James F. Gennaro (born May 3, 1957) is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the New York City Council, representing the 24th district since 2021.

[2] After 3 months of recounting ballots, the incumbent, Senator Padavan, was declared the winner and Gennaro conceded defeat.

[1] Due to term limits, Gennaro did not run again in 2013; his seat was won by Democrat Rory Lancman.

[1] He also served as President of the Jamaica Estates Association and as a member of Queens Community Board 8.

In late September, 2023, Gennaro introduced an amendment to code of the city of New York, in relation to compensation awarded by the environmental control board to complainants for citizen noise complaints and to the maximum penalty authorized for violations.