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Path to the Polls
When I received from the New York City Board of Elections my application for an absentee ballot, I mailed it back the next day, along with my wife's. Four days from Primary Day, we have yet to get our ballots. So, I'll either bike a couple miles to my early voting site later today, tomorrow or Sunday, or wait until Tuesday and walk around the corner to my regular polling place.
None of the races in my district have generated any buzz—a low-wattage Congressional primary, a judicial race and a district leader contest, as well as the anti-climactic presidential primary. But that makes participating that much more important, since turnout could be abysmally low. And if there were ever any doubts about the importance of political leadership to health and basic human dignity, the last couple months ought to have cleared it up.
It's too late to apply for an absentee ballot now. If you did apply and you do receive it, you must mail it by Primary Day. Otherwise you can vote early through Sunday at one of the early voting sites—they are fewer and further between than the regular voting places—or you can vote in person between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. on Primary Day at your usual polling place.
For information on where to vote early or on Primary Day, use the Board of Elections address-search tool. ([link removed][UNIQID])
For information on many of the candidates who are running, check out the City Limits/Gotham Gazette/WNYC/Gothamist voters' guide ([link removed][UNIQID]) .
A little info about thejudicial candidates ([link removed][UNIQID]) is here. And our coverage of some of the Congressional races ([link removed][UNIQID]) is worth a read.
Whichever way you vote, let us know what you think of the experience. But, yes, vote.
Jarrett Murphy
executive editor
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Top Stories
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Foes of Cuomo’s AirTrain Say it’s the Wrong Priority for COVID-Scarred Nabes ([link removed][UNIQID])
During a press conference last month, the governor announced that he will seek out federal stimulus aid from the Trump administration for the estimated $2 billion project.
Steps to Boost Climate Resiliency Hit by Delays and Cuts, Thanks to COVID-19 ([link removed][UNIQID])
Budget cuts and delays in the planning process or construction on work threaten to bog down plans that critics thought were too limited to begin with.
Tenant Advocates Cheer Rent Freeze, Fear Housing-Court Restart ([link removed][UNIQID])
With the RGB vote largely a fait accompli following its earlier preliminary approval of the one-year freeze, housing advocates’ biggest concern has been the looming reopening of housing court, which will allow for eviction cases to move forward.
Cutting the Police Budget Means Revising the Role Cops Play in Today’s NYC ([link removed][UNIQID])
Not everyone agrees on what defunding would mean, or what it would look like.
In Run for Congress, Díaz Sr.’s Strategy is to Give Out Food and Skip Debates ([link removed][UNIQID])
His campaign relies on Twitter and Facebook posts, pictures and videos capturing him doing old-school politics, like giving away food, toys and—since the coronavirus pandemic hit New York—masks.
Court Cases in Inwood and Flushing Test Mayor’s Power Over Development ([link removed][UNIQID])
An appeals court heard arguments over the annulled Inwood rezoning just days after activists sued over the approval process for the Flushing Waterfront plan.
Lots of Unknowns Remain About COVID-Related Illness that Sickens Kids ([link removed][UNIQID])
The state Department of Health on Thursday held a third webinar for providers about the syndrome. Experts say much remains unknown about the condition and the type of threat it poses.
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Young Lords reflexionan sobre protestas, racismo y violencia policial en Nueva York ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘Es básicamente todo esto que ves ahora, pero en una versión más grande, más inflada, como si tuviera esteroides.
La estrategia de Díaz Sr. para el congreso es dar comida y no ir a debates ([link removed][UNIQID])
Su campaña se basa en publicaciones en Twitter y Facebook, fotos y videos que lo capturan haciendo política a la vieja usanza como regalar comida, juguetes y desde que la pandemia del coronavirus golpeó a Nueva York, tapa bocas.
Oleada de legislación dirigida a inquilinos y a pequeños negocios ([link removed][UNIQID])
Por mucho que la reapertura sea una prueba de si los neoyorquinos pueden evitar una segunda oleada de enfermedades, también revelará si las medidas tomadas hasta ahora son toda la ayuda que se necesita.
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Nepalese Embassy Begins Process for Citizens in the U.S. to Return Home ([link removed][UNIQID])
Nepalis who are in the U.S. are asked to register with the the Nepalese Embassy in order to return home, following a COVID-19 lockdown in the country since March.
Beloved Latino Center Reopens in Westchester after Busy Lockdown ([link removed][UNIQID])
El Centro Hispano in White Plains has been assisting families with food and housing insecurity during quarantine. The center reopened for the first time last week.
The daily death tolls are dropping. But COVID-19's impact on our city has just begun. From hospitals to housing, education to the economy, there are tough questions to be answered and important stories to be told. With your help, we can tell them.
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Opinions on Policy and Politics
Opinion: Brownsville is Waging its Own Fight Against COVID-19 and Racism ([link removed][UNIQID])
‘As a community, we are not taking a knee waiting on the government to provide solutions. We are exercising our power and local resources to develop the hands-on solutions and practices that will most benefit our community.’
Opinion: The Only Essential Workers They Care About Are the Cops ([link removed][UNIQID])
'COVID-19 took the mask off this truth: The only essential workers this country cares about are cops.'
Opinion: A Reopened Housing Court Must Protect New Yorkers of Color ([link removed][UNIQID])
'No landlord, attorney, court staffer or judge has yet made the argument that it is actually safe to open housing courts. '
Coronavirus Resources
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