Early voting day two was slow Sunday at the William O’Shea campus on the Upper West Side.

“I think voting is a right that not everyone has. It’s a responsibility we get a lot of perks as citizens and this is one way we pay back,” Dale Katzen, a voter, said.


What You Need To Know

  • People voted early at the William O’Shea campus on the Upper West Side

  • All 51 City Council seats are up for grabs. Fourteen of those races are uncontested

  • Other items on the ballot include two constitutional amendments and district judges

  • Early voting continues until Nov. 5

 

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On this year’s ballot, all 51 City Council seats are up for grabs. Fourteen of the races are uncontested.

New Yorkers can also vote for district judges and two constitutional amendments.

They pertain to debt limits for municipalities.

The measures would facilitate school construction projects in small cities and sewage projects statewide. 

“Most of them are Democratic candidates. It’s kind of hard to justify a thought process when there is no choice,” Charles Feinstein said.

Feinstein came to vote for the convenience of coming ahead of Election Day.

“It’s a rainy day. I figured there would be no one here. Guess what? There’s nobody here,” he said.

Ben Katzen made sure to do his research ahead of time.

“We checked the recommendations, looked up the proposals, and we knew who we wanted to pick,” Katzen said.

Early voting sites are open every day through Sunday, Nov. 5. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7.

Before going out to vote, head to vote.nyc to locate your polling site. Some early voting sites are different from Election Day sites.