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With just two days in the bank, early voting so far has nearly matched the entire, nine-day early vote count from 2021, with turnout in all five boroughs besting previous marks so far.
That’s in no small part due to Zohran Mamdani’s insurgent campaign, which has bet big on mobilizing new voters. At a sold-out rally in Forest Hills, Queens on Sunday, the democratic socialist made his closing argument, doubling down on his affordability agenda while appearing alongside a spectrum of allies, from Senator Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Gov. Kathy Hochul and other moderate Democratic state officials.
But in conversations with voters across NYC this weekend, THE CITY also met those who were passionately motivated to vote against Mamdani, whether that was a ballot cast for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo or Republican Curtis Sliwa.
“I think he’s an extremely dangerous candidate,” said one Cuomo supporter, a decades-long resident who voted in a mayoral election for the first time.
Read more about who New Yorkers are turning out for — and why.
Weather 🌤️
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
MTA 🚇
There will be no overnight L trains between Broadway Junction and Canarsie-Rockaway Pkwy. Find all the MTA’s planned changes and the latest delays here.
Alternate side parking 🚙
It’s in effect today, Oct. 27.
By the way…
For noncitizens, here’s how you can participate in the upcoming election.
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Heads up, voters: The city Board of Elections tells us there will be borough-specific voting stickers available during the early voting period and a special Halloween “I Voted” sticker, too.
The Halloween sticker is available only on Friday, Oct. 31, but the borough voting stickers are already being shared at poll sites throughout the city. A reader shared the Queens sticker with us, which shows a Unisphere-esque design on an orange background for the world’s borough. Happy voting! (Here’s our election guide page, if you need it.)
— Rachel Holliday Smith
Things To Do
Here are some free and low-cost things to do around the city this week.
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