Wash Heights, Inwood Primary Election Guide: How And Where To Vote

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — Election season is upon us and Council Member Carmen De La Rosa is facing a challenger in this summer's primary to represent Washington Heights and Inwood.

The June 27 election is less than a week away and the incumbent De La Rosa will be going up against challenger Guillermo Perez.

Perez lists his platform as taking back the community from "uncaring developers and greedy landlords," fighting to save small businesses, and helping working families "achieve the American Dream."

De La Rosa was elected to her City Council position in 2021, but only for a term of two years due to a rarely discussed provision in New York City's charter that changes the term length in the City Council every 20 years to allow new challengers under new parties.

De La Rosa previously served as chief of staff to former uptown Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, before then getting elected to the Assembly.

New York offers plenty of ways to vote in the primary, from in-person voting on June 27 itself to early voting and absentee ballots.

Any and all options depend on whether New Yorkers are registered to vote — and city dwellers can check here.

Assuming you're all good to vote, check out Patch's quick guide for Washington Heights and Inwood voters:

How To Vote

Early Voting

New Yorkers are in the middle of a nine-day span to cast their ballots early from June 17 to June 25.

The hours for the remaining days are:

• Tuesday, June 20: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Wednesday, June 21: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Thursday, June 22: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Friday, June 23: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Saturday, June 24: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sunday, June 25: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Voters can type their information into this poll finder website to find their early voting location, as well as their June 27 Primary Day poll site.

Some early-voting poll sites for District 10 include:

• Columbia University Russ Berrie Medical Science Pavillion: 1150 St. Nicholas Ave.
• Fort Washington Avenue Armory: 216 Ft. Washington Ave.
• Washington Heights Academy: 202 Sherman Ave.

The New York State Board of Elections website also has a tool that shows voter information and links to polling locations.

Here's an important note for some early voters: if you've already been issued an absentee ballot, you're no longer able to cast a ballot on a voting machine because of a change in the law.

Voters can still vote in person using an affidavit ballot, if they've already been issued an absentee ballot.

Absentee Voting

The deadline for New Yorkers to apply online for an absentee ballot has already passed. But they may apply in-person up to the day before an election.

Voters can find out more about qualifications to vote by absentee ballot, how to apply for an accessible absentee ballot and more here.

When mailing completed absentee ballots, the USPS recommend that voters give enough to time for them to be returned to the Board of Elections, which generally is seven days before the election itself.

Voting On Election Day

Voters who choose to vote on June 27 itself can easily find their polling location by clicking here.

Locations in Washington Heights and Inwood:

• Community Health Academy of The Heights: 504 W. 158th St.
• P.S. 173: 306 Fort Washington Ave.
• P.S. 152: 93 Nagle. Ave.

Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

How long will it take me to vote?

New Yorkers worried about wait times at the polls for early voting can check out a live "Wait Time Map" provided by the Board of Elections.

Most polling locations showed waits of under 20 minutes Tuesday afternoon.

Patch reporter Coral Murphy Marcos contributed to this article.