Welcome to the Official Website for Council Member Virginia Maloney
City government should be responsive, accessible, and effective and our office is here to make sure it is. We work with residents, small businesses, and community partners across District 4 to address everyday concerns, cut through bureaucracy, and deliver results.
From resolving quality-of-life issues and coordinating with city agencies, to supporting local businesses and advocating for investments in our neighborhoods, our focus is on making sure New Yorkers can rely on their government to show up and follow through.
This site is a resource to help you stay informed, connect with our team, and get involved in what’s happening across the district.
Biography
Council Member Virginia Maloney is a lifelong resident of the East Side and a dedicated public servant to her hometown community. She represents New York City Council District 4, which includes the Upper East Side, East Midtown, Kips Bay, Turtle Bay, Murray Hill, Sutton Place, Tudor City, Peter Cooper Village, and Stuyvesant Town. Her work is focused on improving affordability, strengthening government accountability, and expanding access to essential city services.
Throughout her career, Virginia has worked at the intersection of innovation and public service. She helped expand free public Wi-Fi and fiber infrastructure across New York City during the Bloomberg and de Blasio administrations. She ran programs at the New York City Economic Development Corporation to support small businesses, attract top technical talent, and strengthen the city’s workforce.
Virginia has also consulted for the federal government on major initiatives, including modernizing high-speed rail with the Federal Railroad Administration, building telecommunications infrastructure with the Federal Communications Commission, and improving healthcare outcomes with the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
In addition, Virginia brings over a decade of experience in the technology sector where she developed and scaled products that connect blind and vision-impaired individuals with real-time assistance. She brings a results-oriented, systems-focused approach to the City Council, with a commitment to making city government work better for the people who rely on it every day.
Virginia has been recognized by City & State as a 2025 40 Under 40: Rising Star and named to the 2025 Manhattan Power 100. She served on the Executive Committee of the Lexington Democratic Club from 2022 to 2025 and has served on the boards of the NYC Foundation for Senior Citizens and the Teach For America Young Professionals Committee.
Virginia holds a B.A. in Public Policy and Environmental Studies from Princeton University, an M.P.A. from Harvard Kennedy School, and an M.B.A. from MIT Sloan School of Management.