Nearly 90,000 people voted on the first day of early voting in New York City, according to the city Board of Elections, as voters in New York and New Jersey begin heading to the polls.
A total of 86,215 people cast ballots across the five boroughs Saturday, nearly doubling the day-one turnout from 2022, the last New York gubernatorial and midterm elections.
“Should be a resident’s priority to vote, that’s why we live in a democracy,” said Virginia Gerstley, a New York City resident…