 and 45 unite the medium-sized urban centers of Poughkeepsie – Newburgh – Middletown – Kingston. District 43 is a compact district combining Beacon, Newburgh, Middletown, and surrounding areas. District 45 combines the Poughkeepsie and Kingston, along with a number of smaller cities along the Hudson River, along with the adjacent counties of Schoharie and Greene. District 46 is the entirety of Albany County; the County is within 2% of the ideal district for the state as a whole and therefore must be its own district per the State Constitution. District 48 is the inner ring suburbs of Albany, and most of the secondary cities of the Albany Capital region, in Schenectady, Saratoga, and Rensselear counties. North Country and Central New York: Districts 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, and 54. These seven districts represents a number of unique and distinct communities of interest across a wide swathe of upstate New York. District 47 combines the entirety of Broome County and Tompkins County, plus a connecting strip of land in Tioga County. The twin metro areas of Ithaca and Binghamton, which have been growing increasingly connected in recent years, anchor this district. District 49 includes almost all of Saratoga County, and all of Warren, Essex, and Washington Counties. It is a rectangle along the state’s border with Vermont that includes Albany exurbs and parts of the Green Mountains and Adirondack Mountains. District 50 is the North Country of New York State: Clinton, Franklin, St. Lawrence, and most of Jefferson County. It includes the cities of Plattsburgh, Massena, and Watertown. District 51 is centered on the core of the Adirondack Mountains and the Mohawk Valley. It is almost entirely rural and contains no major or minor urban centers. It crosses several county lines to maintain an even straight border that fully contains a unique set of communities. District 52 is the heart of the Mohawk Valley region, including the cities of Utica, Rome, and Oneonta. It contains all of Otsego and Chenango counties, half of Madison County, and almost all of Oneida County. Districts 53 and 54 are centered on the major City of Syracuse, which they split. District 53 is generally the eastern and northern suburbs of Syracuse, plus half of the City, whereas district 54 are the southern and western suburbs, as well as the nearby minor cities of Seneca Falls, Auburn, and Cortland. Western New York & Southern Tier: Districts 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63. Half of these districts are largely rural with no major population centers within them. The other half split up the two largest cities in New York outside of New York City. District 60 and 61 are Buffalo and its inner suburbs. District 60 includes almost all of the majority black neighborhoods of Buffalo, keeping them united in a single district. Districts 57 and 58 are Rochester and its largest suburbs (with most of the majority black areas of Rochester kept in a single district), as well as the City of Geneseo approximately 30 miles south of the center of the City. District 55 is a sprawling district that stretches from the Finger Lakes, along the south shore of Lake Ontario, to Lake Oneida. It consists of all of Wayne and Ontario Counties, which make up most of its population, as well as parts of Oswego, Cayuga, and Seneca counties. District 56 consists of most of the Southern Tier and some of the least densely populated areas of New York State. District 59 is Niagara County and some outer suburbs of Buffalo in Erie County, while District 62 is the rural area between Buffalo and Rochester. District 63 is a large, mostly rural district in the southwest corner of the state.

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