Election 2016: How to Beat the Line at Your NYC Polling Site for the Evening Rush

NEW YORK, NY — The nightmarish lines we saw at polling sites across NYC during the morning rush of Election Day 2016 may have been at least partly avoided if more voters were hip to one particular election hack. So, in the interest of minimum chaos as the other half of the city gets off work and heads to the polls Tuesday evening, here's what you should do before showing up to cast your ballot:

Go to the city's Polling Locator web page, type in your street address and zip code, and you'll get a list of handy details.

The first of these details is the name and address of your polling site. The second is when to arrive (between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m.) and how to enter the building.

The third key detail on this page — and the one crucial to skipping ahead in line — is a category called "Election/Assembly District."

HERE'S THE IMPORTANT PART: Write down both your Election and Assembly District before you head out the door. (FYI, none of the other district numbers under "political subdivisions" — Judicial District, Congressional District, etc. — need to be written down).

Bring these two numbers with you to the polls. When you show up to your polling place, you'll be able to skip an initial line set up for the sole purpose of helping people figure out which districts they live in. Instead, you'll be able to head straight to a smaller table set up especially for your districts.

Unfortunately, none of the above will protect you from crazy Trump supporters and topless protesters and clueless poll workers and the like — so by all means, continue to tread these crazy streets with caution.

And for updates on delays and technical issues at your neighborhood polling site, see our local Election Day digests for Brooklyn, Midtown, Washington Heights/Inwood, Harlem, the Upper West Side, the Upper East Side, the West Village, the East Village, Gramercy/Murray Hill and Tribeca/FiDi.

Lastly: Here's how to move to Canada on Wednesday, in case of emergency.