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Early voting starts Sat. in general election
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Early voting starts this Saturday in the
Nov. 2 general election that will see
voters make the fi nal call on who
will run New York City for the next four
years.
Manhattanites will also be asked to
choose a new borough president to replace
the term-limited Gale Brewer; and a new
district attorney to succeed the outgoing
Cy Vance Jr. Several judgeships are also on
the ballot, though Democrats are the only
candidates in the contests.
Unlike the ranked-choice primary in
June, all voters in the general election will
be asked to choose just one candidate in
each contest (though, in some judicial
races, they may be asked to vote for two).
Take care to follow the instructions on the
ballot, as multiple votes in the same race
may result in ballot disqualifi cation.
To fi nd your early voting site, visit vote.
nyc.
Here’s who’s on the ballot:
Mayor
The mayor’s race sits at the very top, and
though there are nine different candidates
in the contest, the Democratic nominee —
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
— is the overwhelming favorite to win election
in a city where Democrats outnumber
Republicans by an 8:1 margin.
Adams’ most prominent rival is the
Republican nominee, Guardian Angels
founder, talk show host and Upper West
Side cat lover Curtis Sliwa. In addition to
having the Republican nomination, Sliwa’s
also running on the Independent ballot
line.
Seven other third-party candidates are
in the mayoral fi eld.
The mayoral election winner will succeed
the term-limited Bill de Blasio as New
York City’s 110th mayor on New Year’s Day
2022.
PHOTO BY GABRIELE HOLTERMANN
Public advocate
Though he’s reported to have his sights
set on a possible gubernatorial run next
year, Jumaane Williams is seeking a fullfour
year term as the city’s public advocate
in the Nov. 2 general election. The
Brooklyn Democrat is expected to win
re-election easily over there challengers:
Republican nominee Dr. Devi Elizabeth
Nampiaparampil, a Financial District physician
also running on the Save Our City
ballot line; Anthony Herbert, a Brooklyn
community advocate running on the Conservative
and Independent ballot lines; and
Libertarian Party nominee Devin Balkind
of the East Village.
City Comptroller
Brooklyn City Council Member Brad
Lander is another Democrat expected to be
victorious in the Nov. 2 election, as he seeks
to succeed the outgoing Scott Stringer as
New York City’s fi nancial watchdog. He,
too, faces three challengers: Republican
candidate Daby Benjamine Carreras, an
East Harlem resident also running on the
Save Our City line; Paul A. Rodriguez of
Brooklyn, running on the Conservative
line; and John A. Tabacco Jr., a Staten
Islander running on the Libertarian/Independent
line.
Borough President
City Council Member Mark Levine of
Washington Heights is poised to become
the next Manhattan borough president,
succeeding Brewer next year. The Democratic
nominee is facing challenges from
Louis Puliafi to, an Upper East Side doorman
running on the Republican line; and
Libertarian Michael Lewyn of Midtown.
District Attorney
The race to succeed Vance comes down
to two candidates: Democrat Alvin Bragg
of Harlem, the former chief deputy attorney
general of New York; and Republican
Thomas Kenniff, a former judge advocate
general and prosecutor currently practicing
law in Lower Manhattan.
Manhattan’s 10 City Council district races looking solidly blue
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
Democratic candidates are heavily
favored to win election to Manhattan’s
10 City Council seats,
and in many instances, will succeed termlimited
incumbents.
Here’s a breakdown of each race by
district and neighborhood:
District 1 (Battery Park City, Chinatown,
Financial District, Little Italy, the
Lower East Side, NoHo, SoHo, TriBeCa
& Washington Square): Democratic
nominee Christopher Marte is from the
Lower East Side and works as the New
York State Director at Arena, using his experience
running for offi ce to train a new
generation of candidates and campaign
staffers. He’s facing Republican candidate
Jacqueline Toboroff, a Tribeca resident
and fashion designer; and Independent
NY candidate Maud Maron, who had
previously run in the Democratic primary.
District 2 (East Village, Gramercy
Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray
Hill): City Council Member Carlina
Rivera is expected to win her second term
in offi ce. She faces two opponents: Juan
Pagan of Alphabet City, running on the
Independent Line; and Allie Ryan of the
East Village, running on the Neighborhood
line.
District 3 (Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen,
Greenwich Village, Hudson Square,
Times Square, Garment District, Flatiron,
Upper West Side): Democratic
nominee Erik Bottcher is running unopposed
and will succeed the term-limited
Corey Johnson, whom he works for, as the
district’s representative next year.
District 4 (Upper East Side, Yorkville,
Midtown, Stuyvesant Town and Peter
Cooper Village, Murray Hill, Sutton
Place): City Council Speaker Keith Powers
is seeking a second term in offi ce, and is
projected to turn back the challenge of one
rival: Republican/Independent/Libertarian
nominee David Casavis of the Upper
East Side.
District 5 (Yorkville, Lenox Hill,
Roosevelt Island, Midtown East, Sutton
Place, El Barrio in East Harlem): Former
New York City Census Director Julie Menin,
the Democratic nominee, is facing
Republican/Liberal candidate Mark Foley,
a real estate consultant. Both candidates
are from the Upper East Side. The winner
of the race will succeed the term-limited
Ben Kallos.
District 6 (Central Park, Lincoln
Square, Upper West Side, Clinton):
What’s old is new again for Gale
Brewer, who’s poised to return to her
former City Council seat after being
term-limited as Manhattan borough
president. The Democratic nominee
is facing Republican challenger Nancy
Sliwa, wife of Republican mayoral
nominee Curtis Sliwa. The winner
will succeed term-limited City Council
Member Linda Rosenthal.
District 7 (Manhattan Valley, Manhattanville,
Morningside Heights, Hamilton
Heights): Democratic nominee Shaun
Abreu of Manhattan Valley is favored
to win the seat currently held by the
term-limited Mark Levine. He’s facing
challenges from two rivals: Jomo Manual
Williams of Harlem, running on the Black
Lives Matter Party, and Carmen R. Quinones
of the Upper West Side, who ran in
the Democratic primary and is continuing
her campaign on the Black Women Lead
ballot line.
District 8 (El Barrio/East Harlem,
Bronx): City Council Member Diana
Ayala, a Democrat, is running unopposed
and assured a second term in offi ce.
District 9 (Central Harlem, Morningside
Heights, Upper West Side, East
Harlem): Democratic nominee Kristin
Richardson Jordan of Harlem is facing
Republican challenger Alphesus Marcus,
also of Harlem. The winner will succeed
the outgoing City Council Member, Bill
Perkins, whom Jordan defeated in the
Democratic primary.
District 10 (Washington Heights,
Inwood, Marble Hill): Assemblywoman
Carmen De La Rosa is expected to easily
win election to the seat. She faces Republican
challenger Edwin de La Cruz in the
contest to succeed the term-limited Ydanis
Rodriguez.
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