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New York

Who represents New York in Congress and how to reach them, the Black community by the numbers, the national stories told with New York’s own figures, and what Black newspapers here are reporting. Each figure names its official source.

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Coming to your state

What will New York City decide on November 3, and who gets the contracts?

New York City voters face five charter proposals on November 3, placed by the city's Commission on Government Efficiency. One would change how the city buys goods and services. The New York Amsterdam News reports that only 5% of city contracting goes to minority and women owned firms, against a goal near 30%. Another would set a rainy day fund target of 12% of tax revenue. (New York Amsterdam News, October 15, 2026)

Your numbers

About 147,000 Black New Yorkers said they were registered but did not vote in 2024, compared with about 139,000 in 2020. (Census Bureau survey estimate)

Who pays

The contracting rules govern how the city spends its own tax dollars. SourceLine takes no side on the proposals.

Who decides

Voters decide these five on November 3. After that, the City Council and the agencies carry them out.

What is coming to New York

Today you can see your members of Congress, your state legislators and Black New York by the numbers. When SourceLine is complete here, you will see every City Council vote, by name, at your address.

Read the Amsterdam News story · The story and its reporting belong to the outlet that published it. Survey figures are estimates with wider ranges in smaller states.

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About these figures

Every figure on this page shows the year it describes. Public agencies release their numbers on their own schedules, often a year or more after the work of counting is done. The Census Bureau, for example, publishes its five year community survey each December, and the national reading test is given every two years. That is why some figures are not from this year. SourceLine updates each one as soon as the agency publishes it.

For some counties and small towns, SourceLine has not found meeting records online. Where it has not, we add them as they become available. A page that says SourceLine hasn’t updated a record yet means exactly that.