28 THE QUEENS COURIER • APRIL 19, 2018 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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STORY: Georgia Diner in Elmhurst doesn’t skip a beat as business
picks up at its new location
SUMMARY: The ever-popular Georgia Diner in Elmhurst has offi cially
relocated a few blocks from its original location on Queens Boulevard
and it’s busier than ever.
REACH: 9,539 people (as of 4/16/18)
A primary of one that’ll likely draw none
Th ere’s a primary this Tuesday, April 24, to decide who will fi ll the vacant
39th Assembly District in Queens, which includes parts of Corona, Elmhurst
and Jackson Heights.
Spoiler alert: we already know who won it.
Ari Espinal, former aide to Councilman Francisco Moya, has all three voting
lines on the special election ballot: Democratic, Working Families and
Women’s Equality. As long as she shows up to cast a vote for herself, she
wins.
Nonetheless, dozens of polling places will be open on April 24 from 6 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Th e city Board of Elections will assign to each of them workers
who will assist voters with registration, man the scanning machines, operate
the Ballot Marking Device for persons with disabilities, provide assistance
with voter questions, supervise the entire operation and, in some cases, provide
interpretation services. As in past elections, police offi cers will likely be
assigned for security purposes.
It fi gures that the city will spend quite a bit of taxpayer money on an election
in which few will participate largely because the outcome is already
known.
Th is primary is yet another example of the woefully inept and ineffi cient
state of New York’s election system. Th ere are three other elections scheduled
for this year: a June Congressional primary, a September primary for statewide
offi ces and the November general election.
And that’s still one too many elections.
Th e September primaries, which have to be moved back a couple of days
because they coincide with Rosh Hashanah and 9/11 memorial observances,
are notorious for low turnout. Few pay attention to politics during the preceding
weeks, at a time when most people are focused on enjoying the summer.
It’s nonsensical for New York state not to have already moved the primaries
up to June and hold those contests in conjunction with the Congressional
primaries. Such a move would maximize public interest and turnout while
simultaneously saving the city and state funds for operating polling places
during contests in which few voters bother to show up.
As for the special election in April, the state should change the election law
in order for such contests to take place in June if the vacancy occurs within
the fi rst 60 days of the new year. Vacancies that occur thereaft er should be
fi lled in the November election.
Less is more for New York state voters when it comes to special elections
and primaries. Concentrating elections to just two days in a calendar year
would encourage more people to pay attention and be active participants in
our democracy.
Publisher & E ditor Victoria Schneps-Yunis
Co-Publisher Joshua A. Schneps
Associate Publisher Bob Brennan
E ditor-In-Chief Robert Pozarycki
VP, Events, Web & Social Media Amy Amato-Sanchez
Art Director Nirmal Singh
S ocial Media Manager Emily Davenport
S taff Reporters Katrina Medoff, Ryan Kelly, Angela Matua
Suzanne Monteverdi
Contributing Reporters Cliff Kasden, Samantha Sohmer, Elizabeth Aloni
Assistant to Publisher Deborah Cusick
Classified Manager Celeste Alamin
Controller Maria Valencia
President & CEO Victoria Schneps-Yunis
Vice President Joshua A. Schneps
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