6 MARCH 5, 2020 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Richards gets major cash infusion in Queens borough
president race as Crowley maintains biggest stockpile
BY MAX PARROTT
MPARROTT@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
The New York City Campaign
Finance Board (NYCCFB) announced
Feb. 27 that three of the
six candidates who are slated to appear
on the ballot in the Queens borough
president special election qualifi ed
for the second round of public matching
funds, pulling in over $900,000 in
campaign cash combined.
Councilman Donovan Richards,
who missed the opportunity to earn
matching funds in the previous
round of funding, compensated the
miss by bringing in the most matching
funds in the second round. Richards
received $446,633.
Former Councilwoman Elizabeth
Crowley received $369,407 and Councilman
Costa Constantinides received
$107,382 in matching funds in the Feb.
26 distribution.
Though Richards’ public funding
windfall was able to push him past
the estimated balance of Constantinides,
Crowley retained her status
as having by far the most cash on
hand, going into the final month
before the special election. Based
on the latest filing, Crowley has an
estimated $787,735 on hand, Richards
has $477,988, and Constantinides has
$274,735.
The voluntary public financing
program matches small-dollar
Councilman Donovan Richards File photo/QNS
contributions eight-to-one in order
to encourage public participation in
the electoral process. All candidates
chose to participate in the matching
funds program. All participating
candidates on the March 24 special
election ballot opted-in to the new
$8-to-$1 program.
The third and last chance to receive
matching funds before the special
election will be March 19 – days before
the March 24 special election.
Board of Elections announces early voting locations
BY BILL PARRY
BPARRY@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
With the special election
for Queens borough
president on March 24
fast approaching, the city Board of
Elections is reminding Queens residents
they will have an additional
option to cast their vote.
From Saturday, March 14, through
Sunday, March 22, select sites across
the borough will offer early voting
in advance of the special election.
The 18 early voting locations are
at the Board of Elections’ Queens
Voting Machine Facility Annex in
Maspeth, the Cross Island YMCA in
Bellerose, the First Baptist Church
of East Elmhurst, the Holy Trinity
Parish Church in Cambria Heights,
LaGuardia Community College in
Long Island City, Queens College in
Flushing, the Rego Center Community
Room in Rego Park, the Rochdale
Village Community Center in
Jamaica and the Varsity Boys & Girls
Club of Queens in Astoria.
The rest of the early voting
locations are in the Elks Lodge in
Elmhurst, the Helen Marshall Cultural
Center at Queens Borough
Plaza in Kew Gardens, Korean
Community Services in Bayside,
the Museum of the Moving Image in
Astoria, Queens Library at Jackson
Heights, the Resorts World Casino
New York in South Ozone Park, the
Rockaway YMCA in Arverne and
the Academic Core Building at York
College in Jamaica.
Voters should be aware that the
early voting locations are subject
to change. Here are the hours for
early voting:
Saturday, March 14: 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Sunday, March 15: 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.Monday, March 16: 12 p.m. to 8
p.m.
Tuesday, March 17: 7 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Wednesday, March 18: 12 p.m. to
8 p.m.
Thursday, March 19: 12 p.m. to
8 p.m.
Friday, March 20: 7 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Saturday, March 21: 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Sunday, March 22: 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Visit the Board of Elections website
to find your early voting site.
Early voting locations for the Queens borough president special election
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