In early June 2025, videos online claimed a lawsuit was challenging the results of the 2024 general election in Rockland County, New York, with some people suggesting it could have ripple effects across the country.

The New York City Board of Elections estimated on X that at the end of day two of early voting, 23,637 residents hit the polls. Across the city, they estimate 66,361 people have checked in for early voting.

Early voting in the 2025 New York City primary elections is already showing strong participation across all five boroughs. Here’s everything you need to know about voting in New York City this election cycle.

Crowds of people headed to the polls as early voting got underway in New York City and across the state. Polls first opened between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday, and voters can cast a ballot during early voting until Sunday,

Early voting has begun in NYC for various primary elections, with important information on locations and a quiz to assist voters provided by Gothamist and ABC7NY.

On the first day of early voting, the Board of Elections reported that more than 2,600 Bronx residents cast their ballots. Voters are choosing candidates for mayor, borough president, comptroller, public advocate and City Council.

Primary elections let voters registered with a political party choose their party’s candidates for the general election. In New York City, only voters registered with a party that’s holding a primary can vote in that party’s race, according to the city’s Board of Elections.

The average state legislative candidate in New York in 2024 spent more money than they had in any of the past 25 years.

A Sloatsburg resident who ran for the U.S. Senate in 2024 filed a lawsuit challenging the affirmed Senate and presidential results in Rockland.