Early voting ‘a breeze’ for some
Throggs Neck residents voting on Oct. 27 reported easy experience
BY ALEX MITCHELL
On Tuesday, Oct. 27,
early voting in Throggs
Neck was a comparatively
easy task to other parts of
the city, which have seen
nightmarish lines since
polls opened a few short
days ago.
Prior to being allowed
into St. Francis de Chantal
church off of East Tremont
Avenue, a massive line
created a square perimeter
around the church’s
dedicated block, before
fl uidly moving at noon
when voters were allowed
into the socially distant,
makeshift facility.
Three local residents,
who used to be poll workers,
said that they could not
imagine doing such a job
in this election before they
made their ways inside.
They later said that there
was no hassle casting their
ballots and commented on
how socially distanced the
setup was.
One expectant mother
who works nights and also
has children in school, said
she didn’t mind giving up
her only downtime to wait
on line to vote, even if it
would take all day.
She was relieved to learn
that anyone expecting was
allowed to the front of the
line before doors opened
just a few moments later.
Councilman Mark
Gjonaj also made his way
to the church, handing out
PPE supplies, masks, food,
water and much more to
those waiting to vote in his
district, also setting up a
self-service doughnut stand
adjacent to the St. Francis
parking lot.
By Tuesday’s later portion
of the afternoon, that
line was whittled down
and fast moving as voters
continued to turn out
without having to endure a
brutal wait.
On the fi rst three
days of early voting, the
Bronx saw 46,575 of its
839,176 registered voters
cast ballots, according to
political sources. Three residents wait for early voting polls to open before noon on Tuesday, Oct. 26 Photos by Alex Mitchell
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