Erik Bottcher serves as a Democratic Senator for District 47 in the New York state legislature.
Bottcher is a dedicated public servant and activist who has devoted his life to progressive causes and to the betterment of the community he loves. - Bottcher Skip to main content. In 2021, he was elected to represent New York City Council District 3-which includes the neighborhoods of the West Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, Times Square, Hudson Square, Flatiron, and the Garment District-and was re-elected in 2025. In this role he gained an encyclopedic knowledge of every block of Council District 3 while providing constituent services to tens of thousands of residents and working alongside tenant associations, block associations, community boards, PTAs, parks groups and others to make our community a better place to live. Bottcher has worked with his local community boards to create a pipeline of thousands of affordable housing units in Council District 3.
