Before student orientation that will kick off this weekend, we just finished our 3 day teacher orientation, 2 days online and 1 day in person. We don’t have any new teachers this year because everybody is returning either from last year or many years ago! Welcome back, everyone! We talked about our teaching materials, lesson planning, classroom management especially for this COVID-era, and a bunch of other things. Good luck and health with a new school year!
Key Dates:
Where to Vote:
Early voting polling stations may be different than election day polling stations, so please double-check where to go if you are planning to vote early. Find your polling station for both early voting & election day voting here: https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/
Meet the Candidates:
If you have questions about candidates, please visit the City’s recently launched voter guide to meet their candidates.
Ranked Choice Voting:
If you are still not sure what ranked-choice voting is, you can learn it in 13 different languages here.
Voter Pledge:
We hope you will join us and pledge here to vote in the 2021 primary elections.
The new edition of the Literacy Review is out! The Literacy Review is an annual collection of writing from adult education programs throughout New York City, and it is produced by the NYU Gallatin Writing Program. This year it is available digitally along with audio of the authors reading their work, and four University Settlement Adult Literacy Program students have their writing featured: Evelyn Gonzalez, Laeticia Blanchard, Cesar Rojas, Lichan (Chloe) Yu, and Jackie Leduc. Congratulations, writers!
New York City elections in 2021 present us with a pivotal moment: city residents will elect new leadership to the City Council and highest local government offices, including the Mayor, Comptroller, and Borough Presidents.
Additionally, New York City voters now have the option to rank their top 5 candidates in our local primary and special elections for Mayor, Comptroller, Borough President, and City Council. If voters still want to vote for just one candidate, they can.
With ranked choice voting, runoffs are eliminated & candidates will need to win with at least 50% + 1 of the votes. Learn more about ranked choice voting (RCV) below and at: https://www.fairvote.org/
Remember, in NYC, to vote in a party primary, you must be registered as a member of the party. In other words, to vote in the Democratic Primary, you have to be registered as a Democrat. To vote in the Republican Primary, you have to be registered as a Republican. Check your registration here: https://www.nycvotersearch.com/
We hope you will pledge to vote in the 2021 primary elections on June 22, 2021. Join us and pledge here.
2021 Voting Deadlines
Primary Election: June 22
Registration Deadline: May 28
Vote by Mail Request Deadline: June 15
Early Voting Period: June 12 – June 20
General Election: Nov 2
Registration Deadline: Oct 8
Vote by Mail Request Deadline: Oct 26
Early Voting Period: Oct 23 – Oct 31
RCV FAQs
How many candidates do I rank? You can rank up to 5 candidates, as many or as few as you’d like.
Do I have to use all 5 rankings? No. Your vote will still count if you only rank one or a couple candidates.
Can I rank a candidate more than once? It does not help your favorite candidate to rank them more than once.
Does it hurt my favorite candidate to have a 2nd choice? No, your 2nd (3rd, 4th, 5th) choices will only be looked at if your 1st choice is eliminated.
Why should I rank my votes? More choice = more power.
Voter FAQs
Am I registered to vote? https://www.nycvotersearch.com/
Where can I request an absentee ballot? https://nycabsentee.com/
Where is my polling site if I vote in-person? https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/
How can I preview my ballot? https://vote.nyc/page/understanding-ballot
What are the important dates? https://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/election-calendar/
Las elecciones de la Ciudad de Nueva York en 2021 nos presentan un momento crucial: los residentes de la ciudad elegirán un nuevo liderazgo para el Concejo Municipal y los cargos gubernamentales más altos, incluidos el Alcalde, el Contralor y los Presidentes de los Distritos.
Además, los votantes de la Ciudad de Nueva York ahora tienen la opción de clasificar a sus 5 candidatos preferidos en nuestras elecciones locales primarias y especiales para Alcalde, Contralor, Presidente del Distrito y Concejo Municipal. Si los votantes aún quieren votar por un solo candidato, pueden hacerlo.
Con la votación por orden de preferencia, se eliminan los desempates y los candidatos deberán ganar con al menos el 50% + 1 de los votos. Obtenga más información sobre la votación por orden de preferencia (RCV, por sus siglas en inglés) a continuación y en: https://www.fairvote.org/
Recuerde, en Nueva York, para votar en las primarias de un partido, debe estar registrado como miembro del partido. En otras palabras, para votar en las primarias demócratas, debes estar registrado como demócrata. Para votar en las primarias republicanas, debe estar registrado como republicano. Compruebe su registro aquí: https://www.nycvotersearch.com/
Esperamos que se comprometa a votar en las elecciones primarias de 2021 el 22 de junio. Únase a nosotros y haga su promesa aquí.
Plazos de votación 2021
Elección primaria: 22 de junio
Fecha límite de inscripción: 28 de mayo
Fecha límite de solicitud de voto por correo: 15 de junio
Período de votación anticipada: 12 – 20 de junio
Elección general: 2 de noviembre
Fecha límite de inscripción: 8 de octubre
Fecha límite para la solicitud de voto por correo: 26 de octubre
Período de votación anticipada: 23 – 31 de octubre
Preguntas frecuentes sobre RCV
¿Cuántos candidatos clasifico? Puede clasificar hasta 5 candidatos, tantos o tan pocos como desee.
¿Tengo que usar las 5 clasificaciones? No. Su voto seguirá contando si solo clasifica a uno o dos candidatos.
¿Puedo clasificar a un candidato más de una vez? No ayuda a su candidato favorito clasificarlo más de una vez.
¿Afecta a mi candidato favorito tener una segunda opción? No, su segunda opción (tercera, cuarta, quinta) solo se considerará si se elimina su primera opción.
¿Por qué debo clasificar mis votos? Más opciones = más poder.
Preguntas frecuentes del votante
¿Estoy registrado para votar? https://www.nycvotersearch.com/
¿Dónde puedo solicitar una boleta de voto ausente? https://nycabsentee.com/
¿Dónde es mi sitio de votación si voto en persona? https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/
¿Cómo puedo obtener una vista previa de mi boleta? https://vote.nyc/page/understanding-ballot
¿Cuáles son las fechas importantes? https://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-votes/election-calendar/
紐約市選舉在2021年迎來了關鍵時刻：市民們將會選出為市議會選出新一屆的領袖，以及為市政府選出最高階的官員，包括市長、主計長和區長。
此外，紐約市選民在此次選舉市長、主計長、區長及市議會的初選及特殊選舉中，可選擇按自己的喜好順序排列出五名候選人，而並非只投給一名候選人。當然，如果選民依然只想為唯一一名候選人投票，他也可以這樣做。
在「排序選舉」這種選舉方式下，決賽複選將被取消，候選人必須獲得至少50%以上的選票才能獲勝。想知道更多有關排序選舉的資訊，請點擊以下鏈接：https://www.fairvote.org/
記住，在紐約市，若要在黨派初選中投票，你必須登記為黨派成員。換言之，若要在民主當初選中投票，你必須登記為民主黨人；若要在共和黨初選中投票，你必須登記為共和黨人。點擊以下鏈接查詢你的選民登記狀況：https://www.nycvotersearch.com/
我們希望你能承諾在2021年6月22日舉行的2021初選中投票。請加入我們，承諾投票。
2021 選舉截止日期
初選: 6月22日
登記選舉截止日期: 5月28日
申請郵寄選票截止日期： 6月15日
提前選舉日期： 6月12日 至 6月20日
大選: 11月2日
登記選舉截止日期: 10月8日
申請郵寄選票截止日期： 10月26日
提前選舉日期： 10月23日 至 10月31日
排序選舉 常見問題解答
我可以選多少名候選人排序？ 你可根據自己喜好，選擇最多5位候選人進行排序。
我必須得選擇全5位候選人進行排序嗎？不是的，你可以僅僅選擇1名，或者數名候選人進行排序，你的選票也會被計算在內。
我可以選同一名候選人多次排序嗎？這不會為你心儀的候選人增加票數。
我第二選擇的候選人，會對我最心儀候選人（第一選擇）的得票造成傷害嗎？不會的，你的第二（第三，第四，第五）選擇，只會在你的第一選擇被淘汰後，才會被接納。
為什麼我應該為我的選票排序？ 更多選擇 = 更多權利。
選民常見問題解答
我已經登記成為選民了嗎？ https://www.nycvotersearch.com/
我在哪裡可以申請缺席郵寄選票？ https://nycabsentee.com/
如果我親自前往投票，我的票站地址是什麼？ https://findmypollsite.vote.nyc/
我如何能預先看看我的選票？ https://vote.nyc/page/understanding-ballot
選舉有哪些重要日期？ https://www.nyccfb.info/nyc-vo
We invited Sunnyside Community Services to conduct workshops on COVID-19 Vaccination and low-and-no-cost healthcare in English and Spanish. Here are the resources they shared with us.
FIND A VACCINE SITE NEAR YOU / ENCUENTRE UN LUGAR DE VACUNAS CERCA DE USTED
Please click on your borough below (please note that some sites are walk-in and others are appointment based): / Haga clic en a continuación (tenga en cuenta que algunos sitios son accesibles sin cita previa, otros se basan en citas):
STAY UP TO DATE / MANTÉNGASE INFORMADX
You can also visit the NYC Vaccine Command Center for more information regarding COVID-19 and vaccines. / Visite el Centro de Comando de Vacunas de la Ciudad de Nueva York para obtener más información sobre COVID-19 y las vacunas.
University Settlement Adult literacy Program student Sofia Latif was recently featured on the Lehman College website for winning both a Boren Award and a Critical Language Scholarship! She is also in our program’s College and Career Readiness class as well as Advanced Writing class. Way to go, Sofia!
From Lehman.edu:
About 20 percent of Americans speak more than one language. Sofia Latif, a third-year Lehman student, speaks seven. Now, thanks to a pair of prestigious study-abroad scholarships, she’s being recognized for her linguistic skills—and is receiving some highly coveted opportunities to sharpen them.
This month, Latif was named a recipient of the Boren Awards, an initiative of the National Security Education Program that funds the study of languages and cultures in regions critical to U.S. interests. She also won a Critical Language Scholarship, a state department program that immerses American college students in intensive instruction of select languages.
In order to make sure that our students are receiving reliable, up-to-date information about the COVID vaccine, we’re invited the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct a workshop on COVID-19 Vaccination in Cantonese for our Cantonese-speaking students. Here are the resources they shared with us. Future workshops will also be in Mandarin and Spanish!
CDC Pages:
Getting the Vaccine:
Vaccine Finder 疫苗查找器 or call 877-VAX-4NYC (877-829-4692)
NYS Run Vaccination Sites 紐約州疫苗站 or call 833-697-4829
Vaccines for Homebound Seniors 紐約市申請在家打强生疫苗
NY State Excelsior Pass 打完疫苗后，可以申請紐約州健康碼
瞭解更多衛生局的中文講座，請加微信： 1-646-988-8668