Non-Voters Speak Out
Be it lack of faith in the political system, lack of proper documentation, or plain old procrastination some New Yorkers skipped voting.
Place: Brooklyn
The Last Drop of Obama Draft
With the close of Election Day, a microbrewery in Red Hook, will turn the page on one of its best selling products: Hop Obama.
Brooklyn Gives It Up For Obama
Fort Greene residents are energized, excited and eager to vote.
Brooklynites Beat Sun to the Polls
Anticipation, like the "night before Christmas," leads Brooklynites to the polls at dawn.
Zachariah Durr
Age: 28 Neighborhood: Williamsburg Occupation: Customer Service Political A…
Job Seekers Look For Change
Job seekers flocking to the unemployment office in Downtown Brooklyn are hoping the next president will fix the economy. Many are voting for Barack Obama, but realize change won't come overnight.
via The West Side Spirit and Our Town
Final Curtain For Old Voting Booths
Election Day is likely the last time New Yorkers cast votes using the city’s aging fleet of pull-lever machines. New York is the only state in the nation that still hasn’t updated its machines under the federal law that rose out of the disputed 2000 presidential election.
Cookie Lady Sweet on Obama
A Crown Heights former nursing home worker has raised an estimated $2,000 for the Barack Obama campaign by selling boxes of "Obama Cookies."