As part of our mission to strengthen community, the Y promotes civic engagement in various forms. Each year we partner with community organizations for National Voter Registration Day and to host voter registration and education at events like Healthy Kids Day. In addition to ongoing teen programming such as Teens Take the City, we have hosted special civic engagement forums for teens. Our New Americans Initiative provides citizenship preparation and has hosted citizenship drives. The Y has also worked with partners to host multilingual webinars on Ranked Choice Voting, and we engaged in extensive outreach around the 2020 Census.
Key Election Dates for NYC Voters
- October 26, 2024: Absentee/Early Mail ballot online request deadline (apply for an absentee/Early Mail ballot)
- October 26, 2024: Deadline to register to vote in the general election (register)
- October 26, 2024: Early voting starts (find your Early Voting and Election Day polling sites)
- November 3, 2024: Early voting ends
- November 5, 2024: Absentee/Early Mail ballot postmark deadline
- November 5, 2024: General Election Day! (find your Early Voting and Election Day polling sites)
Several YMCA of Greater New York branches will host early voting or Election Day voting. See below for more information on polling sites, dates, and hours.
Early Voting
The Y will host early voting at the Flatbush, Northeast Bronx, Park Slope Armory, and Rockaway YMCAs with the following schedule.
- Saturday, October 26, 2024: 8 AM - 5 PM
- Sunday, October 27, 2024: 8 AM - 5 PM
- Monday, October 28, 2024: 8 AM - 8 PM
- Tuesday, October 29, 2024: 8 AM - 8 PM
- Wednesday, October 30, 2024: 8 AM - 8 PM
- Thursday, October 31, 2024: 8 AM - 8 PM
- Friday, November 1, 2024: 8 AM - 8 PM
- Saturday, November 2, 2024: 8 AM - 5 PM
- Sunday, November 3, 2024: 5 AM - 5 PM
Election Day Voting
The following branches will serve as polling sites on Tuesday, November 5, from 6 AM to 9 PM.
- Bedford Stuyvesant Y
- Dodge Y
- Flatbush Y
- Park Slope Armory Y
- Prospect Park Y
- Ridgewood Y
- Rockaway Y
- Vanderbilt Y
Make your voice heard and vote! Find your Early Voting and Election Day polling site.
Other Resources for Voters / Voter Education
- Register to Vote
- Pledge to Vote (and sign up for reminders from NYC Votes)
- November 2024 Ballot Proposals (be sure to flip your ballot when you vote)
- November 2024 Voter Guide
- Apply for an Absentee Ballot/Early Mail Ballot (A new law allows all New Yorkers to request Early Mail Ballots.)
- Ballot Tracker for NYC
- Poll Site Locator for NYC
- Know Your Rights