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That is the final weekend for early voting in New York Metropolis’s main elections. These formally happen on Tuesday. New Yorkers can vote for metropolis officers like mayor, public advocate, comptroller and extra — all utilizing ranked-choice voting. However what precisely is ranked-choice voting? It was first applied within the 2021 main elections, after New Yorkers handed a 2019 poll measure to make use of ranked-choice in main and particular elections for metropolis officers. Proponents of ranked-choice voting say it offers voters extra energy and forces candidates to acknowledge widespread floor amongst themselves. Within the metropolis’s main elections, New Yorkers…

The mercury actually begins to crank up beginning on Sunday. This is what you should know to guard your self. Summer time is upon us, and so too, practically, is the primary warmth wave of the yr — a suffocating stretch of 90-plus-degree days that’ll really feel nicely into the triple digits, due to stifling humidity. So what’s one to do? New York Metropolis swimming pools aren’t open but, however the seashores are. There are 14 miles of free public shores within the 5 boroughs. See a full checklist right here. There are additionally a ton of cooling facilities. New…