Polls still open as campaigns shift into party mode
Stereo Garden in Patchogue hosted the Suffolk GOP election night viewing party. Credit: Newsday/Joe Werkmeister
As poll sites enter the final stretch, campaigns across Long Island and New York City are getting ready for their election night parties.
Members of the Suffolk County Republican Party will monitor results tonight at Stereo Garden in Patchogue. The venue opens to the public at 9 p.m.
A pair of mobile billboards were set up outside on Railroad Avenue just before 6 p.m. with three hours still to go before polls close.
For the New York City mayoral race, some candidates are opening their doors a lot sooner, with Zohran Mamdani's campaign getting its party started at 7 p.m.
Joe Werkmeister joined Newsday in 2022 and covers Suffolk County government and politics. He is a graduate of St. Bonaventure University and previously worked as the editor of two North Fork community newspapers.
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