Kristy Marmorato
{{short description|American politician (born 1978)}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Kristy Marmorato
|office = Member of the New York City Council
for the 13th district
|term_start = January 1, 2024
|term_end =
|predecessor = Marjorie Velázquez
|successor =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|8|18}}
|birth_place = New York City, New York, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Gino Marmorato
|education = Hostos Community College
|website = {{url|kristyforny.com|Campaign website}}
{{url|council.nyc.gov/district-13|Official website}}
}}
Kristy Marmorato ({{nee|Rendino}}; born August 18, 1978){{Cite tweet |author=Kristy Marmorato|title=Happy Birthday Kristy|user=KristyforNY |number=1691533023613751296 |date=August 15, 2023 |access-date=June 25, 2024 |link=https://x.com/KristyforNY/status/1691533023613751296 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date= |quote=Hey Friends, my 45th birthday is on 8/18, the greatest gift would be your support. Please consider making a donation to my campaign. Every amount counts towards a victory this November.}} is an American healthcare professional and politician from the neighborhood of Throggs Neck{{Cite web |title=MEET KRISTY |url=https://www.kristyforny.com/meet-kristy |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Kristy for NY |language=en}} in The Bronx, New York. Marmorato was elected as the first Republican to be sent from the Bronx to the New York City Council in over 40 years,{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/nyregion/bronx-election-republican-kristy-mamorato.html | title=Why the Bronx Voted Republican for the First Time in a Generation | work=The New York Times | date=10 November 2023 | last1=Bellafante | first1=Ginia }} beating incumbent Democrat Marjorie Velázquez in the November 7, 2023 general election.{{cn|date=June 2024}}
Early life
Marmorato was born, raised, and educated in The Bronx. She grew up in Throggs Neck and as an adult lived in both Pelham Bay and Country Club. She currently resides in Morris Park.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}
Career
In her 2023 campaign for the New York City Council, Marmorato ran on a tough-on-crime and anti-upzoning message.{{Cite web |last=Custodio |first=Jonathan |date=2023-11-09 |title=Rezoning Vote Shattered Voters' Trust in Defeated Bronx Councilmember |url=http://www.thecity.nyc/2023/11/09/marjorie-velazquez-housing-vote-bronx-council/ |website=THE CITY - NYC News |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=2023 |title=Ending 40-Year Hiatus, G.O.P. Wins a City Council Seat in the Bronx |work=New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/nyregion/gop-nyc-council-seat-bronx.html}} Marmorato vehemently opposed the construction of 349 housing units (168 of which were affordable housing) in Throggs Neck and criticized Democratic incumbent Marjorie Velazquez for supporting the development.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title=Revised East Bronx rezoning plan includes thousands of apartments, $500 million in improvements |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/08/06/nyc-council-panel-passes-first-neighborhood-rezoning-of-adams-administration-in-the-east-bronx/ |website=New York Daily News |language=en-US}} Observers at the time attributed Marmorato's victory in the race to Velazquez's support for the affordable housing project.{{Cite web |last=Louis |first=Errol |date=2023-11-11 |title=How a New York City Councilwoman Lost Her Job for Doing the Right Thing |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/11/how-marjorie-velzquez-lost-her-job-for-doing-right-thing.html |website=Intelligencer |language=en}}
After campaigning against upzoning in 2023, she came out in favor of major upzoning reform in 2024, supporting a large-scale rezoning that would allow more housing in New York City. Marmorato said she supported the upzoning reform after fighting "tirelessly" to include less density and add parking minimums.
Marmorato and fellow Republican Vicky Paladino voted to elect their colleague Joann Ariola from Queens County as their new leader of the Republican caucus in The New York City Council in February 2025. https://www.silive.com/politics/2025/02/this-is-the-first-time-this-city-council-position-has-been-held-by-a-non-staten-islander-in-20-years.html
Personal life
Kristy Marmorato is married with one daughter.{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Ethan |date=January 7, 2025 |title=Council Member Marmorato and Bronx nonprofit host Three Kings Day celebration and toy distribution |url=https://www.bxtimes.com/cm-marmorato-nonprofit-three-kings-day-celebration-toy-distribution/ |url-status=live |website=The Bronx Times}} Marmorato is the sister of Michael Rendino. He is the Chair of the Bronx Republican Party as of 2025.https://www.bxtimes.com/bronx-gop-marmorato-sister-chair/
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