With early voting rolling and Primary Day less than one week away, Hell Gate is hitting the streets to hear from New Yorkers about the issues that are most important to them, and who they like (and don't like) in the Democratic mayoral primary race. Read our other editions in this series here.
Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue/74th Street Station
In Jackson Heights this week, where the results of the Democratic primary in 2021 were split (pretty equally) between Eric Adams, Maya Wiley, Kathryn Garcia and Andrew Yang, people expressed a lot more uncertainty over who they would ultimately vote for. Mostly, they were uncertain whether to vote for a name they knew—Andrew Cuomo—or literally anyone else.
"Before is more easy," said Gloria Rodriguez, 62, about the 2021 election, while waiting for the Manhattan-bound 7 train in Jackson Heights. "This time, it's very, very confused."
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