Early Voting Suspended Sunday, Monday For 3 NYC Special Elections

NEW YORK CITY — Early voting for three special elections in New York City to elect new state leaders has been suspended on Sunday and Monday due to the incoming snow storm this weekend.

As part of the state of emergency declared on Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul decided to suspend early voting for the 36th Assembly District in Queens, and the 74th Assembly District and 47th Senate District in Manhattan.

The 36th Assembly District in Queens was vacated by Mayor Zohran Mamdani after he won the mayoral general election in November. The district includes parts of Astoria, Ditmars, Astoria Heights and Long Island City.

The 74th Assembly District was vacated by Harvey Epstein was elected to the City Council. The district covers the Lower East Side, Gramercy Park, Murray Hill and Union Square.

The 47th Senate District encompasses Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, the Upper West Side and part of Central Park. The seat was vacated after Brad Hoylman-Sigal was elected Manhattan Borough President.

There are two candidates for this race — Erik Bottcher, a Democrat who currently represents Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, Greenwich Village and the West Village in the City Council, and Republican Charlotte Friedman, who hasn't held a public office yet.

“Sunday is supposed to be the first day of early voting. We’ll be suspending that on Sunday, with the possibility of Monday as well, in the New York City races,” Hochul said on Friday.

The New York City Board of Elections have added more hours from Tuesday to next Sunday to make up for lost voting time. Voters can see the updated times at the city board of elections website.

Early voting begins on Saturday and lasts through Feb. 1. On Election Day, Feb. 3, the poll sites will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.