NEW YORK CITY – Open seats for State Assembly District 36 in Queens, State Assembly District 74 in Manhattan and State Senate District 47 in Manhattan are up for grabs on Tuesday.
NY State special election results for NYC
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in New York City.
Mamdani’s old seat
What we know:
Diana Moreno, Rana Abdelhamid and Mary Jobaida are running in State Assembly District 36. The seat is now vacant after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City.
Diana Moreno (Democratic Party, Working Families Party)
Moreno is the candidate touting Mamdani’s endorsement. The policies she advocates for foremost include enacting universal childcare for the city, strengthening tenant protections and passing the New York For All Act.
This act would prohibit both state and local officers from working with ICE agents.
Rana Abdelhamid (Queens For All Party)
Abdelhamid’s background includes building mutual aid networks, running a community safety center and teaching self-defense.
She would be the first Egyptian and Muslim woman in the state assembly if elected. Her platform includes similar policies as Moreno’s, but Abdelhamid would also fight for the Not On Our Dime Act and the REPAIR Act. Abdelhamid has been endorsed by Rep. Nydia Velázquez and Rep. Rashida Tlaib.
Mary Jobaida (People First Party)
Jobaida was raised in Bangladesh before immigrating to New York in 2001.
She later became the founding program manager of Time Television, the first Bangladeshi HD television channel in the city. Some of her more unique policy proposals include decriminalizing poverty and supporting high-quality universal healthcare.
Erik Bottcher and Charlotte Friedman are running in State Senate District 47. The seat is now vacant after Harvey Epstein was elected a city council member.
Keith Powers and Joseph Foley are running in State Assembly District 74. The seat is now vacant after Brad Hoylman-Sigal was elected Manhattan Borough President.