New York today: how to register to vote

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Hello by this gloomy Thursday.

Friendly reminder: Friday is the last day to register for the November general election.

If you have not registered yet, do not worry, we will guide you through the process. Here in New York, it can take as little as five minutes.

Wait, I'm still registered for what races?

In the November 6 general election, you will vote for almost all New York officials, including governors, attorneys general, auditors, lieutenant governors, and candidates to the Senate and Assembly. You will also be invited to vote for a candidate in the US Senate and the House of Representatives. Here is your ballot.

I think I'm already registered.

You can check here.

Oops, I'm not. So, how do I do it?

You have some options.

Online. Go to the Department of Motor Vehicles page and fill in your details. You will need a New York State driver's license, permit or ID card. In addition, your postal code and your social security number. Fill out the form and click on "I accept" and submit.

In person. You can register in person in a bunch of places like D.M.V. campuses, CUNY and other agencies in the state of New York. The election office has an office in each district. You will need your ID.

Absent. If you are planning a trip outside the city, you will need to mail the postal voting request by October 30th. You can also request a postal vote if you have an illness, disability or any other reason.

I have moved recently. How to update my address?

Just sign up again. (Your new registration will trigger the cancellation of the old one.)

OK, I am registered. So I'm ready to leave, right?

Yes! Be careful, some New Yorkers have already had trouble voting. If you are running to vote and something is wrong, you can call the Election Protection Coalition at 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683).

I love reading your column about New York, but I live outside of the state. Can you help me register too?

Of course. In New Jersey, the deadline to register to vote is next Tuesday, October 16th. (Sorry, New Jersey must register by mail or in person.) In Connecticut, the deadline is October 30th. You can register to vote online. right here. Live elsewhere? You can check your state's registration rules here.

Here is what else happens:

weather

We're waiting for up to three-quarters of an inch of rain today, so do not leave without your umbrella.

It will really start going down after 9 am when thunderstorms are going to happen.

The dry outdoor spaces will feel very comfortable: The highest is 78.

In the news

• Authorities arrested the operator of the limousine company involved in the crash, which killed 20 people. Nauman Hussain was charged with homicide by criminal negligence. [New York Times]

• The knife attack of a nurse against three babies and two adults at a Queens maternity ward last month illuminated the underground world of "birth tourism".[[[[New York Times]

• A state appeal court overturned the verdict of a Hasidic man convicted of assaulting a black student in Brooklyn.[[[[New York Times]

• Michael Bloomberg, preparing for a possible presidential race in 2020, has announced his return to the Democratic Party. [New York Times]

• Nate McMurray's campaign for Congress has accelerated after the indictment of his opponent, Rep. Chris Collins. [New York Times]

• A prosecutor claimed to have drugged and raped two women during "religious ceremonies" in Brooklyn, prosecutors said.[[[[New York Times]

• The city eases restrictions on e-bikes. Here's what you need to know before you go for a ride. [New York Times]

• Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed a bill that will add a third gender category to birth certificates.[[[[AM New York]

• The independent bookstore McNally Jackson will close its premises on Prince Street next year, but fear, the owners are planning to move to another area of the neighborhood. [Bowery Boogie]

• For an overview of what's going on, see Your Morning Briefing.

Coming today

• Get in the spirit of Halloween. The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival presents films at various times and locations around Brooklyn. Until the 18th of October. [$16]

• The opening reception of "Art as Witness: Political Graphics 2016-18", which features more than 200 recent political cartoons, at the SVA Chelsea Gallery in Chelsea. 18h [Free]

• Mark Bittman, a former food columnist for The Times, discusses diet and work at a lecture series at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. 18h [Free]

• An exhibition of former White House photographer, Pete Souza, "Throw Shade, Then Vote", at the Steven Kasher Gallery in Chelsea. 18h to 20h [Free]

• A performance of "Duke Oldrich and the Washer Bozena, True Story" by the Czechoslovakian American Marionette Theater at the Jan Hus Church of the Upper East Side. 7 pm Until October 26th. [$10]

Dear Diary:

Jury duty is something I've avoided like the plague since I became an adult. As a full time medical student, I postponed the service of the last three times I was called.

Last week, however, I received the convocation of all the summonses: "previously postponed – must serve." I knew that I could no longer shirk my civic duty.

It was a beautiful day in August when I went to the courthouse and I could not think of a worse way to spend it.

As I was wrong

At noon, while we, the jurors, were restless – huddled around the few electrical outlets, throwing our mugs of iced coffee melted – the clerk spoke up.

"Ladies and gentlemen," she said, "we have a unique treat." She gestured to an excited man. It was a future juror who for some reason had come to court with a guitar.

He sat down. He could not believe this concert, he said.

"There is at least one person who will be bothered by this," he said. Several people seemed to play music in their headphones. "I'll buy a coffee afterwards."

He began with "What a Wonderful World," which will please the crowd, humming the words through the clerk's speaker.

It was hard not to smile. People looked up from their phones and closed their books.

"Why not one of" The Music Man? "He asked.

He finished with "Piano Man" by Billy Joel, who replaced the lyrics with "It's 9 o'clock in the evening as a juror / waiting for something exciting to happen.

I left the courthouse loving the jury duty. When I return in 2024, my expectations will certainly be high.

– Emily Auran