The election to fill the post of Bronx borough president will be held on Tuesday, April 21. Only two candidates submitted the signatures required to be eligible to run: Anthony J. Ribustello and Ruben Diaz Jr.
Ribustello is a Republican and Diaz is a Democrat, but because this is a special election they cannot run under the Democratic and Republican lines. Diaz will be listed under the Bronx Unity line and Ribustello under the People First line.
The winner will have to run again in the September primary. The general election in November will choose all the city’s elected officials, from mayor to City Council member, including who will serve a full four-year term as borough president.
Polls will be open on April 21 from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. To find your polling place, call (866) VOTE-NYC.
—Hunts Point Express staff
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