[3] District 49 covers nearly the entire North Shore of Staten Island, including the neighborhoods of Stapleton, West New Brighton, Port Richmond, Sunnyside, St. George, Mariners Harbor, New Brighton, Clifton, Arlington, Graniteville, Livingston, Tompkinsville, Randall Manor, Silver Lake, and parts of Concord and Rosebank.

[4] Clove Lakes Park, Sailors' Snug Harbor, and the Staten Island Zoo are also located within the district.

When Debi Rose was elected in 2009, she was the first African American to ever hold higher office on the island.

[6] In 2019, voters in New York City approved Ballot Question 1, which implemented ranked-choice voting in all local elections.

If one candidate surpasses 50 percent in first-choice votes, then ranked-choice tabulations will not occur.