Big day for the Commission tomorrow! We will be releasing our draft plans. We can’t wait to get feedback from the public on them. Watch our Public Meeting at 1pm tomorrow on our website.
Draft day means something different at the Independent Redistricting Commission! We are so looking forward to getting feedback from the public after today’s meeting.
We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr. John Flateau, a luminary in the field of voting rights and redistricting. His profound contributions and generosity of knowledge left an indelible mark on this commission and beyond.
Did you know? You can participate in any of our public hearings virtually too. Take a look at our schedule and find the hearing that’s closest to your community:
The Commission would like to thank all New Yorkers who have participated in our listening tour, sent in your maps, and written us with your comments and suggestions. This process wouldn’t be possible without you!
This Thanksgiving, we’re thankful for each and every New Yorker who has taken the time to submit a public comment, draw a map, or testify at a public hearing. Your input is invaluable to the Commission!
Today marks the first of our community- specific public meetings! First up, Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Watch the meeting streamed live on our website or on our facebook
Save the Date: The U.S. Census Bureau will hold a news conference to discuss the release of the first local level results from the
#2020Census
this Thursday, August 12 @ 1PM ET.
The IRC so appreciates all of the community members who have taken time to share their input with the Commission thus far, and we can't wait to hear more!
Queens! Sign up before 3pm today for our Queens public hearing, taking place
@YorkCollegeCUNY
on Wednesday. We can’t wait to hear about your community and the places that keep you together. Sign up at
The IRC had such a great time listening to the residents of Queens this afternoon. Manhattan and the Bronx - you’re next! Sign up to join us on Monday at
North Country and Mohawk Valley - join us this Thursday at 2pm to tell the Commissioners how you feel about your community’s lines! Register to speak and learn more at
Long Island, you’re up next week! We’ll be in Nassau on Monday and Suffolk on Tuesday. Come tell the Commission about your communities and the places that keep you together! Register to testify in person or virtually at
Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth at
@BPHACaucus
#caucusweekend2023
! We love talking to New Yorkers about ways they can participate in the redistricting process!
Thanks to everyone who has participated in our first four public hearings. The Commission loves hearing from New Yorkers representing their communities in the Assembly Redistricting process!
📣 The
@NYS_IRC
's public hearing on New York's redistricting process this year will begin at 2PM.
To view the live stream, provide public comment, and learn more about redistricting, visit:
Attention all New Yorkers - the Commission wants to hear from you before the first drafts are drawn! Join us this Sunday, August 15th at 3pm for our final public meeting. Sign up to speak or submit written comment at
New York - can you hear us? We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts with the IRC before the first draft maps are drawn, this Sunday, August 15th at 3pm. Sign up by tomorrow at 5pm at
And that’s a wrap of our 12 public hearing state wide tour! Thanks to all of the New Yorkers that have joined us in person or virtually. Couldn’t make it? Don’t worry, we’re still open for input on our website:
Still need a New Year's resolution? How about getting more involved in the future of your community! The Independent Redistricting Commission is seeking input on the future of your Assembly district lines. Check out our draft map on our website and let us know what you think!
Live in the Bronx? We want to hear from you! Sign up to join us at our next public meeting for resident of Bronx and New York Counties, this Monday at 2pm.
Albany, we want to hear from you! Join us Monday August 2nd as the Commission listens to public comment from residents of the Capital region. Go to to register and learn more!
Very excited to announce we have published our draft map! The maps and accompanying relevant data are available for viewing and download on our website!
T-2 Hours until the Commission will be joined by the communities of Brooklyn and Staten Island. We invite all to watch their presentations to the IRC at or on our facebook page:
Thanks again to the students,
@SyracuseU
and all of today’s participants in our public hearing today. The Commission loves hearing from all New Yorkers! North Country, we’re looking forward to hearing from you tomorrow!
In addition to our draft plans, yesterday the Commission released public submissions we’ve received in our first phase. Check out what your fellow New Yorkers have told the Commission so far:
Call yourself a New Yorker? Great - the Independent Redistricting Commission wants to hear from you this Sunday, August 15th at 3pm. Sign up to speak or submit written comment and/or maps at
Our meeting today has been rescheduled due to Hurricane Ida. The public meeting will be held on Thursday September 9th at 4:00pm. Please be safe out there!
Did you miss us? We’re back just in time for the new year. The Commission will be meeting tomorrow, December 28th at 12pm. Join us in person or follow along from home at
The Independent Redistricting Commission will be holding a final catch-all virtual hearing on Sunday, Dec. 5 if you haven't been able to make any of the 23 previous ones
The Commission is so enjoying hearing input from the residents of the Finger Lakes and Western New York today. If you couldn't make your region's meeting, please join us this Sunday at 3pm to tell us about your community. Sign ups are at
We look forward to hearing public comment from residents of Nassau and Suffolk Counties tomorrow at 2pm! Sign-ups to present virtually are closed but we invite you to submit written testimony and watch the public meeting at our website:
Thank you to the residents of Central New York and the Southern Tier for sharing their thoughts with the Commission this afternoon. Western New York and Finger Lakes, you're up next! Register to speak at Thursday's meeting at
Thanks to everyone who has participated in our public hearings so far! Looking forward to our final public hearings this week in Nassau and Suffolk. Head to to sign up and learn more!
That’s a wrap on our hearings in NYC. Long Island, you’re up next! Sign up for our Nassau and Suffolk hearings happening next week, on Monday and Tuesday.
Our
#2020Census
Demographic Data Map Viewer helps you to easily visualize the recently released redistricting data for your area.
Learn how to get the most out of this
#DataViz
with our video tutorial:
#DataGems
If you care about redistricting, tell a friend! We need to hear from all New Yorkers about their communities and the places that keep them together. Submit comments and maps to us at
We second that! Thanks to everyone who showed up and represented their communities today. Your input is invaluable to the Commission! And, we’re always accepting more. Send us comments and maps at
Amazing full day of testimony in Brooklyn. The
@NYS_IRC
absorbed a record setting 6 hours of testimony today. It is inspiring to see people care so much about their communities. And tomorrow Queens is on deck to do the same.
Have you heard? Our final public hearing will be held this Sunday, December 5th, fully virtually. The Commission invites all New Yorkers to share their maps, thoughts, and ideas with us! Sign up at
Love this explainer on
#redistricting
- thanks to the
@binghamtonu
Center for Civic Engagement for sharing and the Commission is looking forward to being in Binghamton on Monday! Sign up to testify at
Join us tomorrow for our Brooklyn hearing at
@NewsatMedgar
Medgar Evers College at 4pm onwards. Walk ins are welcome, and if you can’t make it please join us Thursday at
@YorkCollegeCUNY
either in person or virtually! Details at
The Commission is having a great time getting to talk with students students from the
@MaxwellSU
school at
@SyracuseU
after our Syracuse public hearing!
There’s still time left to sign up for our Staten Island, Brooklyn, and Queens public hearings next week! You can testify in person or virtually - come tell the Commission about your communities and where they thrive.