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Election Day 2026 in Astoria, Queens: Voting Guide

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Everything you need for the Nov. 3 general election: key dates, where to vote, what's on your ballot, and where to read more.

Key dates

Early voting: Saturday, Oct. 24 to Sunday, Nov. 1.

  • Monday, Oct. 26: 9am to 5pm
  • Tuesday, Oct. 27: 10am to 8pm
  • Wednesday, Oct. 28: 10am to 8pm
  • Thursday, Oct. 29: 8am to 4pm
  • Friday, Oct. 30: 9am to 5pm
  • Saturday, Oct. 31: 9am to 5pm (get a halloween sticker!)
  • Sunday, Nov. 1: 9am to 5pm (get an NYC marathon sticker!)
  • No voting on Monday, Nov. 2.
  • Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 6am to 9pm.

Where to vote

Your early voting site and your Election Day poll site may be different, so check both. The city's lookup also shows a sample of your ballot.

Find your poll site and sample ballot

What's on the ballot

Astoria is split between several districts, so your ballot depends on your address. Check your sample ballot to see exactly which races you'll vote in.

Personally, I always vote down the Working Families Party line. Votes for the same candidate under different party lines are combined, but voting WFP signals that you support what the party advocates for - affordable housing, healthcare, universal childcare, etc.

The 5 city ballot proposals

Flip your ballot over to the back to vote on the ballot proposals. These would change the City Charter. Here's what a Yes vote does (summary in italics):

  1. Speed Up Process for Granting a Revocable Consent to Use Public Spaces: makes it faster to get permission for things like ramps, planters and sidewalk cafes, dropping some required hearings.
  2. Reduce City Contractor Paperwork: Require Regular Meetings of Procurement Policy Board: lets the Procurement Policy Board simplify paperwork for city contractors and requires it to meet every three months.
  3. Speed Up Street Safety Projects, Disposition of Unused City Property, Office Leasing: shortens the review of street safety projects and speeds up selling unused city property and leasing offices for city workers.
  4. Simplify Building Permitting and Move Waterfront Permitting to Department of Buildings: creates one central hub for construction permits and moves waterfront permits to the Department of Buildings.
  5. Set Contribution Targets for Rainy Day Fund to Promote Sufficient Budgetary Reserves: sets targets for how much the city keeps in its savings reserves.

Read the full wording, plus arguments for and against, in the official NYC Votes voter guide.

Personally, I suggest voting Yes on all 5 proposals to make our city government run more efficiently.

Here are some interesting voter guides to read:


Governor and Lieutenant Governor

The governor runs New York State: signs or vetoes laws, proposes the state budget, oversees state agencies (including the MTA and State Police) and appoints many judges and officials. The lieutenant governor steps in if the governor can't serve. They run as a pair.

  • Kathy Hochul (current) and Adrienne E. Adams: Democratic, Working Families
  • Bruce A. Blakeman and Todd Hood: Republican, Conservative, Vote Affordable

Attorney General

The state's top lawyer: takes legal action on behalf of New Yorkers, protects consumers, tenants and workers, and defends the state in court.

  • Letitia James (current): Democratic, Working Families
  • Saritha Komatireddy: Republican, Conservative

State Comptroller

The state's chief accountant: manages the state pension fund, audits state agencies and local governments, and keeps an eye on state spending.

  • Thomas P. DiNapoli (current): Democratic, Working Families
  • Joseph Hernandez: Republican, Conservative

U.S. House of Representatives (14th District)

Your representative in Congress votes on federal laws and the federal budget. Two-year term. Most of Astoria is in the 14th District.

State Senate

State senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget in Albany, together with the Assembly. Two-year term.

Astoria is split between two districts:

  • District 12 (open seat): Aber Kawas, Democratic; Han-Khon To, Republican
  • District 59: Kristen Gonzalez (current), Democratic, Working Families, unopposed

State Assembly

The other half of the state legislature: Assembly members also write and vote on state laws and the budget. Two-year term.

Astoria is split between two districts:

  • District 36: Diana C. Moreno (current), Democratic, Working Families; Edward Lee, Republican
  • District 37 (open seat): Samantha Kattan, Democratic, Working Families, unopposed

Judges

Civil Court judges hear smaller lawsuits and housing cases, including landlord-tenant disputes. State Supreme Court judges handle bigger cases, such as major lawsuits and divorces. You vote for up to three in each race.

Civil Court, Queens County:

  • Edmond Wong, Democratic
  • Jasmine I. Valle-Bueno, Democratic
  • Julie M. Milner, Democratic, Republican
  • Thomas D. Barra, Republican, Conservative
  • Michael Mossa, Republican, Conservative

Supreme Court, 11th Judicial District:

  • Edwin I. Novillo, Democratic
  • Oma D. Phillips, Democratic
  • Gail A. Adams, Democratic
  • Gary Muraca, Republican
  • David A. Bellon, Republican