Brooklyn
Obama Gained Unevenly in Brooklyn
Jarrett Murphy |
Compared to his 2008 performance, the president saw votes fall in some Kings County districts, but also swung some “red” areas to the blue column, according to newly released results.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
How to Fix NY's Voting System in 10 Easy Steps
Neal Rosenstein |
Many city voters will recall the 2012 election chiefly for the long lines and deep confusion they endured. With municipal elections just around the corner, says this writer, this is no way to run a democracy.
2012 Elections
Confusion in Parkchester, Other Bronx Sites
City Limits |
“They never notified us. This is about losing our votes. People are getting discouraged,”
Government
Ordeal Faced Rockaways Voters
Max J. Rosenthal Jason Duaine Hahn Maria Perez |
Citizens in Sandy-struck areas of Queens battled through confusion and long commutes to get to the polls to vote in a presidential race and a hot state Senate contest.
2012 Elections
Change of Polling Sites Cause Difficulties for Elderly Voters
City Limits |
Last-minute changes in polling sites left many voters in the Bronx confused about where to vote and in some cases, even prevented them from voting.
Bronx
Green Partiers in the Bronx Put in Final Push for Votes
Erin Brodwin |
The third party’s candidates don’t expect to win. But they were happy to “have our voice heard.”
2012 Elections
Need a Ride to the Polls?
City Limits |
Pierre Mercredi is spending all day Tuesday volunteering to drive seniors and disabled people to polling stations across the Bronx.
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Bedford Park: 'I Sure Hope It Counts'
Erin Brodwin |
After area redistricting sent some voters to an alternate polling site in Norwood, poll workers said they had prepared to send some away
Bronx
Morris Park: Mixed Views on Voting Machines
Meredith Rosenberg |
It’s the first presidential race for New York’s new optical scan voting machines. Do they get a checkmark or an error message from voters?
CITY WIRE: THE BLOG
Broken Elevator Slows Voters in U. Heights
Kathleen Caulderwood |
Poll workers ran ballots up and down the stairs between elderly voters and the scanners on an upper floor.
