New Yorkers are facing scorching heat Tuesday as they head to the polls in local elections that include the hotly contested Democratic primary race for New York City mayor.
June 24 New Yorkers are facing scorching temperatures Tuesday as they head to the polls in local elections that include the hotly contested Democratic primary race for New York City mayor between former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani.
According to returns released as of 3 p.m. EDT, by the Board of Elections, more than 326,000 New Yorkers had voted Tuesday. More than 384,000 cast their ballot during early voting last week, which is more than double the number of early votes during the 2021 primaries for mayor.
Temperatures reached into the triple-digits Tuesday, hitting 102 degrees at John F. Kennedy International Airport, as voters in New York City braved the heat to cast their ballots. One polling site in Brooklyn had no air conditioning, leaving it up to poll workers to bring their own electric fans from home as New York’s Board of Elections provided only paper fans.
«I went to the management office and they said they didn’t convert it from heat to A/C. The air conditioning system wasn’t converted», said a poll coordinator at the Taylor Wythe Community Center polling site. «It was supposed to be converted in April.»
One voter criticized New York City’s government for not doing better.
«Where are my tax dollars going?» said a woman, who did not want to give her name.
