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Ranked-Choice Voting Rolls Out in Queens
Most voters in the city will only have to cast a ballot twice this year — once in the June Primary and again in the November general. Some residents, however, will have to vote three times due to four special City Council elections in the Bronx and Queens. David Brand, managing editor of the Queens Daily Eagle, and Habib Rahman, host on TBN24, a Bangla language news channel that airs on Facebook live and YouTube live, talk about the special election in Queens' 24th — where candidates are vying to replace Rory Lancman. Plus, the latest news on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in New York City, and why Queens, the former epicenter of the pandemic, seems to be getting left behind.