NYC Votes

Did you know that nearly 50% of New Yorkers speak a language other than English at home?

Today is International Mother Language Day, a United Nations day of observance to celebrate the importance of linguistic and cultural diversity around the word. This year’s theme is “Youth voices on multilingual education.”

To celebrate, and remind multilingual New Yorkers of your voting rights, NYC Votes Youth Ambassadors “passed the phone” in their mother language!

Go to www.nycvotes.org/accessiblity and to learn more about language accessibility options at the polls.

How do you say “vote” in your mother language?

Back by popular demand: x giveaway 🎉

We want to tip our cap to you for sharing our voter resources and helping thousands of New Yorkers make their voices heard in last year’s mayoral election. We hope we can count on you to help keep New Yorkers engaged in 2026 🤗

How to enter:
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Enter by Sunday, January 11, 12am EST. Winners will be selected at random and notified via Instagram Direct Message by Tuesday, January 13 at 5pm EST.

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New York City residents only. No purchase necessary. The giveaway will close on 1/11/26 at 12am EST. Four (4) winners will be chosen at random. Winners will be notified by Tuesday 1/13/26 5pm EST via Instagram direct message. Prize can either be picked up at our office (100 Church St) or delivered via mail. This giveaway is in no way endorsed by or affiliated with Meta

Talk to us! If you voted or used the city’s Matching Funds Program in NYC’s 2025 General Election, we want to hear from you.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on questions like:

• How was your overall voting experience?
• Were you able to find the information you needed to vote?
• What was voting like at your poll site? Did you donate to any campaigns?
• Did you hear about the Matching Funds Program when you donated?
• Do you have any suggestions to improve the Matching Funds Program?

Feedback will be shared with NYC’s Campaign Finance Board and the Voter Assistance Advisory Committee (VAAC) during the Post-Election hearing on Thursday, Dec 11.

➡️ Share your thoughts at nycvotes.org/survey (link in bio)

Your story can help make future elections work better for all New Yorkers. Thank you!

What happens after an election? How do we keep showing up?

At their recent slam, Mic Check: Democracy, brought artists together to talk about sustaining momentum after NYC’s historic turnout – especially among young voters.

Attendees suggested ways to keep the energy going: getting to know your local reps, volunteering in your community, speaking up at public meetings, and, of course, continuing to create and share art.

Thank you to the Urban Word community for showing up, online and in person, ready to write the future.

And shout out to the artists who performed at this event!

California State Youth Poet Laureate: Summer Hamzeh ()
Los Angeles Youth Poet Laureate: Samantha Rios (.poems)
Cedar Valley (Iowa) Youth Poet Laureate: Daniel Umemezie (danielumemezie)
Current NYC Youth Poet Laureate: Kai Diata Giovanni ()
Upcoming NYC Youth Poet Laureate: Hoshiko Hsu ()
Former Boston Youth Poet Laureate Ambassador: Maria Zaki ()
National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States: Evan Wang ()