Brooklyn Voting Guide: Ballot Initiatives and Who Is Running for City Council

New Yorkers head to the polls today to vote in the general election. Here’s what you need to know if you’re voting in Brooklyn.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 2, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

To find your poll site, visit findmypollsite.vote.nyc.

While the competitive primary election in June used ranked-choice voting for the first time, the general election will not. Voters will choose one candidate for each seat on their ballot.

Voters will be choosing between candidates for mayor, which is between Democratic Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and Republican challenger Curtis Sliwa.

The election will also feature less competitive races for Comptroller (Park Slope Council Member Brad Lander is the front runner) and Brooklyn District Attorney (current DA Eric Gonzalez figures to win).

In addition, voters can vote on a handful of ballot initiatives.

There will be huge turnover in the City Council, as a majority of members are term limited out of office come January. While many Democratic candidates are expected to handily win their races, there are some Council districts — primarily in southern Brooklyn — where Republican challengers could stand a chance.

Here’s a refresher on who is running for City Council in Brooklyn:

DISTRICT 33
(Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Downtown Brooklyn, Boerum Hill, Dumbo, Brooklyn Heights)

Incumbent: Stephen Levin (term limited)

Candidates: Lincoln Restler (Democrat)

DISTRICT 34
(Bushwick, Williamsburg)

Incumbent: Antonio Reynoso (term limited)

Candidates: Jennifer Gutiérrez (Democrat), Lutchi Gayot (Black Lives Matter), Terrell Finner (Power to the People)

DISTRICT 35
(Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant)

Incumbent: Laurie Cumbo (term limited)

Candidates: Crystal Hudson (Democrat), Regina Kinsey (Common Sense)

DISTRICT 36
(Bedford Stuyvesant, Crown Heights)

Incumbent: Robert Cornegy (term limited)

Candidates: Chi Ossé (Democrat)

DISTRICT 37
(Bushwick, Cypress Hills)

Incumbent: Darma Diaz

Candidates: Sandy Nurse (Democrat), Franklin Gonzalez (Republican)

DISTRICT 38
(Sunset Park, Greenwood Heights, Red Hook, Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights, Borough Park)

Incumbent: Carlos Menchaca (term limited)

Candidates: Alexa Avilés (Democrat), Erik Frankel (Conservative)

DISTRICT 39
(Park Slope, Gowanus, Windsor Terrace, Carroll Gardens)

Incumbent: Brad Lander (term limited)

Candidates: Shahana Hanif (Democrat), Brett Wynkoop (Conservative), Matthew Morgan (Libertarian)

DISTRICT 40
(Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Kensington, Midwood, Prospect Lefferts Gardens)

Incumbent: Mathieu Eugene (term limited)

Candidates: Rita Joseph (Democrat), Constantine Jean-Pierre (Republican)

DISTRICT 41
(Crown Heights, Brownsville, Ocean Hill)

Incumbent: Alicka Ampry-Samuel

Candidates: Darlene Mealy (Democrat), Scott Hutchins (Green)

DISTRICT 42
(East New York)

Incumbent: Inez Barron (term limited)

Candidates: Charles Barron (Democrat)

DISTRICT 43
(Bay Ridge, Fort Hamilton)

Incumbent: Justin Brannan

Candidates: Justin Brannan (Democrat), Brian Fox (Republican)

DISTRICT 44
(Borough Park, Midwood)

Incumbent: Kalman Yeger

Candidates: Kalman Yeger (Democrat)

DISTRICT 45
(Flatbush, East Flatbush, Midwood, Marine Park, Flatlands, Kensington)

Incumbent: Farah Louis

Candidates: Farah Louis (Democrat)

DISTRICT 46
(Canarsie, Mill Basin, Marine Park, Sheepshead Bay)

Incumbent: Alan Maisel (term limited)

Candidates: Mercedes Narcisse (Democrat), Donald Cranston (Republican)

DISTRICT 47
(Bensonhurst, Coney Island, Gravesend, Sea Gate)

Incumbent: Mark Treyger (term limited)

Candidates: Ari Kagan (Democrat), Mark Szuszkiewicz (Republican)

DISTRICT 48
(Brighton Beach, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, Marine Park, Midwood, Sheepshead Bay)

Incumbent: Vacant (previously Chaim Deutsch)

Candidates: Steven Saperstein (Democrat), Inna Vernikov (Republican)

Editor’s note: A version of this story originally ran in Brooklyn Paper. Click here to see the original story.

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