Midtown-Hells Kitchen Voter Guide, 2021: Whats On The Ballot – Patch.com

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN, NY Early voting is already underway in New York City, with the Nov. 2 general election rapidly approaching. Before you head to your polling place, here's a look at what will be on the ballot in Midtown and Hell's Kitchen and across the city.

First, a word about voting: to find your early or election-day poll site and view a sample ballot, use the Board of Elections website.

The only neighborhood-level races in this year's election are those for City Council. In the three Council districts that cover Midtown, two are contested, while one candidate will be unopposed.

In District 3, Democrat Erik Bottcher has no challengers as he seeks to replace Corey Johnson in a district that covers Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, the West Village, and parts of Midtown and the Upper West Side.

Further east, incumbent Democrat Keith Powers is running for re-election in District 4, which covers the Midtown East neighborhoods of Turtle Bay, Murray Hill and Sutton Place, as well as Koreatown, Times Square, Stuyvesant Town and parts of the Upper East Side.

Powers is being challenged by David Casavis, who is running on the Republican and Independent/Libertarian party lines. Casavis is a Republican district leader and adjunct professor at SUNY and CUNY.

Further downtown, meanwhile, incumbent Democrat Carlina Rivera is also seeking re-election in District 2, which covers the East Side below 35th Street including Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Murray Hill, the Lower East Side and the East Village.

Rivera has two challengers: Juan Pagan, an independent, and Allie Ryan, running on the "Neighborhood" party line. (Watch last week's debate between Pagan and Ryan here.)

Midtown voters will have two Manhattan-wide races on their ballots: the elections for Manhattan Borough President and Manhattan District Attorney.

In the BP race, Democratic nominee Mark Levine is going up against Republican Louis Puliafito and Libertarian Michael Lewyn.

The race for Manhattan's top prosecutor, meanwhile, is between Democrat Alvin Bragg and Republican Thomas Kenniff.

Meanwhile, the citywide races on the ballot will be for mayor, public advocate and comptroller.

In addition to local elections, New Yorkers will be asked to vote on five proposed amendments to the state constitution, governing redistricting, environmental rights, voting and civil court claims.

To learn more about each proposition, read this guide from THE CITY.

Early voting will continue through Sunday, Oct. 31, followed by election day on Nov. 2. To find your poll site, click here.

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