Upper West Side Election Guide: Early Voting, Who is on the Ballot, Find Your Polling Site

By Gus Saltonstall

Once more, an election is upon us on the Upper West Side.

Election Day in New York City is on Tuesday, November 3, but early voting starts this Saturday.

Here is who is on the ballot, where you can vote, what to know about the ballot proposals, and more.

Voting Schedule

Early Voting will run from Saturday, October 24, through Sunday, November 1. There will be no voting on Monday, November 2, and then Election Day takes place on Tuesday, November 3.

Depending on the day, there are slight differences in the times that early voting polling sites are open.

• Saturday, October 24: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday, October 25: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Monday, October 26: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Tuesday, October 27: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Wednesday, October 28: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Thursday, October 29: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Friday, October 30: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Saturday, October 31: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday, November 1: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

On Election Day, polling sites are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

How to Find Your Polling Site

Your Early Voting polling site is almost always different than your Election Day polling site.

The New York City Board of Elections has a tool where you can type in your address and it will tell you your polling places. For example, someone who lives on West 93rd Street and West End Avenue will have West Side High School at 140 West 102nd Street as their Early Voting site, but P.S. 75 at 735 West End Avenue as their Election Day site.

You can find your polling places — HERE.

Who is on the Ballot

The majority of Upper West Siders will see the Congressional race for New York’s 12th District on their ballot.

• Micah Lasher (D) – Read West Side Rag’s interview with Lasher
• Caroline Shinkle: (R) – Read West Side Rag’s interview with Shinkle
• Wilneida Negron (I) – See Negron’s candidate website
• Karen Ortiz (I) – Read West Side Rag’s interview with Ortiz

However, if you live in certain northern portions of the Upper West Side, or in Morningside Heights, you will be voting in New York’s 13th Congressional District. The candidates on the General Election ballot are as follows.

• Darializa Avila Chevalier (D) – See Chevalier’s candidate website
• Jomo Williams (R) – See Williams’ candidate website

The one other contested neighborhood race is in State Senate District 47, which stretches from around 14th to 103rd streets along the west side of Manhattan. In that contest, Democratic incumbent Erik Bottcher, who won a special election in January after the seat was vacated by now Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal, is up against Republican Charlotte Friedman.

Then there are a pair of uncontested Upper West Side Assembly races.

Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal is running unopposed in the 67th District, which stretches from around West 42nd Street up into the 80s. Then there is Assembly District 69, which is the district directly to the north of Rosenthal’s on the west side, where Eli Northrup is the only candidate on the General Election ballot, after defeating Stephanie Ruskay in the Democratic Primary in June.

There are also some major statewide races in this year’s election. The statewide races appear on the ballots of every New York City resident.

Chiefly, the race for governor, where Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to defend her seat against Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman.

In the race for New York Attorney General, incumbent Attorney General Letitia James is facing a challenge from Republican Saritha Komatireddy, and in the New York State Comptroller contest, Republican Joseph Hernandez is challenging Democratic incumbent Thomas DiNapoli.

Ballot Proposals

Remember to flip your ballots over!

New Yorker City residents will vote on five proposals in this year’s ballot.

The questions range from topics related to how outdoor space is used in the city, the building permitting process, and street safety projects.

As is the case with each New York City election, The City Reporter has put together a stellar guide on what to know before casting your vote on the five ballot proposals. You can check it out — HERE.

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