Early voting for New York City’s Feb. 3 special elections will be suspended on Sunday and Monday due to an incoming winter storm, the city Board of Elections said Friday.
The elections will fill seats vacated by Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the 36th Assembly District in Queens; Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal in the 47th Senate District in Manhattan; and City Councilmember Harvey Epstein in Assembly District 74 in Manhattan.
“There is also a special election in Buffalo, but I don’t believe the weather will be severe enough to affect this early voting on Sunday in Buffalo,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
The New York State Board of Elections plans to add additional hours to make up for lost voting time, Hochul said.
The 47th Senate District includes Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen, the Upper West Side and part of Central Park. The 36th Assembly District covers much of western and central Astoria, Ditmars, Astoria Heights and northern Long Island City.
The 74th Assembly District includes parts of Gramercy Park, Murray Hill, Union Square and the Lower East Side.
A special election to fill the 61st Senate District seat in western New York vacated by former state Sen. Sean Ryan, who was sworn in as mayor of Buffalo last month, will continue without impact.