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.
A Crown Heights former nursing home worker has raised an estimated $2,000 for the Barack Obama campaign by selling boxes of "Obama Cookies."
Name: Francis Chaman Neighborhood: Williamsburg Occupation: Writer First Ti…
Age: 38 Neighborhood: Park Slope, Brooklyn Political Affiliation: Democrat …
Age: 58 Neighborhood: East New York Occupation: Photographer First Time Vot…
Inez Barron is about to join her husband Charles in representing East New York. The couple supports Barack Obama – even though Charles Barron says the presidential candidate "can't say he is black."
Age: 62 Neighborhood: New Lots Occupation: Retired First Time Voter: No Par…
Neighborhoodies is running a political campaign, cut from a different cloth. The clothing store's “Obama-a-day” promotion features daily Barack Obama-related design templates for T-shirts, hooded sweatshirts and accessories.