Broken down by party, the figures showed a huge 73% of Ulster Unionists supporting the proposal and 54% of Sinn Fein supporters.
Nearly 80,000 people have signed a petition on Change.org supporting the proposal.
They say they have collected 2,300 signatures supporting the proposal, including many from the neighborhood.
He was joined in supporting the proposal by the representatives of the Bronx and Queens.
Senator Bill Frist, Republican of Tennessee, the majority leader, issued a statement supporting the proposal.
On June 3, Community Board 7 will consider a resolution supporting the proposal.
In it, he said that the promises and the numbers supporting the proposal "don't add up".
Parliamentary backing for decriminalising non-payment of the BBC licence fee is growing, with nearly 150 MPs supporting the proposal.
That is why we are supporting the proposal for the creation of a citizens' convention on the constitution.
Taking a contrary view, officials supporting the proposal said its defeat meant there could be no borrowing.
The council member who represents Linda Vista, Steve Madison, faces a recall for supporting the proposal; a Web site — recallstevemadison.com — is devoted to his ouster.
