Musings of a pollworker. By Ava Lattimore Illustration by Vanessa Zhou *The views expressed in this piece are my own and do not represent the views of the NYC Board of Elections. Election Day. Based on the conversations I snuck in during my four hour poll worker training, it seems like people sign up to be poll workers for one of three reasons: They need the money ($350, to be exact); they like politics; or, there is a guilt that rots and metastasizes inside of them for takin

How to seize your New York City.  By Tierney Smink Illustration by Vanessa Zhou I was sitting on the subway, minding my own business a little too well. My earphones crammed into my ears, cancelling out the noise around me, and my nose stuck into my book of the week. There was no one sitting next to me; it was a late Thursday night, so it made sense. The only other person in my vicinity was a man sitting diagonally across from me. At first glance, he seemed slightly forgettabl