Tribeca Has Only Early Voting Site South Of Central Park: Report

TRIBECA, NY — The only early voting site south of Central Park is in Tribeca, according to a list of the so-far approved sites obtained by Gothamist/WNYC.

The Borough of Manhattan Community College, at 199 Chambers St. will be the site of Downtown Manhattan's lone early voting site.

None are in neighborhoods including the West Village, East Village, Lower East Side, Chelsea, Kips Bay, and Midtown, according to the list obtained by Gothamist/WNYC.

No early voting sites are in the City Council districts represented by Council Speaker Corey Johnson and Councilwoman Carlina Rivera either.

A New York City Board of Elections spokeswoman did not immediately respond to confirm the list or comment on how locations were chosen.

Earlier this year, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law giving New Yorkers nine days ahead of Election Day to cast their ballots. Tuesday, the city's BOE approved 38 sites for the new early voting requirement — far fewer than the 100 polling sites Mayor Bill de Blasio demanded, WNYC reported.

The city's BOE Executive Director Michael Ryan said the sites were a "starting point for this conversation," per WNYC.

Here come the excuses. The Board of Elections is already short-changing New Yorkers at the polls.@BOENYC: You have until May 29th to make sure New York City has the 100 early voting sites we need.

We put up the money. Now. Do. Your. Job. https://t.co/9bWLHpjZ0a
— Mayor Bill de Blasio (@NYCMayor) April 30, 2019

Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted Tuesday the agency has until May 29 to ensure the city has 100 early voting sites, and he pledged $75 million to pay for the sites.

"We put up the money. Now. Do. Your. Job." de Blasio tweeted.

For the full Gothamist/WNYC map on early voting sites, see here.