News "It only took five minutes," said the NYC mayor in a social media video. More museums and cultural institutions across the city serve as early voting sites.

October 26, 2026 — 2 min read

Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds up a voting pen in The Met (courtesy NYC Mayor's Office via YouTube )

As New Yorkers line up to cast their midterm ballots early through Sunday, November 1, and others prepare to brave the crowds next Tuesday, November 3, some cultural institutions and museums are turning into voting sites.

"Only in New York City can you vote in places like the Metropolitan Museum of Art," Mayor Zohran Mamdani reminded viewers in an Instagram video today, October 26, while weaving through The Met's Michael C. Rockefeller Wing at the Manhattan institution. "I just voted here on the first day of early voting. It only took five minutes."

Along with hundreds of public schools, community centers, libraries, and other city gathering spaces, several museums are opening their doors for early voters.…