Election Day!

Just a pesky reminder to get out there and vote today.

Most polling sites open at 6am and close at 9pm, so there's definitely time to cast your vote after work tonight.

To learn where your closest polling station is, please visit the Poll Site Locator of the NYC Board of Elections website.

~ErLu

Yes We Can, And We Did.

There are almost no words to describe this historic election. But here are just a few...

The malaise has been lifted. Voices have been heard. A change has come.

We now have cold, hard proof that the ideals on which America was founded are very much alive and well.

God Bless the United States of America, and God Bless President-elect Obama.

*Photo courtesy of www.mediabistro.com*

~ErLu

More on Obama Fever

NY1 News has filed a story documenting why Bronx residents are so gosh darn excited about the prospect of Barack Obama becoming our next president.

Click here to check it out.

~ErLu

Confusion at the Polls

Oh boy... not exactly what we're wanting to hear.

Inner City Press' Matthew Lee is reporting that there's tons of election day confusion in the South Bronx, including missing names on voter registration lists and shuffling of long-time polling sites.

BoogieDowner experienced our own voter woes at PS 8 this morning when the poll employees tried to look us up by our FIRST NAME. Yikes.

West Bronx Blog is also covering election day chaos.

No matter how long the lines or how frustrating the process, stick with it people.

~ErLu

Today's the Day

Election Day... it's finally here.

David Byrne, former lead singer of Talking Heads, sent out an email to his fans yesterday and we're going to let him sum up our thoughts on this historic day:

What can I say? The Republicans have made us less safe than before 9/11, bankrupted this economy, started an illegal war they can't - and don't intend to - finish, removed what sympathy (after 9/11) and respect the world had for the US, and have robbed US citizens of many of their basic rights. Global warming? What's that? Science and education? Investment in our future? No, thanks - we'll stick with a good 'ole hockey mom. Ignorant, and fucking proud of it, as is always the case.

Although it looks like a shoo-in, it ain't over 'til Florida. And there are plenty of racists in this country who will vote against their own best interests. So please, get to your local elementary school, post office, town hall, or whatever, and cast your vote and make this a country we can all be proud of. We can get out of this mess, and life can be better than it is.

David Byrne

NYC

Well put, David. BoogieDowner wants to remind you: bring your voter card to your local polling station!! Without it, you have to wait in some majorly long lines. Our polling station at PS 8 on Briggs Avenue had about a 45 minute wait this morning at 6am.

Polls are open until 9pm tonight. Click here to find out where to vote.

~ErLu