New York City may be a left-wing stronghold, but the diversity of its five boroughs paint a picture of a divided US. New York City, US – As the sun rose over the five boroughs of New York City on Tuesday morning, a certain unspoken unease permeated the crisp autumn air. New Yorkers — both supporters of former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris — flooded polling places early on November 5 as voters in the United States began to duke it out at the ballot box.
For some, it was a chance to dismantle the status quo. For many, it was the election of a lifetime. New York City is a Democratic stronghold.
In 2020, it voted overwhelmingly against Trump, helping to deliver current President Joe Biden a critical election victory. But each of the five boroughs has its own personality, and the pockets of voters that make up New York City paint a much more complicated picture of this year’s presidential race. In the blue-collar neighbourhood of Ridgewood, part of the westernmost borough of Queens, 36-year-old hairstylist Adrianne Kuss expressed anxiety about the election’s eventual outcome.
“I feel nervous,” Kuss told Al Jazeera moments after casting her vote for Harris on Tuesday morning. “Nobody should be on the fence..
. Too many things are at stake.” Sporting pink hair with matching pink sunglasses, cargo pants and boots, Kuss added that the prospect of another Trump presidency frightened her.
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